Goats are pregnant for 145-155 days, or around 5 months. Most commonly, goats give birth to twins, but they may give birth to anywhere from one baby to four.
I’m not actually sure when Sprite and Fanta got pregnant as Mr. Pibb has been on the buffet plan in the goat yard for the past year.
Based on “bagging up” I would guess Fanta will deliver first, and soon, but enlargement of the udder isn’t an absolute predictor as some goats don’t bag up till after they deliver.
Both Fanta and Sprite have baby bumps going on, but if we go by size of the baby bumps alone as a predictor–
–it’s Nutmeg who’s gonna pop any second! But she’s looked about like that for the past two years, so that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I don’t call her Rotunda for nothin’.
It won’t be till I hear the sound of tiny bleats that I’ll know for sure who will be first.
I’m watching for babies here. We’ve got Mr. Pibblets coming soon!
Nancy in Iowa says:
Can’t wait for more babies! Hope the weather is decent when they do arrive. :snoopy:
On January 3, 2011 at 3:05 am
bonita says:
Great, time to pipe in Justin Bieber’s “Baby.”
On January 3, 2011 at 4:00 am
Granny Trace says:
:snoopy: How exciting!! New life on the FARM!!
Granny Trace
On January 3, 2011 at 5:41 am
Shelley (eastern Roane County) says:
How fun! Watch for the ligaments on either side of the tail to go really soft and you can kind of wrap your fingers around the tail head. Birth is within hours. I still have to wait 2 1/2 months for my babies to arrive 🙁
On January 3, 2011 at 7:22 am
Teresa says:
Helthy delivery to your Mama-to-be. Our family just welcomed babies of the human kind – adorable twin boys on 12/28. PTL!
My heart is ready to burst! :heart:
On January 3, 2011 at 7:43 am
ChicagoGal4Ever says:
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On January 3, 2011 at 8:00 am
holstein woman says:
How sweet, see Suzanne you have an effect on peoples lives you with all your loving ways. They just come right out of the posts you write.
This is so wonderful to be able to know how to determine when the babies are coming. Have you ever had to pull a kid? I hope you or someone knows how if you do. BE BLESSED, waiting, waiting, waiting :snoopy:
On January 3, 2011 at 8:31 am
Valerie says:
Babies!! Can’t wait. Nothing sweeter than little goatie babies, except MAYBE lambie babies. Annabelle was THE cutest little woolie thing I’ve ever seen.
On January 3, 2011 at 9:06 am
Phyllis says:
Poor Nutmeg. You eat a couple of cookies over the holidays and get no respect.
On January 3, 2011 at 9:09 am
texwisgirl says:
Looking forward to little sodalettes!
On January 3, 2011 at 9:10 am
Deb says:
I LOVE baby goats, I grew up having them so naturally when we finally got a farm we had to have some of them. Not sure when ours are due either, since our billy is always with them. They are the CUTEST things though and I look forward to them every year! 🙂
We have a jersey calf due soon too, which I’m looking forward to. I’m really hoping for a healthy girl but will take a boy of course! LOL
On January 3, 2011 at 9:14 am
CindyP says:
Oh it’s getting closer :woof: Can’t wait for some more bouncing videos! Hope all the mamas do well!
On January 3, 2011 at 9:15 am
Mim says:
hopefully you will get to experience the birth this time… Oh…I got a surprise Saturday…my “girls” are laying again….(actually everyone around here are happy that they are) :pawprint:
On January 3, 2011 at 9:38 am
Carol Radtke says:
Oh baby watching is fun. This year, I bred my girls to avoid the January kidding. Here in Minnesota, January is not fun for being on baby watch. We do have rabbits bred for this month which is much easier to deal with. We should have kids and lambs in February and calves in March. Oh I love spring.
On January 3, 2011 at 9:46 am
Linda Segerson says:
Can’t wait to see pictures of the new babies! Hope the mama’s deliver ok and all is good.
On January 3, 2011 at 9:46 am
Dawn Carrica says:
Buffet Plan! HA!
On January 3, 2011 at 9:48 am
Linda Segerson says:
Can’t wait to see pictures of the new babies, baby goats are so adorable!
On January 3, 2011 at 9:49 am
lilac wolf says:
Goat babies! Oooo, you make me want to run away and join your farm! 😀
On January 3, 2011 at 10:00 am
Deni says:
Evidently Mr. Pibb and the girls decided that they wanted to give you some excitement in the boring month of January.
On January 3, 2011 at 10:02 am
Melissa says:
Mr. Pibblets! Hahahahaha!
On January 3, 2011 at 10:20 am
KentuckyFarmGirl says:
I was going to say the same thing Shelley did up there. Check the tail ligaments and watch for them to “talk” to their sides. Doing little momma noises and acting funny.
The first year I delivered baby goats I lost our first one because I didn’t check to see exactly how things were supposed to go. I had one coming nose fist on a first time momma and I had no idea they were supposed to come front feet first with their nose lying on the legs. Once the head is out first, it’s so hard to get things the way they are supposed to be for a healthy delivery. If you see nose first, push it back, reach in and extend the legs so they are coming first with the nose lying on the legs. By the time I realized she was in trouble and ran to the house to read about what to do, I was too late. I did eventually get the little guy out but we lost him and ran the risk of losing momma too. Hopefully your goats with be like my Nanny and pop them out in about 2 seconds when no one is looking.
You may already know all that but just in case I thought I’d throw it in there! Someone else might find it helpful as well.
Good luck with your babies. I still have about 3 months to go before mine get here!
On January 3, 2011 at 10:30 am
Karen W says:
oh my gosh, she looks just like our 5 little Nigerians did who all gave birth to triplets over the past couple of months!
We had baby stampedes everyday!
We will be on baby watch here in another 10 days, fun and nervewracking at the same time.
On January 3, 2011 at 10:33 am
Cheryl says:
I cant wait to see the kids! I have lambs due the end of january but no kids due until March. New babies are the best part of winter/spring on the farm!
On January 3, 2011 at 10:37 am
Susan says:
Oh my! You are going to have a baaaaad, baaaaaad, baaaaaad (that is the sound of baby goats bleating ) spring! They are so cute!! Good luck with your babies..
On January 3, 2011 at 10:44 am
BeckyW says:
I’ll be on baby watch the end of this month.
As Shelley told you in her post, feel the tail ligaments…it will seem her tail could pull right off if you pulled it hard enough.
On January 3, 2011 at 11:17 am
Alicia says:
My cousin has a goat farm. All their babies came on New Year’s Eve. It was so much fun. The whole family was in the barn playing with the babies. Bummer I didn’t have my camera. 🙁
On January 3, 2011 at 11:23 am
Tovah says:
I can’t wait to see baby goat photos! And maybe you can get some video of them frolicking in the snow. Good luck and be sure to keep us posted:)
On January 3, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Sheila says:
Mr pibblets , lol thats so adorable :).
On January 3, 2011 at 2:37 pm
GrammieEarth says:
Yeah babies! Pretty sure my clicking finger will get sore from checking in ….far too often! Bring on more bouncing baby videos!
Hope the Mamas do it with ease…
On January 3, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Jan says:
Just remember the *old* saying…..A watched goat never kids. Or at least it seems that way.
On January 3, 2011 at 7:03 pm
Abigail says:
Awwww…I love Pregnant Goats. Best time of the year!! We used to bring the babies in the kitchen and watch them do Bambi on ice across the linoleum. *sigh* I miss baby goats.
Hope it’s a safe and healthy delivery for everyone!
On January 3, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Ramona says:
Oh man, 4 babies…. the pain, ow.
On January 4, 2011 at 10:20 am