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I can't when I am the one filming AND pulling kids. I have a tripod for newer kiddings. This is a video from last year. Reba had quads this year, but I didn't film it because she kept knocking the tripod over.

She does not always lay in pee. It seems to be more common in the winter when she sleeps in the shelter. I have not noticed it while milking her. I always clean their udder and teats before milking. There is no affect on the flavor of the milk.

Yes. The milk is always fantastic!!

Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers.

@@rcornerranch8829 you're welcome. God is good.

That sounds frustrating! We wish things could be good for at least a few months, right? Had enough of the health issues lately... It COULD be dietary. They could be overeating pasture or be reacting to something like too much protein in their diets. Back to parasites. Sometimes they can spread coccidia to each other. A warm, humid or wet environment is also a good environment for parasites. Other parasites can also cause scouring, so I recommend running a fecal to see what is in there. That way, you know what dewormer/treatment to use. Coccidia need a different treatment than barberbole or roundworms for example. If your goats have mineral deficiencies, they can become more susceptible to parasites. I feed mine Sweetlix Meat Maker. Some do Purina Wind and Rain. A few other good ones out there as well. I also give Replamin Plus gel between two crackers at least once a month (more if anyone has a faded coat, hoof issues, or parasites). Hope this is helpful! There could be more going on that parasites, so your goats might have a weakness to them or not. I would keep a record for awhile to watch this. I would take in a fecal to a vet, mail it to Meadow Mist labs, or try a fecal yourself if you know how for your worst goats or youngest goats. If you see high counts, then all your goats should be treated in that group. I know some people pick a couple goats at random, collect stool samples, and run a fecal to see how their herd health is doing.

Thanks! I will keep that in mind for future pens. For some reason I didn't even think about completely walling off the sides they can see each other. I am planning a barn, so this is actually very helpful right now!

@@rcornerranch8829 Awesome glad I could help…May God The Works Of Your Hands In All You Do

Every day I checked her ligs, they seemed very much still there. The day of kidding, I still felt them. It wasn't until a few hours before that I couldn't feel them. I write all this stuff down. lol

First time fresheners/kidding for the first time can take a bit longer for things to happen. Many take up to 12 hours. There's a difference between contractions while labor is progressing and the pushes a goat has when they are giving it their all to push a kid out. Nothing you can do but wait for things to come along as her cervix dilates, and she gets ready. If you go in too soon to assist, their cervix isn't dilated enough, so you just need to be patient unless something is wrong. I made note of the time in my head to prepare for when I might need to glove up and go in. Most of the video, her contractions get stronger and stronger. Completely normal. She was not acting like labor was stalled, or she couldn't get one out. THEN, of course, you go in. I did help pull the kid's other foot forward for the second one. First one came completely normally. All went well. Two healthy doelings. No real big repositions needed to get the kids out.

I agree !!

Thanks for watching! It is such a great experience when everything works out. Bambi might just be the best kidding first time mama I have had as far as not needing assistance with multiples.

Thank you. I am never sure if people understand how I explain things. Haha. I stumble over my words a lot and try to go back and make sense. When I talk, my brain is like a diagram of things to say that all want to come out at once! 😄

She was negative for everything the lab tested for. Still had issues the next time she kidded, but she gave us a wonderful buckling before complications (retained placenta, not eating, and organ failure) took her from us. Learned a lot after that and decided to have more supplies and knowledge to tackle future issues. As a livestock owner, I am their #1 caretaker. Not enough vets have great knowledge of goats, which is very difficult with new restrictions on purchasing any antibiotics for animals without a vet.

Thank you very much for the (sad) update.

Thank you!!

She had quads this year. Hoping to get that video up soon. It was wonderful!

All three keep trying to lay on their mom like she's a opposum tonight. LOVE it. She doesn't though. 😂

Yes she needs help 🙏🏿

First off, thank you for apologizing! I have had a couple very criticizing comments. That is not what my channel is about. I am new to the farm world and wanted to honestly share my experience. Plus, the kidding videos up currently are from last year. People don’t wait until the end to comment, as though this is a live stream. Just a long video! Haha. There will be times when I will seem stressed because it is NOT all sunshine and rainbows. A lot of people making videos have more experience when they make videos, but you are seeing the start of the farm and the channel. My reactions are spur of the moment because it is happening right then. I can’t go back and edit myself to different. I am sure I am going to be wrong about things sometimes. I want to be honest, so other people can learn as I do. You know what I mean? I ended up with live, healthy kids. Must not have done too bad. I can’t edit out the excitement when a goat is in labor. I am kinda passionate sometimes! I wait 145-155 days for them to kid and find out what lives they have been carrying. I also just love my animals. I don’t know how the labor is going to go until it is over. When you have goats, you will lose goats. You don’t know when, why, or how. I lost Treasure last October 6 days after she kidded even though I took her to a university. One live buckling and two mummies. The vet still doesn’t know exactly what went wrong. She retained her placenta, stopped eating, and went into organ failure despite efforts to save her. I wasn’t happy with the vet care. I learned to educate myself and stock up on medicines and be ready to treat them as best as I can if a vet says they don’t normally do this or that for goats (when I knew they were wrong). I follow some online resources for goat people and feel I have learned quite a bit. I know I really might have lost Buckwheat if I hadn’t assisted Flora. Only head presenting large bucklings have cost many inexperienced people to lose their dam and kids. I am a lot calmer now, I think, since I succeeded with him. But it can be so stressful! Plus, I had family visiting who were asking questions and edited out a lot of Flora struggling. I was kind of overstimulated. Her previous owner told me Flora’s dam lost her kids once because she didn’t dilate right during labor, and she didn’t assist soon enough. I had that weighing on my mind. I named the big baby Buckwheat. He was my first real reposition. It is different when you are in the moment and have to apply what you learn and hope you are doing things right. I named the doeling Barley. Buckwheat was sold to a new home, and I made a friend out of the transaction. I have met some wonderful people selling and buying goats. Flora is due May 2 with her next kids. I am hoping to have Shamrock’s 2nd kidding vid up today. Reba and Bambi are also due soon and will have their own kidding videos up afterwards. I hope you watch those and see how this little corner of the world has grown!

@@rcornerranch8829 honey, I wouldn't miss any of the videos to come, especially the kidding of the babies! I am already a subscriber. I can't even tremendously what is said so in going to go see what an ass I'd made of myself so this comment will have an edit below this.

Oh, you're fine! Don't worry about it!

@@rcornerranch8829 honey I've looked but can't find it! 😰😰 no matter tho i am very sorry and hope you'll accept my apology! Have a great night sweetie and in looking forward to seeing all your uploaded videos!!🙃🙂😋😛