I think Miss Abilene is now my favorite doe. Watching the full labor, with continuous heart bending soft moans and resting her head on the fence ledge , you gotta just love her to pieces for her endurance and gentleness. Then miss nosy britches next door sticking her nose thru the fencing, worried she might possibly be missing something IMPORTANT.....or that Abilene might be hoarding better grub as she snatches hay from Abilene’s side, is just somehow so endearing. Knowing they’ll soon be scuffling out in the pasture, trying to best each other. Sometimes they FEEL human, like sisters who argue and mess with each other, but are bonded together and recognize each other as family. As I’ve said before, I could just watch these videos over and over, (and I DO actually), that circle of life that you and Derek share with us in such a poignant way. Happy Easter you two. You are truly a blessing to this heart. I
Your video on Cassie's birth was recommended to me last night (not sure why, lol) and I spent the entire night and into the early morning hours watching the rest of your videos from beginning to end. May I just say that you are one knowledgeable and fierce woman! I wasn't even a goat lover but you've made me become one and I'm now a new subscriber! Looking forward to more videos from you. Congratulations to little Abilene on her first birth. It was a complicated one but she did a great job!
Littlebit is so funny, yelling to the babies in the baby pen, then trying to help Abilene. At least you know if you have a doe that rejects her kids, Littlebit will be up for the challenge. Too cute. Love your goats and you guys. Thanks for sharing... again...
Oh, those little moaney moans were making me feel so bad for her! That must be so stressful when the babies come out the wrong way...good thing you and Derek were there to assist!
"Blue Cactus Chamoisee" could be your new name after kidding in 2020! I know each season you guess and imagine what the babies will look like!!! I'm sure you never imagined The Year of the Chamoisee!!!!😯 Happy Easter y'all!!!!
It's definitely the year of Chamoisee!!! What an awesome job you did there Crystal, you know exactly when to intervene!! Way to go to both you and Abilene. Beautiful boys she had there.
Awww come on Abilene.You can do it.Crystals with you shes not leaving. Hearing her cry breaks my heart .Big pushes girl you can do it.Easy breaths and big pushes
So many boys this year again lol what's the ratio now? Regardless, you can officially say you have produced some beautiful offspring this year! Keep up the good work Crystal ☺
Good job Abilene. Poor mama. Hard time. I was pushing with her. Geez. I'm glad you helped it out. First one was a good size. The second was smaller. She worked hard to give birth. God Bless her. Yes Little Bit wants her turn. Your place is set up so good for your Goats. Nice and clean. PROUD of you all.
i'm so glad you post these kidding videos...it's not for the faint of heart and not a 'hobby'. love your channel; it's informative, inspirational and smile making !
The pain in this poor goat is heart breaking. I really feel for her. This is her life is to keep producing. They have cute babies however. These people seem to know what they are doing. I'm not beiñg hard towards this farm I just know how the goat feels , going through labor and delivery is hard. The circle of life. I have 3 children myself. Glad they help this mama.
Even if i saw the first video this was so freaking intense! Damn! Her struggle with the first one was so intense 😳❤️Thank you for sharing the whole birth. Learned a lot bout goat births 😅!
Awe the calm after the storm is so amazing for us mommies. She’s a trooper. And so are you for going in yet again!! A lot of adrenaline rushes for one kidding season 😳
Great job once again Crystal and Derek!! Congratulations Abilene!!! I also just want to say that regardless of a few of the comments made by viewers I stand by a statement that I made in an earlier video, you do a wonderful job in tough situations. Only "going in" and repositioning when necessary. It must take a ton of nerve and patience to wait it out. Maybe I just need to stop reading the comments lol.
Crystal you are unbelievable you work with your babies so calm on the out side i bet you are scared on the in side I'm so glad you share your videos now i can be ready if something happens with my baby girls thank you
These birthing videos are so educational. I'm starting to see the differences between "normal bubble" and "something isn't quite right bubble". Thank you for sharin', super happy all ended well. :)
Oh my fricken gosh I was crying the whole time!! You both have nerves of steal, great job both of you!! Even though the outcome was positively awesome seeing what the birthing process and how to deal with the different types of birth. It will help many people when their goats kid. I would have not known what to do if I was a first time goat farmer. Thank goodness the second one flew out, calmed my nerves for sure. Great job Abilene!! Happy Easter you all!!
She might be so worn out and tired by now she’ll have to have somebody pull that baby out. Glad what you did and pull the baby she was just so worn out the little mama could hardly make a noise and you know what you want to do. I would love the experience see in the goat go into the cycle of preparing to have the baby doing the walk in here they do and how they said their feet in their minds to do the best jobAnd they did that so a shirt on the second one. How do I get sad to sit here and watch all your old videos to get caught up to where you’re at which I like watching your videos. Thank you for both of you.
Wow...you really kept your cool through that! I may need you to come help me when we have our first delivery...😉! What a horrific first time for sweet Abilene! She did really good but I sure felt her pain! I was grunting with her...lol. Glad it all turned out okay. Beautiful babies!!!
Can you explain the two sacks? One very reddish, the other clear. What’s the difference and why two? Doesn’t seem to always be two, usually just the clear sack. Thanks.
Hey there Big D ,you ok buddy. Glad you didn't hit the hey🥴🤣😉. The ground would have caught ya though🤣😉. Oh camera boy where are you when dad need you😃. Big boys. Happy Easter yall.
Oh I was on edge of my chair and almost crying for this mom...We being new goat owners, have 4 pregnant does and is a maiden...I am watching every goat birth possible...praying I don't have to go in and turn a baby...no one can show you how to do that...
So what is the purpose of the first bubble? It's so interesting that she ended up with two water balloons that were totally separated and filled with different colors of fluid.
my god give me self a headache kept holding my breath . ccoorrr that was a stressful birth . hahahaha Derek you make me giggle are you okay Derek lol . fantastic work there guys beautiful babies
If you hadn't been there to help her, what would be expected to happen in a breech birth? Would the baby die? Does the doe become too tired to keep pushing?
Why 2 sacques? When the labour starts, you should put a half bale in the corners. Makes the area more rounded so they can’t get butt into a hard 90 degree corner. And why aren’t the kids held head down right after birth? I knows it’s easier on the humans, but not best for the baby
As a rule of thumb once the white bag appears there should be a head and feet, if that bag bursts and you’ve got nothing coming out then there’s something wrong... you knew that, it was obvious but you chose to wait, which scared the heck outta me. I know some people intervene too early but in this case I was shouting at the screen for you to do something. I’m so please everything turned out well in the end. P.S. I really enjoy your videos and mean no offence with my remarks. 👏👍
I totally hear you, but not always! Yes I knew the baby wasnt positioned properly but in more cases then not, our does have still been able to deliver. Benefit of breeding good quality, wide does. I always wait as long as possible. It's horrible for the doe when you have to go in and the potential complications are endless. My biggest fear is always the potential of tearing the uterus. Which wouldn't be hard to do and it's a dead goat if that happens.
Watching Abilene go thought her breech birth brought back our first kid got this year. Luckily you had help to reposition the kid. How would you have handled it if you would have been alone? Asking for reference as I typically am helping to deliver by myself. I couldn't reposition our kid but was able to pull when she had contractions.
How big were Abilene's boys? Do ya'll weigh your kids when they're born to keep track of they're healthy growth? Or since ya'll have been in this awhile you kinda have a gage for how big they're getting/are? How big are the Nigerians supposed to be at birth?
We never weigh them. From my experience they can be born from TINY to whoa that kid is huge! A single kid can be 3x the size of a triplet and both be healthy and striving.
