Comments on: RIP Wheatie, our sweet goat girl

By: The kidding has begun | Humble Garden

The kidding has begun | Humble Garden — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:09:15 +0000

[...] When kidding goes easily, its all fun and games. Problem is, there are always possibilities for things to go terribly wrong. If you have read this blog in the past you might have seen that we lost one of our does last year, see this post: RIP Wheatie, our sweet goat girl. [...]

By: Listeriosis | Humble Garden

Listeriosis | Humble Garden — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:11:45 +0000

[...] the excitement of this last early, snowy spring, when we had our kidding season. We lost one goat (RIP Wheatie, our sweet goat girl), gained lots of goat babies and some modicum of caprine midwifery [...]

By: Birth, renewal, healing | Humble Garden

Birth, renewal, healing | Humble Garden — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:41:03 +0000

[...] . From the last post you learned of our tragedy, losing one of our sweethearts, Wheatie. [...]

By: Nika

Nika — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:49:19 +0000

No worries! I am sorry if I made it more confusing in my post! The doe has been giving us false alarms for 3 days now – I hope she is not badly sick I am such a worry wart.

By: kelly

kelly — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:26:09 +0000

I see I see! I am not good at reading picto-diagrams on Wikipedia! >,< Thank you so much Nika, for explaining in simple terms I can understand. On a happier note, I look forward to pics of the kids!

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:19:44 +0000

Kelly: thnx for your kind words! The mesentery is not a condition its a part of the body.. when the vagina ripped from the cervix it took the lining of the abdomen (mesentery) with it.. seems to happen in humans too. SOrry have to run, next doe is kidding now.

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:17:26 +0000

Erika: thnx, they have been going well indeed!

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:16:49 +0000

Judith: oh thank you so very much for the support! Its wonderful to know that you understand – and the next three have gone well!

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:15:41 +0000

Sage: thank you! As days go by things feel less raw

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:15:13 +0000

Connie: thank you for such kind words! I have read part of your post but had to stop, been non-stop around here.