On a young goat who has never given birth (first freshener, right?), when in a pregnancy would you typically expect to see udder development. Also would a young goat develop more pronounced teats as she matures without being pregnant? I have a young goat who is nearly a year old whose...
I will try to take a picture of her backside but as I said, I felt under her belly and she definitely does not have full udders (but wouldn't it be too early for that anyway, especially since this would be her first). Here is the only picture I have and I am sure it will not help much.
So I have a goat question. I purchased a trio of pigmy goats around Christmas. Two doelings and a buckling. I had the buckling whethered but did not separate him for the two weeks following the castration. Also before I got them, they were in a pen with several bucklings. The doelings...
Sorry to hear about your loss. My problem is I know very little about how they were raised/ set up. They are kind of rescues as my farrier got them as part of a batch deal but as he wanted all Billies, asked me to take the two doelings and the youngest billy. They seem to be a little...
Do baby goats (4 months old) really need coats if they are inside a stall? I have 3 new goats. They are inside a stall with shavings as their bedding. Their coats are very thick and they are not thin at all. It will be in the 20s tonight with a wind chill (but that shouldn't matter as...