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@waddles99 I don't think you can go wrong with alfalfa. I raise dairy goats, and high production at that, so high protein is important so the girls can make milk; I feed alfalfa pellets along with hay. I also feed some plain rolled oats, barley and black oil sunflower seed. May add some corn...

@haileybass you are looking at the wrong part. Goats have a rumen that can get actually really big. Looking at their stomachs (like you would with people) is not actually all that reliable, because of the rumen. In addition, right before they give birth, the kids "drop" (get ready to be born)...

As a person who raises dairy goats: when I breed does to my buck, I keep them here through two heat cycles just to be sure. I will ALWAYS work with people if the doe comes up empty. This can happen for all sorts of reasons: a doe can lose a pregnancy just like a human can, they need to be fed...

Did you look at her teats? Is she developing an udder? Because of the rumen, you can't look at how "fat" a goat is... the rumen can get quite large especially if they've been out on fresh forage. An easy way is to look at the teats. Any development there would indicate pregnancy. But...