Are my dwarf-mix goats pregnant? Can anyone tell by the pooch test? Pics

countrygirl1326

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If these does ARE bred, they'd be at about 142 days. There are a few that I'm wondering about and I'm hoping some of you are good at reading the pooch test and can give me your opinion. :fl

This one is Cocoa...
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And this one is Nanny....
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And this one is Daisy......
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I couldn't tell that well with the first two, but Daisy looks to me like she is bred, it looks like her udder is beginning to fill. Have you felt their ligaments? What you do is run your fingers across each side of their spine until you get to the tail, you should feel cord-like things on either side, if they are hard and stiff, the doe is either not bred, or is just beginning pregnancy, if they are harder to find, and feel squishy, the doe IS bred, and is VERY close to kidding, just a day or two before kidding, the ligaments will feel like they have vanished entirely.
 
If those goats are 142 days into gestation, my guess is that they are not pregnant. The normal gestation for a goat is 150 days and by that time the udder should be filled out and the vulva should be a lot more puffy. That said, nothing is 100% with goats. I have been fooled before.
 

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