Is my goat pregnant?

[cassie]

Now I'm being told she looks like she has blown teats. I know nothing about this. What do y'all think?

Blown teats? They are bulbous but that is not uncommon. Are they soft? If so they are not blown, whatever that is.

 

[two j farm]

Blown teats? They are bulbous but that is not uncommon. Are they soft? If so they are not blown, whatever that is.

They are soft. I was at a lost when I was told that myself, but then again I'm new to goats.

 

[two j farm]

This is what I found

 

[cassie]

This is what I found

Maybe. But I have seen too many goats over uddered for show and none of them had blown teats. Over uddering may have caused other problems but not that. I will check with my friend who was an ADGA judge for many years and see what she has to say.

 

[two j farm]

Today

 

[Outta Here]

Completely normal udder from her genetics, just not a desirable shape for ease of milking and definitely not for the show ring! It looks more floppy when she's not in milk and will be firmer when she's milking. I have never bought a goat with large, pendulous teats, but I've milked other people's while they were on vacation. It's a soggy, muscle-straining handful, but they can give a lot of milk.(Sometimes show udders with perfect teats can be worse if they have tight orifices!) Premium udders look like half a soccer (or basket) ball firmly attached in front and back with nicely spaced, well-defined teats that aren't too narrow, too wide, too long or too short--we want them hand-sized for a human to milk. They should tip forward a bit. Alas, if we were judged like animals are judged, woe to anyone less than the idea of "perfect."
We've selectively bred dairy goats for "perfect" and very high-producing udders, but look at the picture of the Bedouin goat's pendulous udder...
The spotted was one of mine. The online picture is of a goat belonging to a Bedouin.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Completely normal udder from her genetics, just not a desirable shape for ease of milking and definitely not for the show ring! It looks more floppy when she's not in milk and will be firmer when she's milking. I have never bought a goat with large, pendulous teats, but I've milked other people's while they were on vacation. It's a soggy, muscle-straining handful, but they can give a lot of milk.(Sometimes show udders with perfect teats can be worse if they have tight orifices!) Premium udders look like half a soccer (or basket) ball firmly attached in front and back with nicely spaced, well-defined teats that aren't too narrow, too wide, too long or too short--we want them hand-sized for a human to milk. They should tip forward a bit. Alas, if we were judged like animals are judged, woe to anyone less than the idea of "perfect."
We've selectively bred dairy goats for "perfect" and very high-producing udders, but look at the picture of the Bedouin goat's pendulous udder...
The spotted was one of mine. The online picture is of a goat belonging to a Bedouin.
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Is that a Damascus goat?

 

[Outta Here]

Is that a Damascus goat?

Not sure...I looked it up and it could be!

 

[two j farm]

Thanks for that.
I posted the picture because her udder looks to be getting bigger. If she's not pregnant why would this be happening? This pic August 3rd

 

[two j farm]

Aug 15