Is my goat pregnant?

[Fangeddeer]

okay Ik I should be on herds but no one answered my question instead just liked the post soooo I’ll ask here !
She did have my buckling last thanksgiving but her stomach is getting bigger and one side hangs low. And she’s refusing more and more to go outside. Any help is appreciated but I don’t think this is afterbirth bagging because it’s getting bigger and it started very late to be considered that.

LAST PIC IS WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH TWINS

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The rumen is carried on the left, and kids on the right. If she's far enough along you can gently bump her side and often can feel the kid.

I've never had one cycle any other time of the year but the fall here, but if she kidded last year in November, and has been running with a buck she certainly could be. Is she still nursing or did you wean the kids?

 

[Fangeddeer]

The rumen is carried on the left, and kids on the right. If she's far enough along you can gently bump her side and often can feel the kid.

I've never had one cycle any other time of the year but the fall here, but if she kidded last year in November, and has been running with a buck she certainly could be. Is she still nursing or did you wean the kids?

Still nursing, my parents don’t think it’s time to wean him but I think it is. I have a xxl dog kennel that I’ll be putting in their shed to separate the buckling from the mom and tie them apart in pasture. My friend told me from two weeks of that he’ll be completely weaned

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I usually just let them nurse until the mom was done. She could be restricting him more and that's why her bag looks bigger. It's horrible to listen to them when separated. If she's still nursing it's probably not likely she's pregnant already, but you never know.

 

[Fangeddeer]

I usually just let them nurse until the mom was done. She could be restricting him more and that's why her bag looks bigger. It's horrible to listen to them when separated. If she's still nursing it's probably not likely she's pregnant already, but you never know.

It could be that too, she isn’t restricting him much other than she is occasionally kicking him when he nursing/butting and pulling away. How long would you give it showing how big her stomach is if she were pregnant in months ? (Like, how long would you think she has left?) that way if she meets the deadline without signs of labor or getting closer to birth then I’ll know it’s cuz she’s refusing her buckling

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Every doe I ever had always cycled in the fall to late winter, but some can and do cycle year round. I'm reading 3-8 weeks after birth if they are going to come into heat again. So that would have been around April to kid again.

When mammals are nursing their is usually hormones that keep them from cycling too soon afterwards. To me she doesn't look pregnant, but you can't always see it. Wish I could be more helpful.

 

[lomine]

She looks like a Nigerian or Nigerian mix. They can cycle all year. If the buckling is still intact, then there is a high chance she is pregnant. If he was born in November he is more than old enough to be weaned. If she is pregnant, her body needs a break and little time to rest. I generally stop milking my does 2-3 months before they are estimated to kid so they can put energy into growing kids.

If you want to keep the buckling with the dam, he needs to be wethered and should be kept separated for 30 days minimum on the small chance she isn't pregnant.

 

[Fangeddeer]

Every doe I ever had always cycled in the fall to late winter, but some can and do cycle year round. I'm reading 3-8 weeks after birth if they are going to come into heat again. So that would have been around April to kid again.

When mammals are nursing their is usually hormones that keep them from cycling too soon afterwards. To me she doesn't look pregnant, but you can't always see it. Wish I could be more helpful.

I don’t have pics but she seems to be getting bigger and one side is harder than the other. I’m getting more convinced n worried if she’s pregnant or not

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I don’t have pics but she seems to be getting bigger and one side is harder than the other. I’m getting more convinced n worried if she’s pregnant or not

Which side. Make a fist and very gently bump the right side. If there's a kid that's close you should bump up against what feels like a soft ball.

 

[Fangeddeer]

Which side. Make a fist and very gently bump the right side. If there's a kid that's close you should bump up against what feels like a soft ball.

Right, it feels tense and tight but the other is squishy?