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[Rhandi74]

I need an opinion.
Is this one fat, or pregnant with multiples? She is due beginning of February. She is much larger then my other pregnant doe, and no farther along...
She is about 100 pounds right now.

She does not look that big to me. I would guess 1-2. How far along is she?

 

[RTFchickens]

She is about 3 months along.
This is her next to my other prego that is just as far along. The white goat is about 30 pounds heavier then the others.

 

[RTFchickens]

This gal is 3 months along too, but 30 pounds lighter. The girls are all the same age and bred only days apart.

 

[Rhandi74]

They look very much like mine did last year. They really start showing in the last month of their pregnancy and I bet your smaller girl will start growing a basketball belly then. It also has a lot to do with their rumen and shape they have normally. Here are pics of my 3 girls taken on December 11th last year

Blossom's udder

Blossoms body shot, she kidded December 19th and her udder blew up overnight. She had a very large buckling 5lbs. and needed a little assistance.

Buttercups udder pic

Buttercup kidded December 23rd and had twins 3.5 lbs. each.

Bubbles udder

Bubbles kidded December 26th and had twins one 3.1 lbs and the other 3.6 lbs

You can see they are all three very differently shaped and carrying their babies very different.

 

[mbenker]

We love our goats! We breed Nigerian Dwarfs and Nubians. I also breed paint horses, so I like spots almost all of my goats are spotted too http://secrethillsranch.com/main/?p=785

 

[ChickyChickens]

I need an opinion.
Is this one fat, or pregnant with multiples? She is due beginning of February. She is much larger then my other pregnant doe, and no farther along...
She is about 100 pounds right now.

I say pregnant...others??

 

[mbenker]

Looks pregnant to me!

 

[RTFchickens]

I'm sure she is pregnant. She is about 3 months along. I'm just wondering why she would be so much bigger then my other goats that were bred at the same time as her.
She is about 100+ pounds, and the other two are maybe 60-70 pounds...
Is she fat, or likely pregnant with tons of babies?

 

[VKat]

Hello goat keepers!
I'm new to goats and have a pregnant doe maybe about to kid, and lots of questions.
I started a thread, but seeing how many experts are on this thread, I wanted to introduce my little herd and ask here
I have 2 Nigerian dwarf does, 1 buck, and a baby alpine mix.
My younger doe and buck are basically rescued and about 2 years old. The doe was already pregnant since she and the buck were kept together all the time. Since I have no idea how far along she may be- I'm taking a sort of online crash course to be ready for anything as much as possible.
Can you guys help me figure out when she may be close? And what is normal?
I am seeing discharge, but I'm starting to worry it isn't healthy. It's only a little bit, and it is slightly yellow. Is that normal?
I can provide a photo if that isn't too gross.

 

[SA Farm]

Hello goat keepers!
I'm new to goats and have a pregnant doe maybe about to kid, and lots of questions.
I started a thread, but seeing how many experts are on this thread, I wanted to introduce my little herd and ask here
I have 2 Nigerian dwarf does, 1 buck, and a baby alpine mix.
My younger doe and buck are basically rescued and about 2 years old. The doe was already pregnant since she and the buck were kept together all the time. Since I have no idea how far along she may be- I'm taking a sort of online crash course to be ready for anything as much as possible.
Can you guys help me figure out when she may be close? And what is normal?
I am seeing discharge, but I'm starting to worry it isn't healthy. It's only a little bit, and it is slightly yellow. Is that normal?
I can provide a photo if that isn't too gross.

http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=586-goats-kidding
http://fiascofarm.com/goats/prenatalcare.html