New to group with pregnant girl

Deborah Niemann-Boehle January 26, 2017 at 4:41pm

This is a good udder:

http://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/photo/annie-s-udder-at-age-4?con...

Teats are not quite perfect -- they point slightly to the side, but otherwise, the udder is very nice. Udders that "hang" are poorly attached.

Deborah Niemann-Boehle January 26, 2017 at 4:39pm

Teats pointing out is bad genetics. The should always point down. If it's "hanging," that sounds like bad genetics also. A good udder on a FF or a senior doe should be firm, well-attached, and rounded and is usually quite taut just before they freshen.

Lisa January 26, 2017 at 4:27pm

I just shaved my girls backend area to be able to watch easier, but that one I can see it. I could see her being due mid feb because FF udder doesn't get huge but it should still get like full and tight to the point it looks like it will bust I guess? lol idk I am just basing it off of pictures I have seen. like I think the teats start to point out when they are full. It won't get huge and hang like a goat that has had one before though.

Deborah Niemann-Boehle January 26, 2017 at 12:15pm

I know how exciting it is to think that you might have baby goats, but you should be hoping that she does NOT give birth any time soon. I'm not seeing much of an udder (if anything), so if she kidded today, she would have a seriously tough time feeding kids. The udder needs to be full of milk to feed kids before she gives birth. In 500 kids I have only have two first fresheners that kidded without a good-sized udder, and it was challenging for a couple of days. I had to supplement with frozen colostrum that I had from other goats or the kids would have died. Since this is your first goat, I really hope she's not due anytime soon because I'm pretty sure you don't have any frozen colostrum. The vulva does not really look swollen to me, so I would be very surprised if she kidded anytime soon.

Ashley January 26, 2017 at 9:41am

This would be her first kidding. I've noticed her tail arching back to her spine more and I've been trying to feel her ligaments. I run from the boys stall to hers and keep comparing. My kids think I've lost my mind!

Lisa January 26, 2017 at 7:34am

Do you know if she's kidded before or would this be first? If she has before she will always have like udder skin. However that looks like a developing one to me and not like the one I see on a previous mother here.

Ashley January 25, 2017 at 8:49pm

Took this pic tonight. Shows her utter better I think. And her vulva looks more swollen them yesterday.

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Ashley January 25, 2017 at 3:32pm

Her udder feels like a lil more than a handful. Thinking I'll be calling our vet to get a blood test done. At least I'll know for sure

Deborah Niemann-Boehle January 25, 2017 at 2:25pm

Nothing in the photos looks convincing, especially if she were to be due in February. I'm not sure what you mean about her mammary system. A goat has one udder with two teats. What is "hanging"? her teats? The udder is the bag that fills with milk and gets quite large. About a month before kidding, it should at least be a firm handful. Loose flesh hanging down at the base of the teats doesn't mean anything. Look at the pictures of the doe in the recent post about being overdue. She has a large udder and puffy vulva. A first freshener might not have an udder that big, but it would be visible when looking at her from the rear, if she were due soon. I'm only seeing teats, although it's hard to get good pictures of black goats, which is why Julianne asked if you could feel her udder.

Ashley January 25, 2017 at 2:04pm

Feels like utters are hanging. Her vulva is swollen too. Our buck got loose twice before he was fixed so we aren't entirely sure of the date. Would fall around the middle of Feb I think

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