"If a doe appears to be in heat, and you want her pregnant, breed her. Either she did not get pregnant last time, or she did but is having a false heat. Be sure to mark both dates on your calendar in case the second heat was not real. "
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Heat or possible pregnancy sign
Started this discussion. Last reply by Deborah Niemann-Boehle Feb 15. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I had my Doe with a buck last time She came into heat and I saw her being bred twice during her cycle with him. She would normally be due to come back into heat in a week. Today she had a little…Continue
Stud in San Diego
Started Dec 30, 2018 0 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone have an ADGA registered Buck they might consider leasing or using for a stud service in San Diego county?
Pregnancy signs or lack of
Started this discussion. Last reply by Maggie Aug 7, 2018. 4 Replies 0 Likes
When should a first freshener start to show clear udder development and vulvar swelling. My other doe came to me pregnant and had a small udder and swollen vulva by three months post breeding. She…Continue
Young buck
Started this discussion. Last reply by Deborah Niemann-Boehle Apr 3, 2018. 5 Replies 0 Likes
My doe just came into heat again and I moved her in with my buck. She is a first freshener but she is very flirty and seems very clear on what should be happening though she sometimes gets rough with…Continue
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Heat or possible pregnancy sign
I had my Doe with a buck last time She came into heat and I saw her being bred twice during her cycle with him. She would normally be due to come back into heat in a week. Today she had a little creamy discharge stuck to her vaginal opening. Would you say that she is probably coming into heat again and I should get her a second try with the buck or could this be a sign of pregnancy? Thanks in advance!
Stud in San Diego
Anyone have an ADGA registered Buck they might consider leasing or using for a stud service in San Diego county?
"Thanks! I had looked at that article when my first doe was pregnant but it was a good refresher. I guess I’ll know in a few weeks. She’s still very small. At least smaller than my other doe was at this stage. However it’s not so…"
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Maggie's discussion Pregnancy signs or lack of"Movement can fool you. Sorry I didn't include this last time:
https://thriftyhomesteader.com/is-my-goat-pregnan/
Hopefully, she is pregnant though! This is just more info to keep in mind."
"Thanks! Now that We’re a month out she is very obviously pregnant. She just popped all of a sudden and I can see movement sometimes. I’ll keep checking her udder to see if she’s getting close to kidding."
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Maggie's discussion Pregnancy signs or lack of"You don't usually see any udder development until a month before the due date -- or even closer. Every now and then a first freshener doesn't have much of an udder until closer to a week before the due date. There is really not much reason…"
Pregnancy signs or lack of
When should a first freshener start to show clear udder development and vulvar swelling. My other doe came to me pregnant and had a small udder and swollen vulva by three months post breeding. She was not a first freshener though. My current doe was bred April 2. She failed to come into heat again after that and she is slightly bigger in her barrel than usual. That said she should be due in about 6 weeks and has no udder development and her vulva is not swollen at all. I’m starting to question…See More
Emily replied to Maggie's discussion Castration"My buyer's think the little pouch left behind with the burdizzo is funny. I tell them it's the wether's souvenir and they think it is hilarious. "
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Maggie's discussion Castration"I castrated a 3-year-old LaMancha with a Burdizzo, and it worked fine."
Trish replied to Maggie's discussion Castration"Oh, plus no one will buy my registered wethers with sacks hanging down esp. for show for 4H. It's very unsightly using burdizzo."
Trish replied to Maggie's discussion Castration"Yes .. kids won't mess with the bands and they act like nothing even happened...the sack falls off and no blood no infections nothing, best way I have found as well as my breeder friends and I have extremely positive feed back on banding and…"
"That’s funny Trish I burdizzo bucklings but wasn’t sure if it’d work on adults. I guess we’ll see"
Trish replied to Maggie's discussion Castration"I have found the only time I would advise Burdizzo is on adult bucks..but you better have someone strong to hold them LOL.... kids banding is preferred."
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