We have a 3 yr old myotonic doe we just bought a week ago. Two days later we put a buck in the pen and she let him mount her atleast 4 times in the first 30 mins. Now 8 days later she has a discharge.has her tail up and back arched. Chewing at her butt. And not acting her self. The wife said the discharge originally had blood in it but there is none now.shes acting much like our nigerian did before she had babies. There are no udders to speak of and i caant feel any babies in her belly.She is also flagging her tail when the buck spits and snorts at her but not letting him mount her. Previous owner said shes never been bred.im confused is it labor? Did exposure to the buck make her abort an unknown pregnancy? Is she in heat? Do we need a vet? Is this normal goat behavior after a successful breeding?
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we never did figure out what happened. it was either a "miscarriage" from a week old breeding (not sure that's possible) or the breeding just never took? she has recently bred again so we will see what happens.
She has something hormonal going on, but who knows what. Goats can get bred and lose it a week later, especially if they are deficient in copper or selenium. Unless she is screaming in a miserable way as if she's in pain, I wouldn't call the vet. And it's too late now, but I would not bring home a doe and breed her to my buck two days later. Hopefully she doesn't have anything contagious. New goats really should be quarantined for at least a month; two months is better while you get testing done.
My point was that 4 "successful" breedings in a 30 min. span isn't probable. Bucks need time to build up their sperm before they can be successfully "shooting" again, and so at most, probably two of the breedings you witnessed were actual productive breedings. :)
If there was any shared fence lines with the bucks on the previous owner's property, it's possible that there was a breeding through the fence. However, it might be possible that she's just arching as a reaction to the breeding. (all be it, long afterward.) I have heard of does that are receptive to breeding close to kidding, so it's POSSIBLE...
that picture is not our goat by the way just one I found on the net for demonstration purposes. also I forgot to mention her ligaments are extremely soft. I can find them but they are VERY soft.
no we had at least four successful breeding's just like your video 8 days ago the males thrust at the end and the doe squatting and everything, there was several dozens unsuccessful try's but, four times that I saw were unmistakable, but that's not what im talking about. The doe is just standing around with her back arched and tail rasied in the air, occasionally it even looks like shes pushing, combine that with the restlessness, pawing the ground, squatting repeatedly, and chewing at her sides and butt I would swear she was about to have a baby. but if she came to us pregnant why would she let the buck mount her SUCCESSFULLY all those times? also the farm she came from said she has never been bred (but they do have bucks on the property so accident maybe?)
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we never did figure out what happened. it was either a "miscarriage" from a week old breeding (not sure that's possible) or the breeding just never took? she has recently bred again so we will see what happens.
she doesn't seem to be upset at all, her ligaments are still soft but noticeable, she still has a discharge but no other signs of anything.
She has something hormonal going on, but who knows what. Goats can get bred and lose it a week later, especially if they are deficient in copper or selenium. Unless she is screaming in a miserable way as if she's in pain, I wouldn't call the vet. And it's too late now, but I would not bring home a doe and breed her to my buck two days later. Hopefully she doesn't have anything contagious. New goats really should be quarantined for at least a month; two months is better while you get testing done.
I can't wait to hear what her deal was!
My point was that 4 "successful" breedings in a 30 min. span isn't probable. Bucks need time to build up their sperm before they can be successfully "shooting" again, and so at most, probably two of the breedings you witnessed were actual productive breedings. :)
If there was any shared fence lines with the bucks on the previous owner's property, it's possible that there was a breeding through the fence. However, it might be possible that she's just arching as a reaction to the breeding. (all be it, long afterward.) I have heard of does that are receptive to breeding close to kidding, so it's POSSIBLE...
that picture is not our goat by the way just one I found on the net for demonstration purposes. also I forgot to mention her ligaments are extremely soft. I can find them but they are VERY soft.
no we had at least four successful breeding's just like your video 8 days ago the males thrust at the end and the doe squatting and everything, there was several dozens unsuccessful try's but, four times that I saw were unmistakable, but that's not what im talking about. The doe is just standing around with her back arched and tail rasied in the air, occasionally it even looks like shes pushing, combine that with the restlessness, pawing the ground, squatting repeatedly, and chewing at her sides and butt I would swear she was about to have a baby. but if she came to us pregnant why would she let the buck mount her SUCCESSFULLY all those times? also the farm she came from said she has never been bred (but they do have bucks on the property so accident maybe?)
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