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possible pregnancy in 8 month old doe

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#1 ·
my 8 month old goat Fiona i think is 3 or 4 months pregnant by a young buck that was 2.5 months old and still housed in the same pen (this was before I officially purchased her and her mother) and she is looking pregnant (too me) I have a picture from a few weeks before Halloween and a picture from last week. I would love to hear everyone's opinion on the pictures, like if she looks pregnant or not. October picture
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the reason I think she is pregnant is she out of any of the babies was thinner and had a very dairy like figure and within less than a month this is what she looks like she never gained weight this fast before and i found her thirty minutes about after her being born and I watch her for signs of heat every day and she hasn't gone into heat (that I've noticed since before august 15
 
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#14 ·
I think she is pregnant just because she has shown no signs of heat at all since the beginning of August or the ending of July and I know I mentioned this by I have seen her every day since she was newly born so I know her signs of heat really well an she hasn't shown signs. Like a month ago me and my mother just got a funny feeling that Fiona might be pregnant. Again I know I mentioned this before but I felt it wort h mentioning again. Her "Lady parts" have been swollen for a few weeks now. So that is what really got me wondering even more if she is pregnant. But vet is conning soon so all will be cleared up
 
#16 ·
this is her mom but it is what Fiona usually looks like so i am using it as a kind of before picture
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the next is Fiona today and she is more swollen then before and she is about as swollen as fancy was before she had Fiona.
just have to say that Fiona and Fancy at both small goats for their breed
 
#17 ·
I am just wondering IF Fiona is pregnant would it affect her health in any way since she is still pretty young. I am just wondering because i heard from a friend that an accidentally bred doe had her kids then never grew after having them and the doe was like 8 months old. is this a possibility with Fiona and are there any other conditions i should be worried about? am i just being paranoid about something that isn't for sure? the person i herd the story from is a trustworthy person who has been raising saanens for a while.
 
#23 ·
So before I knew better I bred my does at 7-8 months old. I still have some of those does out there and they are no smaller then the rest, actually one is one of my biggest does BUT I also pretty much poured the feed to them after they kidded. As mentioned they are still growing a fairly good amount at that age and instead of focusing all their input into growing they are sharing with kids. I personally, if she is bred not to too crazy on the feed right now but as soon as those suckers come out keep upping her feed to a super good amount. One person I know of breeds her does fairly young and what she does is pulls anything over a single and both doe and kid does very well. I'm not sure if she pulls the doe and gives her extras or not but there is that option and if you do I would still feed her well
 
#19 ·
Our girls can drive us crazy wondering about pregnancy! When your vet ultrasounds, he/she will have an educated guess as to how far along she is, if she is pregnant. There are risks associated with kidding at a very young age - again they can advise you. Let us know what the results are. Sometimes "lady parts" are poofy when in heat. Let's hope that's the case for your girl. - Also what breed is she and about how much does she weigh?
 
#137 ·
Hi there. I just had a 7 month old doe give birth 4 days ago. She was fat but had no utter i would say because she is so young. I had the vet out after her mom gave birth to tripletts and had her check my 7 month old doe. She said she prolly jas a couple more weeks before birthing because she hasnt developed her utter yet. Needless to say she gave birth to a beautidul baby girl only 4 days later. I am bottle feeding because she has no milk!! So just watch her and listen. She might not develop an utter as she is very young still. No i did not breed her on purpose when i purchased them i had a family of 3 mom dad and baby and dad was tagging them as soon as i brought them home! It was an accident lol but it happens.
 
#21 ·
I'm so nervous that if Fiona is pregnant she will kid before the vet comes and i will give the vets a panicked phone call like "Help my very young doe kidded and i don't know what to do for the doe please come." i know basically what to do if something happens but I don't know a lot about the after care for the doe.
 
#22 ·
At that age, young does still have a lot of growing and maturing to do. A doe puts the kids as top priority - they get the minerals and nutrients they need, she gets whatever is left.

Feed a high quality (I would recommend free choice alfalfa and some kind of grain) and make sure she gets plenty of minerals - free choice loose minerals, and extra copper and selenium as needed.

Breeding young can ready take a toll on the does, so you might want to consider not breeding her next year to give her body a break. (If she is indeed bred.)

A couple things about the kidding process:
-If the doe pushes for 30 minutes or more, something is wrong and she is going to need help
-You can figure out if she has more kids in her by bouncing her stomach (basically just clasp your hands around her belly right in front of her udder and pull upward - you will feel kids if there are any in there)
-The placenta should come out within a couple hours of delivery of the final kid. If it doesn't, you will need to help out (either by giving a selenium supplement and or involving a vet, or apply a small amount of weight if there is some placenta hanging out)

After the kidding:
-Give the doe a bucket of fresh water, and a bucket of warm molasses water
-Also give her some hay, and some sort of treat if you want
-Dip/spray the kids' umbilical cords with iodine
-If the umbilical cords are dragging on the ground, cut the just enough so that they aren't anymore. Don't cut them too closely
-Make sure the kids are nursing within an hour or so of delivery. Sometimes they will need help

Hopefully that helps some. Chances are everything will be fine. And hey, you're probably going to spend hours and many sleepless night worrying about her and researching and preparing... and then come home one day to two perfectly healthy kids. That's what happened to me :p
 
#25 ·
Fiona has been wanting a lot more grain lately like twice of what she usually eats. she usually gets 2 cups of grain 2 times a day and half a cup (maybe) as a treat but never eats the whole amount. today she was eating everything she had and was being more protective of her food (protective not to me but to her mom). then after evening chores she was in the feed area and kept trying to get the grain bucket open and asking for more food (I didn't give her any more) but that is a tremendous amount of feed for her to actually eat is this a sign that she is pregnant she has also been more moody which I read can be a sign to.
 
#26 ·
:update:
Fiona's teats look a little larger today. I was going to shave her so I could see her udder easier but the clippers weren't working so I didn't even bother taking a picture. she looks larger today too even before eating all that grain
 
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