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  1. Kidding Koral
    Me and my worry-wart brain again! I was just reading a few threads and came upon one that said overweight does will have giant kids, or have a higher chance of pregnancy toxemia. One of my does has kidded twice with us, and both years she had big kids. Last year she gave us triplets, all 4lbs...
  2. Beginners Goat Raising
    Hello! I befriended a woman who raises goats and when she and her husband went to drop off a couple kids to a customer, they instead ended up taking the 12 goats that were on the property and threatening to call animal services if the owners tried to get any more goats and bring them to the...
  3. Health & Wellness
    One of my does who's due in a month or so got her bag in and it is extremely heavy and she seems very uncomfortable. I've felt it, it isn't hard or infected, just very full of milk. I tested one teet (just a quick squirt) and the milk was a normal color. She has no fever. Is there anything I...
  4. Kidding Koral
    Hello! I induced my nubian doe on dec 24th at 4pm and we are about 42hrs later and minimal progression. Ligaments are gone gone, I could feel them when I pressed yesterday. Her udder is definitely larger but not massive or shiny. She is laying down alot more but I'm just not seeing labor on the...
  5. Health & Wellness
    Hey y'all, I have this Saanen doe (3-4 years old) who was bred in early September. She hasn't been cycling since then and everything was in order. Since she is polled she has a pen she shares with some doelings and other tame goats so she does not get injured. This morning, I noticed that her...
  6. Goat Management
    We have a lot of wild raspberry bushes here and I was thinking of drying the leaves and then giving them to my soon to be pregnant does. Is there any difference with wild raspberry leaves?
  7. Kidding Koral
    Hello! Can anybody tell if she’s pregnant or not? We thought at first she was just bloated because of the lack of a milk sack but now we believe she’s pregnant. She’s been lying around a lot but hasn’t developed much of a milk sack. She’s not really sunken in around her ligaments either but has...
  8. Health & Wellness
    Hi all, So last autumn/early winter (around December 22.) the Alpine doeling we got as a gift and who was then about 6 months old went into heat and broke into the buck pen overnight. We were certain she stayed pregnant and we increased her feed out of worry since she was so young. Her belly...
  9. Waiting Room
    Yay! I'm so exited for my only pregnant doe this year! Her due date is April 6, so pretty soon. She is a FF and a little less than 2 years old, I bought her for $300 without papers, but I can register her. Her sire has very good milk lines, so I'm exited! She is cute and sassy, but she is nice...
  10. Goat Management
    Yes, another question lol bear with me though! You guys have been so helpful explaining and sharing your knowledge about your goats, I really appreciate it :)! What do you feed your pregnant Nigerian Dwarf does from early pregnancy to kidding? Questions/thoughts..... I know I need to add...
  11. Kidding Koral
    Sorry for asking so many pregnancy questions on here! We have some weird goats that like to confuse us LOL We have a doe that usually shows no signs when going into labor. Her bag doesn't fill, her vulva doesn't get very swollen, and we can check her ligaments 20 minutes before kidding and...
  12. Kidding Koral
    We have a doe that's due to kid March 1st, and when I went out this morning I noticed her ligaments are noticeably lower than they were just a couple days ago. How far out from kidding do a doe's ligaments start shifting? Could she possibly be due sooner than we're expecting, or is it normal for...
  13. Waiting Room
    It seems time has flown by and before I know it I'll have kids on the ground. But before that there's all the preparations, so do y'all give your nannies a pregnancy clip? If so, what clippers do you use and where do you buy them?
  14. Waiting Room
    Nobody can ever learn too much, and I was wondering how everybody treated their pregnant nannies. What minerals do you give, do you give feed all throughout pregnancy, what kind of hay? What special things do you do to your expecting ladies? Would love to read how everybody does it! Pic for...
  15. Beginners Goat Raising
    So I’ve had a Buck with my 2 does for a couple months now separated. My one doe Ginger a Nigerian Dwarf went into labor on Friday but unfortunately her pelvic canal was too small so she had to have a C-section and lost baby. But I have another doe Acorn my Nubian/Apline cross that tested...
  16. Kidding Koral
    So we have a doe that's a little over a year old, we aren't sure when she was bred but we know she's pregnant. She's acting really close but she seems to start and stop, she was having contractions for a few nights but she hasn't had any in a couple of days. She seems to make a lot of progress...
  17. Kidding Koral
    Recently I noticed that my Nubian doe, Maddie Lynn, has clear fluid in her teats. She's three years old and she's never had a kid or been bred. Other than the fluid I've also noticed she's had a small change in personality, but not anything crazy. Other than that, she is acting fine and healthy...
  18. Health & Wellness
    Hello all! I have a yearling Nigerian dwarf that was confirmed pregnant 2 weeks ago (first time freshener) via ultrasound, but he could only see one. He said it appeared really early and to come back, so that’s what we did today. Well, today he couldn’t find the baby anywhere, so he’s thinking...
  19. Kidding Koral
    Hello! So I’ve been trying to find a general timeline and signs of pregnancy, but all I can find is the gestation for the babies and how THEY grow throughout pregnancy. What about mama? At what day will she likely start showing signs, and after that day what days should I be looking out for that...
  20. Health & Wellness
    I have heard about the bleach test to determine pregnancy in goats. So I gave it a try with our one goat we have been going back and forth on if she is pregnant or possibly false pregnant. She has become larger looks pregnant but no babies yet. .... also very possible I was off with my count...
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