I have a 3 year old nubian doe. I've been told that she really qualifies as a mini nubian. I use her in our traveling petting zoo and i puposefully did not want to breed her. People are funny in a petting zoo and look at "sexual" anatomy and make all kinds of comments. I knew she would have a huge udder and would get lots of comments about it. However, when she was turning 2, she developed a small udder and my friend that had milking goats, asked me if I was sure she wasn't bred - she wasn't. Now that she is three, this udder is getting bigger. I now have had people ask me if she needs milked? Her udder is not the size of a milking goat, and yet it is definitely a little full - I never tried milking it, as I know she would probably be a real nightmare to try and do that.
so my predicament is that if I do breed her (I only have a pygmy buck here), then for sure, she will have a huge udder and i won't be able to use her in the petting zoo, and I'm not interested in milking her. If I don't breed her, is this udder going to keep getting bigger each year? Is this a hormonal thing? Anyone ever have a doe develop an udder and not be bred?
so my predicament is that if I do breed her (I only have a pygmy buck here), then for sure, she will have a huge udder and i won't be able to use her in the petting zoo, and I'm not interested in milking her. If I don't breed her, is this udder going to keep getting bigger each year? Is this a hormonal thing? Anyone ever have a doe develop an udder and not be bred?