I am starting to get worried. I have a March 2008 doe, Heidi, who has been really unthrifty all her life. She is healthy [other than her recovering sore mouth from the fair] , but has not grown very well. She will be 2 in March and only weighs maybe 70-75 pounds. I decided to breed her a couple of months ago, and if she took, she will be due Feb. 18. [most likely, but possibly as early as the 12th] I am just worried that she won't be ok. She is a little larger than a large nigi. I am not sure why, she only had 9 hours of colostrum when she was bron, and was then switched to regular milk. She was also fed on store bought whole milk, could that be why? And, should I really be worried about her kidding?
she had plenty of colostrum -- that shouldnt be her issue. are you sure she is purebred? does she come from slow maturing lines? I am sure she will be fine, treat her like any other pregnant goat :thumb:
I'm sure she'll do fine, as Stacey said, treat her as you would any of your other preggy girls, she may surprise you with a growth spurt before she delivers.
She is registered, American. Her sire is a VERY large buck, and her dam [my doe] is maybe 115-120 pounds, but is a little on the short and stubby side.
Ok, it is about time for another fecal, but she has been dewormed many times. I guess I shouldn't worry. I heard a horror story about a goat being bred when she was small. But that was a 2 month old pygmy bred to a boer buck, and she died a couple days after kidding, and all the kids [2] died during birth.
