I bought 2 ND does 5 months ago today. They were housed with a buck and possibly pregnant. Well, I met some people who wanted them, and I was sure they were not pregnant because they had no udder and their teats were tiny, so I sold them. Today they came to pick them up and BOTH does had teats that were 1-2 inches long. Did I possibly sell goats that were about to give me some new babies???? Yikes! The good news is that they love goats and want to start a herd of their own, so they would welcome any kids, but now I am having regrets!!!! The does have kidded once before, but the enlarged teats must mean something, right? Could they BOTH be in heat...are enlarged teats a sign of heat??? :GAAH: Help!!!
Depends on when you brought them home, if it was closer to the end of October then they would be due in the next week or 2. Also, most does will start filling their udder 4-5 weeks before they kid, especially those that have kidded before.
Just their teats were enlarged or their udder? They would have an udder on them by now and would look pregnant. It takes 5 months for the kids to come. I have no idea though if their teats were enlarged???
When they are really close to kidding ...their udders will be tight and huge looking.... the teats also at this point may be bigger.... but ..if there is no udder development... it is unusual....
Why did the original owner sell these does? Did they not produce enough milk for kids or possibly not bag up? If they had normal udders the first time around then.... are these does shedding? If so.... their teats may just be more noticeable since there is less hair in that area......
Hehehe.... I only thought of that because one of my doelings outside looked like that today... and she had better NOT be bred! She's shedding though so I'm guessing that is why I can see them. :scratch: Come on Spring!!!!
