EggsForIHOP
Ridin' The Range
Big Bad Bella is the one goat here I have my doubts on. All the other does I SAW bred, all the other does COOPERATED with the buck, ALL the other does are now building udders, and have fetal movement coming from bellies that is CLEARLY little hooves and heads and baby goat backsides rubbing up against my hand as I pet them at feeding time and handle under sides and such...and THEN THERE IS BELLA!
I finally gave up on an easy visual of "the deed" and left her with the buck from September through Christmas. While he was thrilled, she of course seemed peeved about the situation...she's always mad about something...
I HAD been noticing her come into heat, but I SWEAR I haven't noticed anything in AGES! She is a 3 year old purebred Nubian, and this would be her first time, she came to me from pet owners that she herself drove crazy - they wanted a sweet loving pet, and instead got the DEVIL! She is ROTTEN and ran that lady over, I will not be run over and so Bella and I now have a lovely working relationship for the most part (though you can tell she could care less about me). HOWEVER - she also pulled that same attitude with our buck and every time I took her o him for breeding when she was CLEARLY in heat early fall/late summer - ish she ran away offered to butt him and acted a fool - so that was when they finally became "room mates" and she was left there to at least make peace and get the job done...they made peace, but I never knew if he was able to do his job....
Here's the pics, with pooch/hoo hoo area included in case that helps.
From this angle I think not so much....
From this angle I think SURELY YES she is...
and the full body from the side if it helps
I love her, but I SWEAR if we can't get a bun in this oven and milk on the table from her then she will be on the fast track to a new home - nothing eats for free here, and that's the sad truth to it...
VOTES ANYONE??? Just wondering what others think before I start making plans for a visit to the vet and a blood draw to send off...
I finally gave up on an easy visual of "the deed" and left her with the buck from September through Christmas. While he was thrilled, she of course seemed peeved about the situation...she's always mad about something...
I HAD been noticing her come into heat, but I SWEAR I haven't noticed anything in AGES! She is a 3 year old purebred Nubian, and this would be her first time, she came to me from pet owners that she herself drove crazy - they wanted a sweet loving pet, and instead got the DEVIL! She is ROTTEN and ran that lady over, I will not be run over and so Bella and I now have a lovely working relationship for the most part (though you can tell she could care less about me). HOWEVER - she also pulled that same attitude with our buck and every time I took her o him for breeding when she was CLEARLY in heat early fall/late summer - ish she ran away offered to butt him and acted a fool - so that was when they finally became "room mates" and she was left there to at least make peace and get the job done...they made peace, but I never knew if he was able to do his job....
Here's the pics, with pooch/hoo hoo area included in case that helps.
From this angle I think not so much....
From this angle I think SURELY YES she is...
and the full body from the side if it helps
I love her, but I SWEAR if we can't get a bun in this oven and milk on the table from her then she will be on the fast track to a new home - nothing eats for free here, and that's the sad truth to it...
VOTES ANYONE??? Just wondering what others think before I start making plans for a visit to the vet and a blood draw to send off...
I finally got the courage up after looking it up on line. The youtube videos were terrible. I didn't finish any of them. Then there was a pictoral with a 9yo drawing the blood. She made it look very easy and it actually was. I don't know why I put if off for as long as I did. Go ahead and do it. It's really nice knowing one way or the other.
