Does this udder look bad?

[Moody]

Hi I'm new to goats and am looking for a doe in milk while I wait for my doeling to be old enough to breed. I found this one for 200 but I think the bag looks like it isn't well attached. What do you think?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Not the greatest looking udder for sure!

 

[Moody]

Alright. Thanks. They should look more full toward the top, right?

 

[doxiemoxie]

weak attachment, narrow escutcheon, lopsided halves and the teats sit back, I think (hard to judge off of one pic). With that weak attachment she could be "double uddered" which means possible supernumary blind teats, and a webby udder more susceptible to mastitis.

 

[Moody]

Thank you! I'm just trying to see if I'm applying what i have read properly. It didn't look like a durable setup to me.

 

[goatgurl]

@Moody, your right that wouldn't be a durable udder. she is very narrow in the backend and with a poor udder attachment her udder will twist with every step she takes. and her udder is lop sided which suggests an infection at some point. a good milk goat doesn't have to have a perfect udder but it needs to be high enough to stay out of harms way and tightly attached enough not to twist and turn when she walks or neither she or the udder will last as long as they should. keep looking kiddo

 

[frustratedearthmother]

here is a nicer udder somewhat in your area...

http://killeen.craigslist.org/grd/4636029452.html

 

[frustratedearthmother]

and if you don't mind horns... this little doe has a decent looking udder from what you can see - and is less pricey

http://austin.craigslist.org/grd/4677419403.html

 

[Moody]

Oh wow thanks! I will definitely consider the nubian. She is a bit pricey though. Is that because she is registered, I wonder? I don't think I should do horns. My others seem to have the nubs from the disbudding so I prefer dis budded or ideally polled. I have a young son.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Yes, that udder looks bad. Very bad.
The ad say's she is a "young" sannen/lamancha cross in milk. She is a cull and that udder is the reason why they are culling her. And, probably why they are selling a doe in milk for $200.