Goats help !!!

[Squick7314]

me and my husband just got goats one is extremely friendly buck he was originally from a petting zoo they said he was one but our 2nd is a 1 year old doe we got a week ago they said that she is pregnant they don’t know when she was bred and she is skittish an I’ve been trying to get her to let me at least be near her she let me pet her today but now she is being skittish again she lays down a lot I’m just trying to figure things out if she is in fact pregnant and what I can get her to do to calm down I do t want her to hurt baby I’ve been doing a lot of research just want a little bit of opinions we do bunny’s and chickens and ducks normally

 

[Squick7314]

 

[MiniSilkys]

Have you tried holding a bowl of feed for her to eat? It takes time. You could start by placing the bowl on the ground beside you and acting like you are not paying attention to her. I bought a pygmy doe that was due 30-45 days after I bought her. Does she look like she has an udder? Have you seen any movement in her right side?

 

[MiniSilkys]

Did they tell you what breed she was?

 

[MiniSilkys]

Any pics of your boy? What is he?

 

[Squick7314]

I got close to her a few times can’t really see cuz she needs a shave so I felt under her an her udder felt loose I’ll try today to see if I can get a picture she lays down a lot and she has let me pet her for a little here An there but I got her from a farm I do t think they really New the breed they said the had Nigerians An Pygmy to me with all the research I did she looks more Nigerian and the other people we got our buck from said he was Nigerian but he is definitely built a lot different look like could by Pygmy the buck thinks he a dog extremely friendly

 

[Squick7314]

This our buck he is too much loves affection

 

[Squick7314]

This is the best I could get this morning of her from behind

 

[Latestarter]

Greetings and welcome. Congrats on your new goats! I can't tell you if she's pregnant or not, but from the pictures you've shared, she looks mighty thin to be carrying. It's much easier to tell looking straight down from above. If you look at some of the kidding threads on here where pictures have been shared, you'll see what I mean. I can't really see any udder development, but that's not a 100% indicator either as some does don't fill until right at kidding or right after. There's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!

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[Squick7314]

Thank you I’ll keep my eye on her like I said I don’t know when she was bred at all could been recently the guy said sometime in spring he wasn’t sure at all but I was mainly concerned with stress of moving and coming Into a home that is different then I big farm we are a small homestead and we are just starting with bigger animals so my kids and my husband and myself love to handle our animals we love them friendly so i really hope she comes around