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[Dorothy1324]

Not really i do have a question about pregnancy in a goat how can i tell without a blood test if a doe is pregnant we bought this doe from auction and she is young about 9 mnths old but she seems to be getting rounder and rounder.

 

[wynedot55]

then the odds is she is preggers.

 

[lilhill]

Start checking for udder development and when she begins to udder up (here it's usually about 30 days prior to kidding, then go on baby watch.

 

[Chaty]

Have you wormed her yet? Sometimes the worms can make them get a potbelly. What type of goat is she? When I get a new goat they get their feet trimmed and wormed before going in with the others and also put in quarentine for at least 3 to 4 weeks. From the sale barn you can pick up lots of diseases. Safer to keep them apart. A paste wormed wont hurt her and will clear out some worms.
Like lilhill said keep a eye on her udder.

 

[freemotion]

Is this your first goat? I have rescued a couple and they got "rounder" when their rumens started working and even rounder when they had access to fresh green stuff. So if she's your first, you might not be used to that look. Is she bulging more on the left side? Just a thought. Hope she's not preggers, she is a bit youngish.

 

[Dorothy1324]

I have wormed her and given her cdt vac. she was also in quarenteen for about 2 weeks after we bought them this is not my first goat but close to it i have 2 weathers as well. i will try to get \a picture to post tommorow. she is a alpine cross.