Never had an udder this big with a month to go. Updated:Look at it now

[OneFineAcre]

Coleus was bred Halloween night. No question about the date. I don't think we've ever had a doe whose udder looked this large a month before kidding. This is her second freshning. She had a fantastic udder as a first freshner.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Gosh, you may need to get her a brassier to hold that off the ground when it fills!

 

[meme]

Rachel was bred on the same day! Your goat's udder is kind of big, but it definitely varies. Rachel's is smaller, but growing!

 

[OneFineAcre]

Rachel was bred on the same day! Your goat's udder is kind of big, but it definitely varies. Rachel's is smaller, but growing!

I've seen a lot of variation in udder size before kidding. Some bloom the week before. I've just never had one this large with a month to go.

Your goats name Rachel? My daughter's name is Rachel.

 

[alsea1]

Wow. Hope this means she is gonna be a producer

 

[Kitsara]

Gosh, you may need to get her a brassier to hold that off the ground when it fills!

 

[meme]

Rachel was bred on the same day! Your goat's udder is kind of big, but it definitely varies. Rachel's is smaller, but growing!

I've seen a lot of variation in udder size before kidding. Some bloom the week before. I've just never had one this large with a month to go.

Your goats name Rachel? My daughter's name is Rachel.

That's so funny. She came with her name, her full name is Rachel Ray, like the chef.

 

[bonbean01]

Pearce...that is too funny, but yes...that gal may need some support

 

[SkyWarrior]

Keep an eye on it. If it gets hard, you may deal with congested udder. I have two bottle babies because Belle didn't want them to nurse. Belle's was like that a month ahead of kidding. Luckily we don't appear to have mastitis. I'm not saying milk her -- yet. But if it gets really firm, you may have to.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

It's not generally a good idea to milk a doe before she kids. You milk out all of the colostrum. If you want to milk her after she kids and the babies have started to nurse then go for it. Also milking prior to birth will remove the wax plugs and can allow bacteria up into the teat and then you can end up with mastitis.

If you get a congested udder there are ways to deal with it. Hot compresses, massage, etc. It can be a bit of an effort but we've not had one not clear up. Also all does have a different let down reflex. We found that one of ours had to be milked a couple times through out the day because she'd not let down milk on the stand. We sent her to a pet home.