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Never had an udder this big with a month to go. Updated:Look at it now
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Very cute!
I have a FF Nubian that developed an udder that big at about a month out. We still have a couple of weeks to go. Is udder size typically related to multiples?
I have a FF Nubian that developed an udder that big at about a month out. We still have a couple of weeks to go. Is udder size typically related to multiples?
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OneFineAcre
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I don't know, but I don't necessarily think so. We had one that had quads this past fall and her udder didn't get that big that early. We have another who always develops earlier and she's never had more than twins.Faith Hope said:
I will say this though, she has a large udder. We were afraid it was going to be very pendulum, although she looked good on her first freshening. We bought her after she had freshened her first time and she was dry, so it was based on a picture. And in the picture from a month ago it looked pendulum, but that was all tissue, she did not have any milk then.
But, now that she's freshened and is actually producing milk I think it looks good. It starts to protrude more behind their back legs.
I can't wait to see it when those babies really start pulling some milk from her.
Coleus sire and dam were both Rosasharn animals and they typically produce feminine, fined bone animals with large a capricious udders.
We will be showing Coleus in 2 shows this spring, and I'm looking forward to it.
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OneFineAcre
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Coleus had a big udder a month before kidding. She has been dam raising quads now for almost 8 weeks. We have a show next weekend, so we started clipping yesterday. Seperated Coleus from babies for the first time to see what she looked like with 12 hour fill.
She looks pretty good.
She looks pretty good.
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Oh we milked her out before we put her back with the kids. Got about 3/4 of a quart n 12 hours. We're showing her next weekend, and there is a milk test. We wanted to decide if we were going to try for the milk star. A nigerian is going to have to produce minimum 2 full quarts in 24 hours to get a milk star. We wanted to see a full quart from her on a 12 hour fill, so we were a little bit disappointed.
But, I think the milk was there. When we milked her could never get her udder completely deflated. After we milked her put the two smallest kids with her first, they both nursed and you could tell they were getting milk.
Then, we let the other two kids with her and they both nursed and were getting milk. This was all in about 10 minutes after we milked 3/4 of a quart.
I think she is a two quart a day milker. But, I think since she is dam raising kids, she wouldn't let all of her milk down. I think to get full potential, the babies will have to be weaned. And, she's not even at peak lactation yet, for about another month.
But, I think we would be wasting our time to do the milk test next weekend.
But, I think the milk was there. When we milked her could never get her udder completely deflated. After we milked her put the two smallest kids with her first, they both nursed and you could tell they were getting milk.
Then, we let the other two kids with her and they both nursed and were getting milk. This was all in about 10 minutes after we milked 3/4 of a quart.
I think she is a two quart a day milker. But, I think since she is dam raising kids, she wouldn't let all of her milk down. I think to get full potential, the babies will have to be weaned. And, she's not even at peak lactation yet, for about another month.
But, I think we would be wasting our time to do the milk test next weekend.
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Her udder seems normal to me. I raise boer and alpines, and some of my heavy milker have great attachments but their udder can go to the ground before kidding in 2 weeks. I mean literally teats almost touch the ground and their back legs go way out to the side because the udder is pushing them out so much.
I got a doe named Peeps and she a tad over 3 gallon a day milker.
I got a doe named Peeps and she a tad over 3 gallon a day milker.
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OneFineAcre
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I know her udder looks normal.Little bits n' pieces said:
My original post was a month before she kidded. I had personally never had one that large that far before kidding.
The latest picture is 8 weeks after she kidded. For a nigerian she looks pretty good.
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That is fantastic One Fine... and she is a nigerian not a "big Goat".... love those Nigies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you have another opportunity soon!
Hope you have another opportunity soon!
