Odd udder *Patricia had her baby!!!* **PICS pg3**

[craftymama86]

She's due next week. Still no change in the little teat. I'm a little disappointed b/c I most likely won't be able to milk her since she'll have a kid to nurse. If it's a buckling though I plan to sell him as a bottle baby. I don't want any bucks around....

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

Late to the game but I will second or third that I suspect she has freshened before and that is a blown teat.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I just had my first every goat deliver and she was a First Freshener (I know becuase I bought her at 8 weeks). Her udder stayed rather small and consistent in size on both sides right up until she boomed before delivery. Her udder, larger, but is still consistent in size. And now that my girl is in milk for 3 weeks, her teats still are not as big as the one you have there. I have posted a pic of my first freshener at 145 days. She delivered on day 149.

Very sorry that you got into this purchase and now do not have what you had hoped for.


How much did you pay for her?

Can you or did you contact the seller and express your dissatifcation?

 

[craftymama86]

She is a little small isn't she? Hehe.

No, I didn't contact the seller about it. I don't like it but I do enjoy this goat more than the pygmies we had. It was a partial trade. She got our billy (who i SO do NOT miss), our nanny and her twin kids and I got this nanny(plus whatever kid she gives us) and she gave me $100. With the problem our new gal has I'm sure a lot of people would say it was a bad deal on my end but it has been soooo much quieter and calmer here since we got rid of the pygmies. So for me, it was still worth it. If I'm not able to milk her I at least have a new friend, even if she is still getting use to us.

 

[TinyHouses]

I have a Nubian whose udder looks *exactly* like that! She is a first freshener due on 5/25 & I know that she has not kidded before. I have been searching like crazy to see what I can find that could be the cause to no avail. Can they get mastitis without ever having kidded before? I would love to be able to make 100% certain this is not a genetic trait. Let us know how she makes out ones she kids!
Best of Luch,
Melissa

 

[craftymama86]

Well now I REALLY wonder what's going on with her now. I mean, it wouldn't make sense for the lady I got her from to lie about one thing and not the others. I still think she is a FF. If you find anything before let me know! ....She's due Thursday.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

The other possibility is that she had a precocious udder and it was stretched out a bit. They can inflate on only one side and the previous owner may not have noticed it.


And as long as the goat makes you happy and it's an improvement over what you had... just watch her and make sure the kids can nurse. You can milk a blown teat. It's no trickier than milking a super tiny teat. Maybe even easier. But what it does mean is if you keep her daughters then watch them carefully and see how they develop. It could be a freak thing or it could be genetic. Only time will tell.

 

[craftymama86]

Oh gosh, I hope it's not genetic.... So you think I should still be able to milk the little teat? That would be nice..... Would a buck carry that gene? Please don't laugh at that Q.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

No she is saying that you should be able to milk both teats. If she really is a first freshener, the small teat is what it should look like till she really gets her milk in. The larger teal may produce milk, but may be difficult for her babies to nurse on.

 

[TinyHouses]

Suburban- I hope you are right, I hadn't thought about that! My girl started with zero udder at all. She's 150 days on the 25th, so we will know soon enough I suppose
Crafty-I'll keep looking, but please let us know when she kids what happens to that udder!
Best!