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P, K & M's Kidding Thread
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frustratedearthmother
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sooooo cute!
sadieml
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Lovely doelings! Sorry about the extra teats. 
Bummer. Still, they are lovely. Cute calf, too. Congrats on all.
Bummer. Still, they are lovely. Cute calf, too. Congrats on all.
sadieml
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Quick question. Does anyone know if extra teats are typically productive or merely "ornamental"? I know that on women 
(yes, it happens to humans, too), they are NOT typically productive, but it can happen that they give very small amounts of milk.
(yes, it happens to humans, too), they are NOT typically productive, but it can happen that they give very small amounts of milk.
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@sadieml They can be productive and they can just be extra and not productive. It all depends on the animal. I have heard (farmers in my area) say that in Boer goats the ones from south africa have 4 teats that are usually all productive. That is why some boers get the extra teats here from the lineage way back. It could be a wives tale but I know, in my area anyways, in boers they are allowed the extra teats IF and only IF they are separate teats, not "fish tales" which is when one is growing off the other.
