Place your bets! Pregnant or Fat

[Sweetened]

This is 8 year old Gardenia; got her for free with the other Nigerians I purchased as she hasnt kidded in 4 years. For those who havent seen my other thread that speaks about her, she had a bad kidding 4 years ago, resulting in a late term abortion with the rear kid having been dead for a significant amount of time.

Anyway, in the couple weeks Ive had the girls Ive noticed them getting bigger as I have time to watch their sides go up and down with eating, learning how they look when they grow. I swear Gardenia (Granny, I call her) is getting bigger, no grain. In addition, ive noticed an udder on her as she let me feel her. She gave milk when I gave a squeeze. Also gave a little kick and scurried off. I wrote the lady I bought her from who said she hasnt had milk in her since she dried up 4 years ago. she said if she is pregnant, she drops and raises quads.

She should be due in january, if she is pregnant, otherwise it would have had to have been an accidental through the fence breeding as there was no other opportunity.

Thoughts?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Has that udder grown since you got her?

She looks bred to me (I will admit that I was wrong once - a long time ago, lol!)

Quads huh? Wouldn't that be fun!

 

[babsbag]

She looks pregnant but January is still a long ways off; she looks too big to be due in January.

 

[Sweetened]

Yes i believe it has grown. Didnt notice it at all until the past few days.if she is due soon, she had to have been bred through a fence. I know she is at least sonewhat overweight, has carried extra pounds since the bad kidding.
The whole udder thing is whats majorly throwing me for a loop. i tried palpating for kids but even on the big girls on their kidding dates i never managed to palpate a kid

 

[Southern by choice]

January kids- highly probable. The udder does look large though.

Here are my DD's 2 does due in January...
No udders developing yet... Leah's rear leg is already bothering her... she had quads as a FF. The other doe better not just be big... single as FF last year but they are both getting big. No feed (grain/pellets) just hay and forage only.

See how her leg is turning out? She has good rear legs but that nerve is bothering her already. She has nice long teats hoping to see them "plump" up this year. She dried up nicely and when milked out it is like a glove!

Here is the other doe. They were both bred on the same day.

 

[babsbag]

I hope she is pregnant but I am not convinced that a through the fence breeding is possible. Maybe she will have quads and that is why she looks so big so early on .

 

[Southern by choice]

DD told me to MAKE SURE I ADD...
She is a slender doe not all rumen and not fat. Those are babies.

 

[bonbean01]

I voted pregnant and hoping Gardenia's kidding goes well

I have a few plumped up ewes that look pregnant to me , and then I noticed today that my ram looks pregnant too

Guess I am not a good judge of these things...will have to rely on watching udders

 

[Southern by choice]

and then I noticed today that my ram looks pregnant too

 

[Pearce Pastures]

BOTH lol!