pooch pictures

[Hollywood Goats]

I am way to squeamish to do a blood test so I just have to go by the pooch test.

Some of you probably remember her, she is the one that I rescued and 4 bucks had access to her and only on other doe.

what do you think? is she pregnant? if she is how long do I have to wait?

 

[Hollywood Goats]

 

[ksalvagno]

I'm not good at pooch tests so hopefully someone else will come on and let you know.

 

[Roll farms]

is she pregnant? if she is how long do I have to wait?

Unless there's some psychic twee twee spotter online that I'm unaware of, there is no way to look at a goat's business and tell when it will kid, unless it's w/in 24-48 hours and swollen / leaking.

Usually if they're 'wrinkly' on their tail, I gather they're open. It seems the wrinkling goes away once they're about 2-3 mos. gone...but that's not foolproof and it helps to know the tail you're looking at. My goat's tails aren't real wrinkly to begin with (b/c their fat).

But I don't know anyone who can look and say WHEN, when there could be months to go. A blood test won't tell you that, either.

I know you didn't breed her, so the next comment isn't aimed at you...but this is the reason I don't recommend letting does and bucks run together....the wait / uncertainty.

I'll try and get a pic of an open doe, then take a pic of her tail later, to illustrate what I'm trying to say about the wrinkling....but no amount of looking at pics of a goat that could be weeks or months out is going to tell you when.

 

[ThornyRidge]

is she pregnant? if she is how long do I have to wait?

Unless there's some psychic twee twee spotter online that I'm unaware of, there is no way to look at a goat's business and tell when it will kid, unless it's w/in 24-48 hours and swollen / leaking.

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haha.. maybe it is just me but other than looking at x-rated goat photo it is even hard to tell that this goat is "round" with pregnancy...are you sure she was bred?

 

[Ariel301]

The tail is being pulled up too hard, it distorts the positions of everything too much for me to tell for sure, but I don't THINK she is pregnant, or if so, she's less than 2 months. It's best to take those pictures with her tail held up naturally if possible, so the muscles are relaxed and not stretched out.

 

[glenolam]

Is this the doe with the funky udder? Has she started bagging up on the 'empty' side?

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Psychic twee twee spotter.

Not to be rude, but I just don't get the whole "look at the vulva and see if she's pregnant" thing.

And drawing blood is NO harder than giving a shot!! Seriously, it seems much worse than it is. It is SUPER quick and easy, and a blood test is CHEAP!!!

 

[Hollywood Goats]

Well, I know that I am going to have to draw blood for a CAE test, but I saw a Youtube video of someone doing it from the neck and it was horrible! I would never do that just to see if she was pregnant.

This is the best picture I can get without the tail being lifted:

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Well, I know that I am going to have to draw blood for a CAE test, but I saw a Youtube video of someone doing it from the neck and it was horrible! I would never do that just to see if she was pregnant.

What was horrible about it? And if you've got to draw blood for a CAE test, draw enough so you can do two tests with the sample. It's just like giving a shot, except you're pulling the plunger out instead of pushing it in. Or, you can get the double needle with the needle holder, but that's a little more tricky for first-timers.