Pregnant Baby Pygmy??

[Lanthanum]

I have four pygmy goats, two females and two males. I keep my females seperated because they are mother and daughter, and the daughter is only 8 months and still significantly smaller than the others. They recently broke the fence and were out in the yard together so I fixed the pen and placed my baby in a reinforced fence. I thought she was just bloated from the grass but it's been two days since I penned her away and she is still VERY fat and I fear she may be pregnant and I wasn't around when she got out of the pen about 3 months ago. She has already went in heat a few times and she is able to bear but she is WAY too small. If she is there is a very high chance she could die. What do I do??

 

[Hens and Roos]

sorry to hear of this possibility...we are pretty new to goats so not much help.

@OneFineAcre @Goat Whisperer @Southern by choice @frustratedearthmother

Welcome , lots of great and knowledgeable people on here ready to help!

 

[Southern by choice]

@frustratedearthmother has pygmies and bred them for years. I think she is best to answer this as pygmies are quite different from Nogerians.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

x2!

If she is three months along I don't think it would be wise to lute her. You might want to consider having an ultrasound done to try to determine how many kids she is carrying. Twins/triplets will almost always be smaller than a single. Do you have any pics of her?

If she isn't mature enough to pass kids you will need to look at a C-section.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Are you saying she's been in heat a few times since she got out?

 

[Lanthanum]

Are you saying she's been in heat a few times since she got out?

There are a few times she has been in heat and I wasn't around to notice until the boys were practically yelling at her to try and lure her in and chasing her till she was tired out so yes she was around the boys a few times while in heat although I try to pen her up asap. I haven't SEEN the boys breed her but I never saw my senior doe be bred and she's kidded twice. (Her first kid had a complicated birth and died in the process this is why I am very worried for her daughter if she kids)

 

[Southern by choice]

I am still not clear on what you are saying either.
You think she was possibly bred 3 months ago.
Have you seen her IN heat since that time?
Has she gone into heat in the past 3 months?

How many times has she gotten out SINCE that first time?

I would run a pregnancy check on her.

 

[Lanthanum]

I am still not clear on what you are saying either.
You think she was possibly bred 3 months ago.
Have you seen her IN heat since that time?
Has she gone into heat in the past 3 months?

How many times has she gotten out SINCE that first time?

I would run a pregnancy check on her.

She was around the boys twice that I KNEW she was in heat, but I had to leave both my does with the boys at that moment because I was dealing with an injured (on the verge of life or death if she wasn't cared for) chicken that had to be housed away from the others and the only place for her was the kidding pen and the fence between the boys and girls was broken so for a day and a half she was with the boys while in heat and I thought she would be fine because she was running from them but I'm worried she might have been bred while I was away. Also, having a check done is a huge money issue if I take her to the vet because we are low on money at the moment and may just have to wait it out I just need to know if theres anything I need to do if she is or what to watch for. Is there a way to know for sure without using a lot of money?

 

[Lanthanum]

x2!

If she is three months along I don't think it would be wise to lute her. You might want to consider having an ultrasound done to try to determine how many kids she is carrying. Twins/triplets will almost always be smaller than a single. Do you have any pics of her?

If she isn't mature enough to pass kids you will need to look at a C-section.

Here is her from the front, top, and back. She is very wide and I've had her away from hay, grass, and I had her on a slightly lesser diet to see if the weight was from bloating but she hasn't lost any and it seems almost like she's gained some. I am getting very worried. She doesn't like sitting still so i havent been able to feel for anything there but what I have felt of her belly is firm. I don't have any money for an ultrasound or even a checkup, let alone a caesarean

 

[norseofcourse]

Can you tell if she has any udder development?