Pregnant doe becoming very chubby

cjhubbs

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I am trying to figure our how I am going to manage feeding my goats during pregancy. Currently they are getting free choice hay and minerals. We were giving them feed for a while until the goats appeared to be a little chubby and we were drying off our milker. I was wondering what would be a good amount of feed for a pregant goat (saannen)? I am worried about her getting fat during her pregancy due to to much feed because we have had the problem with her getting a little large. I am proud to say that at the moment she is healthy though and we would like to keep her that way :). I also was wondering if there is anything else I should be feeding them while they are pregant? Thanks for the help!
 

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With sheep, I feed 1/2 lb of grain per head per day in the last 30 days of pregnancy, when a lot of the fetal growth occurs.
 
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