Pregnant goat has no udder yet

[nigerianbreeder]

My Nigerian doe is suppose to be due the 11th of February. She doesn't look too big and has just loose skin where her udder will develop. When I say this I mean if I go up to her and grab her udder area I can get a hold of udder skin but just looking at her you can't see anything. Should I be concerned that she doesn't have an udder yet? I know she was bred because I brought her over the day before she went in heat and the buck owner said the buck was all her the next day. She also smelled very bucky. Never noticed her go back into heat but them again I haven't been watching for heat signs. Every time I exposed my other doe to the buck rag the preggo one always came over but was never interested. Is their a chance she isn't pregnant? I'm going outside now to get pictures and to feed everyone.

 

[SheepGirl]

Some don't build an udder until the day they have their babies. Every animal is different--even year to year.

My 2006 ewe didn't have an udder at all until she had her lambs last year. This year, she's not due until March 9 but she started an udder a week or two ago. In 2009 and 2010 she uddered up nice and heavy weeks before she lambed. I can't remember when she started building an udder in 2008, though. :/

 

[G6momma]

I have two does due in march. One is huge with a very nice udder and the other one is very small and has NO udder. We done blood testing and both tested positive for pregnancy! I have worried myself sick because one is so small with no udder?

 

[nigerianbreeder]

I know isn't it frustrating! I hope that she is pregnant with at least one in there. I kind of want it to be a single with a boy. That way I can band him and keep him as a pet

 

[OneFineAcre]

How many times has she freshened?

 

[nigerianbreeder]

This is her first time and mine

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

My first freshener and first ever freshener last started with a very small udder and it came on the last 3 weeks. This year, her second freshening, her udder is already forming.

I think you are OK. How about some pics of your doe to give you something to do

 

[nigerianbreeder]

Working on the pictures. I was gonna do it the other day but couldn't find the camera and now its snowing and blowing insanely

 

[OneFineAcre]

My first freshener and first ever freshener last started with a very small udder and it came on the last 3 weeks. This year, her second freshening, her udder is already forming.

I think you are OK. How about some pics of your doe to give you something to do

That's why I asked.
Some will really blossom really fast at the end, last week or so.
First freshners in particular don't usually develop much until the end. We've had some with almost nothing until the last few days

 

[meme]

Rachel is an FF, and I thought it would take her a long time to build an udder. However, at a little over 90 days she is HUGE and already has a nice udder forming. Maybe that means we can expect lots of milk.... It is different for every goat though.