I got these goats,the man did not know if they were bred or not,since billy just ran loose with them.Well I have one that is now today starting to fill milk bag she is filling real good.does that meen baby is due soon.I do not know any thing really about them.I am not seeing any discharge yet.

-- Pastor Hughes (hbchurch@brightok.net), November 01, 2001

Answers

THey can get milk in for up to a few weeks before they kid.

-- Patty {NY State} (fodfarms@slic.com), November 01, 2001.

If the buck ran loose with them, you can almost bet they're bred. Watch them for a really tight udder. They may also get restless, paw the ground, make a nest when it gets really close. Watch for a discharge too.

-- Wendy (weiskids@yahoo.com), November 01, 2001.

And then you also have the does that have no discharge and will just stand there and drop the kids! I would get together any supplies you may need for kidding: iodine, towels, gloves, bottles/nipples if hand raising, and make a list of phone numbers of the vet and people that have experience with kidding (either goat, sheep, etc). If you are going to milk the doe, versus allowing the kids to nurse you will also need supplies to do that. Nine times out of ten there are no problems and usually the doe will give some signs like making a nest, staying close to the barn, not eating as much, grinding teeth, etc.

-- Leslie in Western WA (sundaycreek@gnrac.net), November 01, 2001.

Pastor Hughes... Forgive this pun ... She is definitely not kidding... She is serious ! Have fun baby goats are great

-- Ralph Rice (Roadapple@suite224.net), November 01, 2001.

Sounds like she is close to kidding. And.... don't ever expect a doe to kid as planned, they always know and kid when least expected. i wanted to let ya know that if you scroll down and find goat kidding urgen trhead that there is a websirte Vicki posted for signs with pics.

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), November 01, 2001.