How can female goat get pregnant by 'fixed' male?

Well, she looks sort of pregnant to me, and so does one of the black does. (I think it was a doe?) I sort of wish I could have seen pics of the wethers.

What is a "whether"?

The black one is a male, was 'banded' five years ago. Again, the white female goat has NEVER EVER been around any other goats except the males we had banded 5 years ago.

Yes, we are concerned. If by some rare chance the white female is pregnant, we do not know if we are up to the 'assignment'. We have never had to experience a goat giving birth, (or any other animal either). We would not know what to do or where to begin.

"What is a "whether"?

A "wether" is a male that has been castrated. Its just a term to differentiate between one that's neutered and one that's intact Its also used to refer to castrated sheep

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Most of the time the momma goat does just fine without help.

If not, here's some info:

http://fiascofarm.com/goats/how_to_deliver_a_kid.html

...now wouldn't that just be a stich if all 5 of the banded boys had one hidden loose nut! (Then they'd all look the same!) I learned a little trick when banding very young ram lambs, to not only push in with my fingers, but to also give a little 1/4 or 1/2 twist to keep them little beggers from popping back up there. Then to rub over the sack to feel both nuts are there. It does require then and extra person to help you band, but most of the time my one friend and I band together. Normally I'm the nut grabber, so I've gotten better at it over the years.

As far as what's a wether goes, ....should I repost my goat story on here, or just have him look it up in the goat archives?

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Very nice looking goats. The boys in the picture are wethers for sure. They have no masculine signs at all. The doe is developing a bag but that could be a false pregnancy or precoucious udder. Her sides do bulge some. I would say unless any of your other wethers look different than the two in the picture or your fence lines share with another herd of goats then your doe is not pregnant. How long have you had her? Do you share fence lines with anyones elses goats?

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It is odd that she is forming an udder, and a lopsided one at that (or maybe it's the picture?). I'd be worried about mastitis. Squirt a little out and see what it looks like. She does look like a doe carrying twins. Count 1.5 months from the first time you remember seeing udder change and swelling sides and call that your duedate. Every day feel her for ligaments and notice any changes in udder. Most does will deliver just fine, however pygmies are notorious bad kidders, so you will need to be there for her when she delivers.

Now, I believe it would be worthwile if you would post some pics of your wethers as well. They may be hiding something.

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Yeah, he has a beard, but compare it to the pictures of the Pygmy bucks. The wether's beard is wispy and thin, while a buck has a full, lush beard and a cape. The hair growth on bucks seems to be testosteropne related. I've heard that when there were more eunuchs, they didn't have beards, either. A full, lush beard on a male goat is usually a beacon of masculinity and the equipment to match!

Oh gosh...(giggling)...now all the guys reading this will want to grow facial hair (if they don't already have it!) LOL!

- Kathy (who's enjoying all the pics of the pretty goats)

My 2 wethers do.

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I had a goat go through the false pregnancy and she did the whole thing, swollen udders, looked big and even went through labor. Then..nothing.

I did have a similar problem to yours with a horse. Bought a cute little filly that was 2 and never bred. Exactly 1 year later we had a little foal on the ground. Turns out after alot of investigation...my neighbors stud go in while we were away and they didn't tell me about it.

Also, I don't know if this is true, but I've heard people claim their does were bred by deer. Seems odd, but if you think about it, is it that impossible?

Can you post a picture of her butt? If I can see her Vulva, I will be able to tell you.

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