Does a goat have to have a full udder to tell *pics*

[lettermom]

if the udder and attatchments are good ect? Please teach me about what to look for. Here is our goat Nubilop Acres Razberry Blossom 4 hours before time to milk. The lady we bought our goats from this time was very helpful and friendly but i know not everyone is as honest/helpful as she is so I want to learn!

[lettermom]

sorry i tried to edit out her behind but i guess it didn't work!

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

No picture can really do any udder justice because you can't feel the udder texture. But if you look at the photo rose put up and now this, epsecially the fore udder shot you can see what I mean by your doe connects her fore udder attachment forward into the belly, not up, this will stabalize an udder for years of milking. Also on the rear shot, see how much further apart the rear udder is at the top (the two swirls) and they go apart into an H, not a point like Rose's. Much more desirable shape to the udder also. Vicki

[lettermom]

Thank you for the information! What should the udder feel like? I am going to try to get a shot or two of "Mom's goat" when we go out to milk(who lives at our house and we milk and care for ) She was cheaper and i think her udder hangs a bit lower in the back at the attatchments.. if you don't mind looking i will post some pics tonight and have you take a "look see" thanks a bunch!

[southerngurl]

I don't see the foreudder, did a picture disappear?

[anita_fc]

I, too, am trying to learn, but I'm not grasping which is the more desirable udder. Vicki, could you clarify?
Anita