Ruthie....udder question

[ShyAnne]

This is Ruthie, full boer, she was pastured with a saanen buck. She could be due Jan/feb
This is my first boer goat kidding.
So my question is :
Is this a start of an udder or normal 2nd time preggers udder?

[nehimama]

Gosh. I don't know. Was it flat before this? Has this shape just started? Hope someone else knows the answer.

NeHi

[ShyAnne]

well I dont really remember if it was flatter before but It seems to be a bit bigger today, although I am not positive. Because I dont know her breeding date or her due date I can only guess. Also with not knowing how boers usually look after freshening. I will try to get a better picture.

[susanne]

she doesn't look very pregnant to me

[ShyAnne]

I dont know for sure if she is or not. But it does seem to me her udder is growing. Thats why I am asking yalls opinions. Do you see a difference between 4 days ago and now? I think I do. But time will tell.

[southerngurl]

To me it looks like the starting of an udder. It has a slight rounded look.

[ShyAnne]

I guess it is the starting of an udder as each days its been getting bigger. And now she is loosing her plug also.
Dont know how soon she will kid but I got my peepers on her!

[dm9960]

good luck! hope all goes well!

[ShyAnne]

Thanks! I hope so too. I wish I knew when she was due. lol.

[ShyAnne]

Anyone have Boer goats that can post pics so I can see how boer goats udder look as they get close? Is it similar to a pygmy? I am guessing its not close to a Nubian.

[Alice In TX/MO]

I found this pic, scroll down the page.
http://www.ramhbreeders.com/goat_breed_standards.htm

[ShyAnne]

Thanks alice, seems we have a ways to go!
Unless she fills up last minute....
The joys of first time kidding out a new doe.

[dm9960]

it is exciting yet scary at the same time! my 2 year old might be pregnant. some days I think yep, her belly definitely looks like it, then other days I think nope, guess not. I;m trying to see if I can spot heat in her within the next couple weeks, if nothing, then I will definitely suspect that she is. so maybe we'll be in the same boat!

[ShyAnne]

Its so hard not knowing the due date. When my Nubian doe came to me she had been pasture bred like this doe. Didnt know the due date. Gretta started in December and kidded the first of FEB! But she was a first freshener This is Ruthies second, just my first with her.
Hope your doe turns out bred for you.
I have another doe due Jan 1st. So far she doesnt even look or act bred. But she hasnt cycled either. So who knows.lol

[southerngurl]

Just keep checking those ligaments.

[nehimama]

I hope everything with Ruthie turns out well! Please be sure to keep us updated, and we'll want PICTURES.

NeHi

[ShyAnne]

Thanks! I think she may be getting close. I moved her into a kidding stall as she was staying away from the herd. Her udder is much rounder today and she is very long in the vulva.
One thing she is doing different today also... Every time Grettas kids call to Gretta, Ruthie answers them.
This pic is from this am. What do yall think? I tried to check ligs but she hasnt gotten used to being touched yet.

[DairyGoatSlave]

The size of her udder will also be biased upon her breeding, on what her lines were selected for.