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Old 06/16/11, 11:27 AM
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Labor? What the heck??? Photos

Okay - I bought this doe from Atwood Acres in Feb . . . the 16th.
She let her buck bred her then since she seemed like she was in heat.
She is a 3 yr old FF.
She has had an udder for nearly a month, and as you see, a seriously huge udder for a Nigerian who hasn't even kidded.
I've noticed a bit of goop now and again in the last week. . .
and I am thinking the doe was just bred a month prior to when I got her and the breeder didn't think it took. . .
I did see the buck breed the doe when we picked her up, but I've had bucks try to breed does that clearly aren't in heat, and then I've seen does act in heat while bred.
I haven't heard back from the breed if she really might have been bred sooner than 2/16 -

Either way, here is how she looks today - the photos are in chronological order, so the open photo was first and 10 seconds later the more closed photo was snapped. . .

She doesn't act in labor AT ALL. . .

Any opinions?

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Old 06/16/11, 01:18 PM
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Looks like mine looked before she prolapsed. She kidded eight days later.
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Old 06/16/11, 01:45 PM
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That is what I'm afraid of - a prolapse.
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Old 06/16/11, 01:49 PM
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Her udder isn't FULL full.
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Old 06/16/11, 02:17 PM
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No - but for a FF Nigerian - it looks crazy massive to me - lol.
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Old 06/16/11, 03:21 PM
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holy udder! Her udder is pretty long and large for not even being a 1st freshener yet! Cant wait to see it full
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Old 06/16/11, 03:56 PM
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AAARRRCGGGHHH! Time to sleep out in the barn, and tear your hair out over the next few weeks. . . . .
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Old 06/16/11, 04:11 PM
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Does anyone think this looks like a prolapse impending? I worried about that being what is going on. My other does never look that way prior to kidding
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Old 06/16/11, 04:16 PM
 
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She looks to me like she still has awhile, at least a couple of weeks if not another month...Looks like she may have plenty of milk when she kids...I don't believe you need to worry.
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Old 06/16/11, 04:18 PM
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Really? Hey, that is good news to me! Her due date should have been 7/16 - but with the size of the udder and the way her backend looks - I wasn't sure - freaked me totally out.
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