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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Orinoco on January 14, 2014, 11:42:41 pm

Title: now I know
Post by: Orinoco on January 14, 2014, 11:42:41 pm

goats can get pregnant to sheep, vet said not, goat miscarried.  So can, but unlikely to carry to full term.  hope fully she will be OK in the morning, poor thing.

Title: Re: now I know
Post by: tizaala on January 15, 2014, 10:53:49 am

Shoat or Geep, yes it can happen . more common than you think ...

Title: Re: now I know
Post by: jinglejoys on January 15, 2014, 05:40:29 pm

And Deer too  again they tend to abort about 6wks before due

Title: Re: now I know
Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 15, 2014, 11:48:49 pm

That's strange and rather sad. The miscarrying, I mean.

Title: Re: now I know
Post by: Shropshirelass on January 16, 2014, 07:59:42 am

Interesting & I suppose it could happen as their similar species - though the deer 1 surprised me. But if you think about horses & donkeys & horses & zebras & ducks & muscovy ducks.

Title: Re: now I know
Post by: tizaala on January 16, 2014, 09:20:10 am

Or Beckham and posh.... :innocent:

Title: Re: now I know
Post by: Bodger on January 16, 2014, 09:26:30 am

Quote from: tizaala on January 16, 2014, 09:20:10 am

Or Beckham and posh.... :innocent:

That would be a Beckpig then ? :idea: