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She's looking nicely rounded but that could just be her shape. I don't think you can tell from her nether regions at this stage; I certainly couldn't with mine until about a week or so before they dropped. If she was covered in January she'd be due in June and February would be July. Do you know exactly when she was in season/covered? Did you see any sign of a season before or afterwards that would help you work out dates and/or whether she held? They cycle every 3 weeks so if you had seen a couple before she went to the billy you could work out likely dates from that.The kids tend to put on the bulk of the weight in the last month so she wouldn't be huge at this stage. Have you seen any kicking? It was visible with most of mine by this stage, particularly when they were eating their feeds.Have you done the "divining" test - nail or ring on a bit of string and ask the question if the goat is pregnant or not... you have to work out how the metal responds in terms of yes, no and don't know first so ask a question such as "Is this goat female?"; then "is this goat male?" and see if you get different movements. Repeat the questions a few times until you're sure you know what the "response" is and then move on to whether or not the goat is in kid. You can also try asking how many kids and whether they're male or female but as it only answers yes or no you have to phrase the questions to give those answers e.g. "are there 3 kids?" "are 3 kids female?" Start with high numbers to get a no, then work back to get yes answers. It may just be a bit of fun, but it's worth keeping a note of the answers and comparing to what you land up with in due course...
Quote from: Scarlet.Dragon on May 06, 2019, 10:02:13 pmShe's looking nicely rounded but that could just be her shape. I don't think you can tell from her nether regions at this stage; I certainly couldn't with mine until about a week or so before they dropped. If she was covered in January she'd be due in June and February would be July. Do you know exactly when she was in season/covered? Did you see any sign of a season before or afterwards that would help you work out dates and/or whether she held? They cycle every 3 weeks so if you had seen a couple before she went to the billy you could work out likely dates from that.The kids tend to put on the bulk of the weight in the last month so she wouldn't be huge at this stage. Have you seen any kicking? It was visible with most of mine by this stage, particularly when they were eating their feeds.Have you done the "divining" test - nail or ring on a bit of string and ask the question if the goat is pregnant or not... you have to work out how the metal responds in terms of yes, no and don't know first so ask a question such as "Is this goat female?"; then "is this goat male?" and see if you get different movements. Repeat the questions a few times until you're sure you know what the "response" is and then move on to whether or not the goat is in kid. You can also try asking how many kids and whether they're male or female but as it only answers yes or no you have to phrase the questions to give those answers e.g. "are there 3 kids?" "are 3 kids female?" Start with high numbers to get a no, then work back to get yes answers. It may just be a bit of fun, but it's worth keeping a note of the answers and comparing to what you land up with in due course...sounds a bit crzy to me!does it work?
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