Heat or Pregnancy?

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I just purchased a Nigerian Dwarf doe, named Honey. Who may or may not be pregnant. The lady I got her from said there was a big chance that she is pregnant. She did not know for sure. I have only had her 7 days. I have been looking for either pregnancy signs of heat signs. This morning I went out to feed & water everyone. I noticed Honey had a clump of hay on her vulva. I cleaned it off. She has a white discharge. Everything that I have found says they have a discharge with pregnancy and heat. Which is not helping me. Here is a picture of Honey after i cleaned the clump off of her. The discharge is also on her tail and dried. I'm just wondering do you think it's from heat or pregnancy?
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Has she kidded before? And can you get a top picture looking down or one that shows her sides really well, like head on or from behind? They can have a discharge up to a month before kidding, and sometimes they won't have it until the day of. They drive us crazy. I seldom (like next to never) see a discharge during heat.

And welcome to BYH from very sunny and very hot California.
 

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Thank you! From California myself.
She has kidded before. Twins, triplets, triplets, single. These are the best pictures i could get of her. She does not like standing still for a photo op. Even with my daughter giving her scratches and love.
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I am in No. CA, near Redding and it is hot hot hot hot here today. Hope you are some place cooler.

If she is bred I don't think she will be kidding anytime soon unless of course she has already dropped and she will be kidding this week. Goats are so darn sneaky. Does her udder look full at all? She doesn't look pregnant to me; at least not far enough along to be kidding soon. Was she with the buck up until you bought her?

Do you have a buck? If so she should show some interest in him if she is in heat.

Pretty girl BTW, I love her colors.
 

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Greetings and welcome to BYH! She's a pretty girl! Thanks for sharing the pics :clap I have no idea if she's "with kid" or not, but the kid scratching her is pretty cute too :D Lots of great goat folks here so make yourself at home and browse around :caf. look forward to updates on your doe.:pop
 

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I wish I was some place cooler! Haha. I'm in kern county. It is HOT here as well. 105 in the shade yesterday.

Her udder does not look like it has changed in the week that I have had her. The lady said she was with bucks. But not within the last month.
The lady i purchased her from, had just purchased her back from whom ever she sold her to. The person who she purchased her back from had her in with bucks. The last month she has not been with a buck. Previously to that she was. The previous owner did say she has seen a change in her getting bigger.

I do have a buck. The bucks are on the other side of the property from the does.

Thank you. Any information is helpful. She is my first doe. I have been trying to talk my husband into getting goats for years! He finally gave in. He wants to milk to make cheese. I get the goats. Win win. =-D

Thank you! She is a sweet heart. Hates dogs though. The previous owners new dobbie was trying to kill her through the fencing. Along with another doe and wether. We brought them all home.

Will gladly keep everyone updated.
 

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Do you know if she has been tested for CAE? If not, that might be a good idea so you know you are starting out with a clean herd. There other diseases you might want to test for, too. And while you're at it, there is a blood test that tests for pregnancy!

She's a pretty doe!
 

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I do not know if she has been or not. I know the buck & our wethers have all come from clean herds. I was just reading up on the pregnancy test. I'm not confident enough to draw blood myself. Giving vaccines and giving medications are no problem. Do you do the blood draw yourself or have a vet come out?
 

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I had a vet come out, but there are lots of instructional videos on the web. Whatever you're most comfortable with.
 

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Welcome to BYH! Congrats on your newbies! The one pictured is a real beauty, but inexperienced as I am, I would say she doesn't look pg. (Do people still say that? or am I just dating myself?) You could always take her near a buck, or just put her in a private area with one and see what happens. If she isn't preggers, she might end-up that way!:D
 

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