Preggo or not preggo?

evie knight

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So, two of my does are supposed to be bred. I bought them around 10 days bred. They have had no evident signs of heat, and that was a pretty good indicator to me that they were pregnant. My buck has not gone into rut since they got here (the others are all confirmed bred) and I was wanting to know if that was another good indicator that they are in fact pregnant? They are supposed to kid in mid March. I have been trying to figure out ways to find out if they are pregnant WITHOUT pulling blood.
 

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Generally speaking, unless they "hide their kids" real well, they will start widening out as the kids grow inside. As they get further along, I understand you can sometimes feel them move...
 

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Generally speaking, unless they "hide their kids" real well, they will start widening out as the kids grow inside. As they get further along, I understand you can sometimes feel them move...
They are wide lol. I just know they can LOOK and FEEL pregnant, but not be pregnant.
 

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I can usually feel kids move for sure the last month. I do have one due the first part of April that I felt her kids today! I think it just depends on how many they are carrying too.
 

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Aw I’m so excited for these two. I believe one is carrying twins. I also have pooch pics if anyone can tell me what they think? I believe they are 100% pregnant based on the pooch.
 

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I introduced my herd sire to my group on October 26th. He immediately tagged one of my does so I expect the earliest date for my group is around March 26th. The rest should go like dominoes after that. Sure am excited for new kids :celebrate:pop
 
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