Beards on Female Goats

julieq

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Some of our ND does have beards, some don't. We clip during the summer so they don't have the chance to get that long.
 

savingdogs

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One of my mini-nubian does has grown a little beard during her pregnancy.

I seem to remember having a lot of hair growth myself as a pregnant woman, is that the same sort of process I wonder? That was the longest my hair ever grew in my life, during my pregnancies, and I had more arm hair and such at that time too.
 

WorthItFarms

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In pygmies, I've noticed they seem to follow family lines (so relatively heritable) and they seem more common in caramels. Here's my beardies:
Rockstar
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Rockstar's Mom, Bobbie Sue
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Sugar
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Rockstar's half sister (also a brown caramel) also has a beard. No breeding problems that I've seen. In fact, some of my most easy kidding girls.
 
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