How to know if they are pregnant ...

[RareBreedFancier]

Okay, tummy typing is only good if you know what an open doe feels like compared to a preggers doe LOL Even a preggers doe will feel squishy compared to a buck LOL

I'll have to try again after the first doe kids. At least they both feel the same so given that and the 'lumps' underneath I'll have kids here sometime!
Hoping the growing udders mean they have less than 2 months to go. If they kid in that time I can keep the doe kids to breed with my buck as they aren't his.

 

[cottinpickin]

Tail test: firm tail webbing not pregnaunt.Squishy tail webbing preganaunt.

 

[that's*satyrical]

Now that I finally got a doe I know is "open" (6 months old) how far along do they have to be to tell the difference. And, exactly HOW do they feel different (more firm, more squishy??) Thanks.

 

[cottinpickin]

if your asking about tail test within a couple weeks the tail will start soften up and feel more squishy.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Now that I finally got a doe I know is "open" (6 months old) how far along do they have to be to tell the difference. And, exactly HOW do they feel different (more firm, more squishy??) Thanks.

An open doe's tummy will feel "squishy", where as a successfully bred doe's tummy will feel firm(IE: denser muscle on her under belly)

 

[arabianequine]

For those wondering I never got any babies but I will in the spring for sure.