Saturday, September 4, 2010

Udder of Young Doe


This doe was born 5/23/10. She is not bred. Have others had experience with udders on such a young doe?

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  1. Yes, I have had some of those - called a 'precocious udder'. Harvey Considine used to tell us that a little udder like that on a doe kid often means that she has excellent production potential - a lot of milk. This little udder is showing signs of a lovely shape - high, wide, and with good division between the halves. I personally would like to see a little more length to the teats, but they are beautifully placed, nicely shaped and they hang straight. One word of caution for 'newbies' to goats - don't try to milk that little udder. Just leave it alone and watch it eventually develop into a fantastic mature udder when she freshens for the first time.

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  2. Thanks Pat! Remember those new to goats to heed what has been said about not trying to milk this little udder.

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