pregnacy questions about goats.?

Question

How long is the gestational period for goats? When do they come in heat? How many babies can they have a year?

Answer 1

Average pregnancy is 150 days, but anywhere from 145 days to 155 days in considered normal.



When they come into heat depends on the breed. Most miniature goats (Nigerian Dwarf, Pygmy, miniNubian, etc.) will come into heat approximately every 21 days, year round. Dairy goats such as Nubians, Saanens, etc. cycle mainly in the fall months. It can vary but usually from August until about February. With meat breeds such as Boer, it can vary between individual goats. Some will cycle year round, others will cycle in the fall like dairy goats do. With all breeds, they will come into heat approximately every 21 days when they are cycling, and the heat period will last anywhere from 12 hours up to 3 days.



They *can* have babies twice a year, but it's very hard on the does to constantly be pregnant and in milk at the same time. Responsible breeders will breed their goats once a year, or at the very most 3 times over 2 years. They should never be bred twice a year every year without having a good break to recuperate at some point. My goats are never bred more than once a year.



Most goats will have twins, but sometimes they have singles, triplets, or quadruplets. I know a few people who have had goats that have successfully birthed quints and sextuplets, but it's rare for them to have more than 4 live babies.

Answer 2

Gestation is 150 days but 5 days either way is considered normal. Your other questions depend on the type of goat. Dairy goats are seasonal breeders and without aid of lights or hormones will normally only come into heat Sept - Jan but will sometimes come into heat at other times. Some families of goats will tend to come in earlier and keep coming into heat later. Some families of goats tend to have singles more often than other lines. Some tend to have triplets more than others. Nubians tend to have more babies than the Swiss breeds of dairy goats. Most years we have more sets of triplets than we have single births and have had a couple of Saanen does have 4 kids at once and had a Nubian doe that was carrying 6.

Answer 3

Nubian Baby Goats

Answer 4

It tkaes about 5 months. Our goats have young 2 times a year. They can have 1 to 3 young at a time. Ours usually have 2.. They are a lot of enjoyment to watch. Good luck.

Answer 5

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