A very pregnant goat
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377468)
Rockingham, Australia
February 6, 2026 8:04am CST
My nephew posted some photos on Facebook of his very pregnant Nigerian Dwarf does (goats). I had to share this with you. I can’t help wondering how many babies she has in there. Last time he had an almost 300% birth rate which included a set of quintuplets.
He always hand-rears the babies and milks the mothers as this means the goats grow up very used to humans and are quieter to handle. Most of the males will be castrated and sold as pets so it’s best if they are hand-reared.
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@snowy22315 (205994)
• United States
6 Feb
That is one pregnant goat! It looks like she will give birth to a litter.
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@snowy22315 (205994)
• United States
6 Feb
@JudyEv How many babies do they usually have at once?
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@JudyEv (377468)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb
@snowy22315 This breed rarely has less than two and mostly three. It's a quick way to grow the numbers when you have a 200-300% birth rate.
@DaddyEvil (171835)
• United States
6 Feb
Wow! That is a wide-bodied goat! She's got twins, at least in there!
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@DaddyEvil (171835)
• United States
6 Feb
@JudyEv Maybe the other goats gather around and help her up and down? 
Or just cheer until she gets up by herself. 
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
6 Feb
@DaddyEvil Like a doublewide trailer, except trailers don't have little trailers. lol
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@moffittjc (128099)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Feb
That poor goat! She surely is carrying around a lot of weight. It almost looks like a heavy weight was dropped on her back as someone tried to flatten her into a pancake!
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@moffittjc (128099)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Feb
@JudyEv Well, that's a good way to keep them from escaping out the garden gate! They can't run if they can't fit through the gate! lol
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@JudyEv (377468)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Feb
@moffittjc There is a little video of them all coming towards the gate but none of them are running at all. Hopefully this link will work for you:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/872189005566513
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@Deepizzaguy (120171)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Feb
The goat is expecting kids is one heavy looking goat.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
6 Feb
I love these little goats and would love to have one. I hope the birth goes well.
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@JudyEv (377468)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb
@misunderstood_zombie They do become very friendly
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
7 Feb
@JudyEv I saw a video the other day how the lambs that are hand reared are the first to run to the shepherd when he calls. This was showing an idea about our heavenly shepherd.
I'm sure the baby goats always love your nephew and run to him their whole life.
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@RasmaSandra (96361)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Feb
OMG poor goat when are the kid due, I want a goat,
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@JudyEv (377468)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb
Haha. It is a bit indelicate, isn't it? I'm tempted to get two chooks to have on our little patch of lawn but I guess I won't. 
@Traceyjayne (9850)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb
Oh my goodness …..there must be loads in there ….hope you let us know how many when they arrive. It can’t be very comfortable for the momma goat ….
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@JudyEv (377468)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb
It's good she has a coat or she'd have terrible stretch marks.
@sathviksouvik (22878)
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11 Feb
I think there will be 6 children given birth to by the goat. But I did not understand why the male goats will be castrated
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@JudyEv (377468)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Feb
My nephew doesn't want to see the goats eaten so he tries to sell them as pets. Adult bucks are too aggressive to make good pets. He doesn't castrate the very best ones but tries to sell them to other breeders if he doesn't want them himself.
@LindaOHio (218908)
• United States
7 Feb
Oh that poor goat! She has to be terribly uncomfortable.
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@pitsipeahie (5657)
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7 Feb
whoa, that belly is sure huge! Curious too how many are in there, I wanna know when she gives birth.
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@MarieCoyle (57112)
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6 Feb
Oh, wow! She is extremely pregnant, and I can just imagine how uncomfortable, too. Judy, if the nephew sends you pictures of the goat babies, please pose one. They are always so cute!
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@BarBaraPrz (51613)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6 Feb
Quints!?! Yowza! Fertile little thing, how does she manage to walk?
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@wolfgirl569 (132809)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Feb
Hope she has more than a couple as they would be to big to be born easily otherwise.
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@JudyEv (377468)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb
I think most had three. She stll has probably 3 weeks to go.
@Marilynda1225 (89996)
• United States
6 Feb
She is indeed very pregnant. Any idea how many babies she'll have (or had?) It must be very interesting to raise goats.
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@JudyEv (377468)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb
I should think at least three but sometimes it's deceiving and they might just have one or two.
@indahwow (122)
• Yogyakarta, Indonesia
6 Feb
Wow, she looks absolutely loaded. It really makes you wonder how many babies are in there. After last time with the quintuplets, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s another big surprise. The hand-rearing approach clearly works, they always seem so calm and friendly.
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