A very pregnant goat
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (370923)
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 (202510)
• United States
5h
That is one pregnant goat! It looks like she will give birth to a litter.
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@DaddyEvil (167106)
• United States
6h
Wow! That is a wide-bodied goat! She's got twins, at least in there!
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@misunderstood_zombie (8211)
• United States
2h
@DaddyEvil Like a doublewide trailer, except trailers don't have little trailers. lol
@BarBaraPrz (51317)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
5h
Quints!?! Yowza! Fertile little thing, how does she manage to walk?
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@wolfgirl569 (129119)
• Marion, Ohio
5h
Hope she has more than a couple as they would be to big to be born easily otherwise.
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@JudyEv (370923)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
I think most had three. She stll has probably 3 weeks to go.
@MarieCoyle (54391)
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1h
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!
@Marilynda1225 (88523)
• United States
3h
She is indeed very pregnant. Any idea how many babies she'll have (or had?) It must be very interesting to raise goats.
@moffittjc (127264)
• Gainesville, Florida
3h
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!
@Traceyjayne (7561)
• United Kingdom
3h
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 ….
@misunderstood_zombie (8211)
• United States
2h
I love these little goats and would love to have one. I hope the birth goes well.
@indahwow (79)
• Yogyakarta, Indonesia
4h
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.
