Breeding Farm Animals

Goats are good at hiding their pregnancies. Even the most skilled farmer can have difficulty detecting whether a doe is expecting, making it rather hard to determine a goat's due date if you don't...

Female goats (called does) will most commonly spontaneously abort during the last two months of their gestation -- earlier abortions during pregnancy cannot usually be detected. There can be many...

Kidding season is an exciting time. Having a kidding kit prepared ahead of time can make the kidding go more smoothly.

The female goat, also called a doe, is pregnant for an average of 150 days. This is called the gestation period. To track the stages of pregnancy and accurately predict the due date, it is...

The most exciting part about breeding rabbits is finding out your rabbit is expecting! It is also one of the hardest things to tell is your rabbit is expecting. There are several ways breeders use...

Determining if your female rabbit (doe) is pregnant can be difficult. There are some signs to look out for that may suggest pregnancy, but even then there's no guarantee of pregnancy. Expert...

Palpating a doe rabbit will help you determine whether the rabbit is pregnant or not. While it is unwise to rebreed unless you are certain that the doe is not pregnant, it can still be helpful to...

Rabbit breeding is an enjoyable past time and a good way to earn a few extra dollars. Breeding a champion rabbit takes skill, knowledge and an understanding of the qualities of a blue ribbon...