Estimating Birthing Dates

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The general gestation time for goats is between 149 and 155 days. Below is a chart with estimated kidding dates for 149 day gestation. Look up the breeding date in the table and look to the right for the 149th day from the breeding date. We start to closely watch our does from this date. Does with multiple kids seem to kid earlier in the 149-155 day period while does with fewer kids will be kidding later in the period. We have had some kid earlier than 149. A doe generally needs to be at least 141 days into the pregnancy for the kids to have a decent chance of surviving.

Below is a sample of a spreadsheet we use for tracking our does to be bred and their kidding. It allows us to sort by the following

Doe Buck Breeding Breeding Estimated Actual # Buck # Doe Comments
Bred Used Start Date End Date Kid Date Kid Date Kids Kids  
                 

Gestation Chart for 149 Days

Breeding Kidding Breeding Kidding Breeding Kidding Breeding Kidding Breeding Kidding Breeding Kidding

01 Jan

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02 Jan 31 May 04 Mar 31 Jul 4 May 30 Sep 4 Jul 30 Nov 3 Sep 30 Jan 3 Nov 1 Apr
03 Jan 1 Jun 05 Mar 1 Aug 5 May 1 Oct 5 Jul 1 Dec 4 Sep 31 Jan 4 Nov 2 Apr
04 Jan 2 Jun 06 Mar 2 Aug 6 May 2 Oct 6 Jul 2 Dec 5 Sep 1 Feb 5 Nov 3 Apr
05 Jan 3 Jun 07 Mar 3 Aug 7 May 3 Oct 7 Jul 3 Dec 6 Sep 2 Feb 6 Nov 4 Apr
06 Jan 4 Jun 08 Mar 4 Aug 8 May 4 Oct 8 Jul 4 Dec 7 Sep 3 Feb 7 Nov 5 Apr
07 Jan 5 Jun 09 Mar 5 Aug 9 May 5 Oct 9 Jul 5 Dec 8 Sep 4 Feb 8 Nov 6 Apr
08 Jan 6 Jun 10 Mar 6 Aug 10 May 6 Oct 10 Jul 6 Dec 9 Sep 5 Feb 9 Nov 7 Apr
09 Jan 7 Jun 11 Mar 7 Aug 11 May 7 Oct 11 Jul 7 Dec 10 Sep 6 Feb 10 Nov 8 Apr
10 Jan 8 Jun 12 Mar 8 Aug 12 May 8 Oct 12 Jul 8 Dec 11 Sep 7 Feb 11 Nov 9 Apr
11 Jan 9 Jun 13 Mar 9 Aug 13 May 9 Oct 13 Jul 9 Dec 12 Sep 8 Feb 12 Nov 10 Apr
12 Jan 10 Jun 14 Mar 10 Aug 14 May 10 Oct 14 Jul 10 Dec 13 Sep 9 Feb 13 Nov 11 Apr
13 Jan 11 Jun 15 Mar 11 Aug 15 May 11 Oct 15 Jul 11 Dec 14 Sep 10 Feb 14 Nov 12 Apr
14 Jan 12 Jun 16 Mar 12 Aug 16 May 12 Oct 16 Jul 12 Dec 15 Sep 11 Feb 15 Nov 13 Apr
15 Jan 13 Jun 17 Mar 13 Aug 17 May 13 Oct 17 Jul 13 Dec 16 Sep 12 Feb 16 Nov 14 Apr
16 Jan 14 Jun 18 Mar 14 Aug 18 May 14 Oct 18 Jul 14 Dec 17 Sep 13 Feb 17 Nov 15 Apr
17 Jan 15 Jun 19 Mar 15 Aug 19 May 15 Oct 19 Jul 15 Dec 18 Sep 14 Feb 18 Nov 16 Apr
18 Jan 16 Jun 20 Mar 16 Aug 20 May 16 Oct 20 Jul 16 Dec 19 Sep 15 Feb 19 Nov 17 Apr
19 Jan 17 Jun 21 Mar 17 Aug 21 May 17 Oct 21 Jul 17 Dec 20 Sep 16 Feb 20 Nov 18 Apr
20 Jan 18 Jun 22 Mar 18 Aug 22 May 18 Oct 22 Jul 18 Dec 21 Sep 17 Feb 21 Nov 19 Apr
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20 Jan 28 Jun 1 Apr 28 Aug 1 Jun 28 Oct 1 Aug 28 Dec 1 Oct 27 Feb 1 Dec 29 Apr
31 Jan 29 Jun 2 Apr 29 Aug 2 Jun 29 Oct 2 Aug 29 Dec 2 Oct 28 Feb 2 Dec 30 Apr
1 Feb 30 Jun 3 Apr 30 Aug 3 Jun 30 Oct 3 Aug 30 Dec 3 Oct 1 Mar 3 Dec 1 May
2 Feb 1 Jul 4 Apr 31 Aug 4 Jun 31 Oct 4 Aug 31 Dec 4 Oct 2 Mar 4 Dec 2 May
3 Feb 2 Jul 5 Apr 1 Sep 5 Jun 1 Nov 5 Aug 1 Jan 5 Oct 3 Mar 5 Dec 3 May
4 Feb 3 Jul 6 Apr 2 Sep 6 Jun 2 Nov 6 Aug 2 Jan 6 Oct 4 Mar 6 Dec 4 May
5 Feb 4 Jul 7 Apr 3 Sep 7 Jun 3 Nov 7 Aug 3 Jan 7 Oct 5 Mar 7 Dec 5 May
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26 Feb 25 Jul 28 Apr 24 Sep 28 Jun 24 Nov 28 Aug 24 Jan 28 Oct 26 Mar 28 Dec 26 May
27 Feb 26 Jul 29 Apr 25 Sep 29 Jun 25 Nov 29 Aug 25 Jan 29 Oct 27 Mar 29 Dec 27 May
28 Feb 27 Jul 30 Apr 26 Sep 30 Jun 26 Nov 30 Aug 26 Jan 30 Oct 28 Mar 30 Dec 28 May
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