{"id":6040,"date":"2022-07-06T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T07:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2022-07-08T08:08:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T08:08:29","slug":"how-to-tell-if-a-donkey-is-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/how-to-tell-if-a-donkey-is-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Tell If A Donkey Is Pregnant?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you have your jenny bred, or have you just acquired a jenny through gift, purchase or rescue<\/a>? In any of these situations, you have good reason to wonder if your new donkey is pregnant. Alternately, you may have a nice quiet jenny in your pasture who slips away for a day or has a visit from a jack or a stallion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any event, you may soon notice inexplicable weight gain and differences in behavior that have you wondering if your donkey is pregnant. Read on to learn more on how to tell if a donkey is pregnant<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Tell If A Donkey Is Pregnant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Early Signs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve been aware of the times when your jenny goes into heat, you’ll notice that she’s not doing that anymore; however, that may be a very subtle sign since female donkeys only go into heat seasonally, and often owners do not notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, if your donkey is pregnant, you may notice quite a bit of weight gain in the midsection. This could just mean that your donkey is eating more grass and hay and has gained some weight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you notice that the weight gain is very low in the belly and not anywhere else, you can reasonably suspect pregnancy.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Weight gain in a pregnant donkey may be a little bit lopsided. If you notice more weight gain on one side than the other, this probably means that there’s a baby on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late Signs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

About three weeks before the anticipated birth, you’ll notice that your jenny’s udder has become swollen. This means that she is beginning to produce milk in anticipation of the new arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days before the baby is born, you may notice that milk is beginning to drip from the udder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the time for the birth draws closer, the female donkey\u2019s pelvic muscles will begin to slacken, and you may be able to feel some mobility of the bone surrounding the base of her tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In preparation for the birth, your jenny will naturally want to seek out a quiet, private place. She may become more docile and may lose her appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within a few hours of the birth, the lips of the jenny\u2019s vulva will begin to swell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Long Is A Donkey Pregnant?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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