The first time Zinfandel was bred, she was just about two weeks before her due date when she started showing signs she was interested in building a nest and she did build one, even pulled fur. She kept it as a nest, nice and clean, but as much as she seem to think she was ready to be a mother, the week before her due date, I was pretty sure it would not be that time. Although I have been wrong and caught off guard before, her due date came and went, to our disappointment. I bred her again to the same proven buck and she readily lifted. However, as I had written in previous posts, it was rather late in the season so we prepared a place for her in the garage. Yesterday, she started picking up her hay and trying to prepare a nest. Like before, she began this two weeks before her due date. In hopes that she would again keep the nest clean, I gave her a nesting box. This morning I found she had pulled fur so she is ready. But, the question: is she actually pregnant? I palpated