what is right age for a buck to start breeding. i have a lamancha x nubian doe 140-150lbs and 15 months old.
i was told i only needed to wait 4 months for a healthy,potent buck. should i wait longer ?
i also read bucks are ready at 7 months . what is
As we continue to define our purpose with goats on our farm, I've got a question regarding the annual breeding of does.
Once a doe is bred, is it beneficial to the goat at all to continue to breed her year after year? In other words, if we are goin
I don't have a buck, so I'm having a tough time telling what to look for in my doe. Naomi is 7 months old and 40lbs, smallish frame from what I can tell (but I'm new so I could be wrong).
I am told to look for tail flagging and mucusy stuff on or aro
Read more…I have searched the archives and found information that is several years old. So I thought I would ask again to see if there is any new information on the subject as I am interested in it. Has anyone here been doing it this breeding. My reason is to
Read more…im wondering if anyone has run across this.....I sold my old buck last winter; I kept 2 of his sons because they were so good natured. one son has since produced another buck. while the little one may be too young yet the other two do not smell an
Read more…I was reading a post today elsewhere that commented on an ff udder and said something to the effect of the buck was doing what he should with the udder development. I can understand how the buck would influence the kids, but how the developing udder
Read more…When one breeds one a year, do most people do it:
1) once year from conception or
2) once year from birth?
Read more…So I have this DN buck from good stock ...I got him at 10 weeks and know breeder and herd so I am kind of lost here. He will be 2 years old Oct and has been let in with my does on various occasions for breeding sessions. Still no kids and this last s
Read more…I have read on some lists that it is dangerous to have just 1 layer of fencing between girls and boys. With Nigerians- is it really possible for them to breed through 2x4 inch wovern wire fencing. At 20 weeks, my bucklings will be moving to permanent
Read more…I have looked and know size and age to breed and understand that, but I cant find anywhere the average age I need to start paying more attention to when a doe starts having heats. What is the average age that you have noticed does to start heats? Tha
Read more…Hi all, I got some interesting information from the vet today that I thought I'd share. A bit of background first.
I brought my 16 month old doe Juniper in because she was bred back in January with what looked like a very textbook breeding. About 20
Read more…I've been lucky to be able to have my own bucks for breeding. While it comes with some nuisance factors, I do enjoy the bucklings. I tend to run my bucklings with the whole herd until they are 16 weeks supervised. Meaning I don't leave them alone wit
Read more…I am new to Nigerian goats and I understand they cycle every month all year round.. I have a buck that is with the girls.. I seen him breed one of them today.. I was wondering when the babies are born.. will they cycle again in month after having ba
Read more…I am getting two bucklings from Debra and am very excited. It will be the foundation of my herd moving forward! Already have the name of the first doe I keep using these boys! Because I like my bucklimgs bigger and older for breeding- I was grateful
Read more…I'm super excited. I finally think my does are settled. I could go the blood test route, but I'm just going to wait it out. I thought my grey doe was succesfully bred in November, but at the beggining of this month she had a strand of clear mucus, we
Read more…Okay, I am almost at wit's end. The test results are back showing Dancer, my almost two-year-old, is not pregnant. Ginger miscarried last week so is not pregnant. As far as I know, there are no mineral issues. They were both with the same buck.
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Read more…My first freshener was bred in November but showed strong heat signs in December so was bred again and stood for the breeding. She is now two months away from kidding and is enormous! What are the chances the first breeding took but she still cycled
Read more…I was wondering if anyone uses buck aprons on Nigerians? I read either on this list or another Nigerian list that in Africa, during times of drought, herdsmen are required to put aprons on their bucks so no breeding can occur. The does are the liveli
Read more…Anyone have instances where a doe is bred and then still shows standing heat signs in three weeks? I have a doe that was bred in November and then rebred in December because she was in standing heat. She is two months away from her kidding date from
Read more…My FF had a male kid in January, so he's just over 2 months old. He is already doing things like sucking on his penis, which I think are signs of readiness to mate? Is that right? He is still drinking from his mother, is there any chance that woul
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