Myself and another NDG breeder were wondering today if you bred a goat every two years does it have an effect on their milk yield or health, we appreciate you can only milk a goat for a certain time would it then be o.k to give them a year off?
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As far as I know, the only thing you have to worry about is them getting overweight. So, if they are just on pasture, it shouldn't be a problem. If you're milking, maybe use more alfalfa pellets on the milk stand, rather than grain. That's what I wound up doing with the doe that milked for 16 months, because she was really getting fat.
Deborah, what about allowing them rest for less time? Say 6 months or so?
Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
If you don't breed a goat, they tend to get overweight. I know a lot of people have had this problem with dry yearlings, and I had this problem when milking a doe straight through last year, rather than breeding her. It worked out in the end in my case -- she got pregnant again -- but I've heard some people say that they've had trouble breeding after taking off a year.
If you don't breed a goat, they tend to get overweight. I know a lot of people have had this problem with dry yearlings, and I had this problem when milking a doe straight through last year, rather than breeding her. It worked out in the end in my case -- she got pregnant again -- but I've heard some people say that they've had trouble breeding after taking off a year.
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