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Breeding more than once a year?

Posted by Nicholas Windsor on December 24, 2012 at 1:50am in Breeding

I was reading a thing on someones website that said you can breed twice a year if you don't want to milk.. which made mw think, if you aren't milking them would it wear them down like it would if you milked them and bred them right back for babies in 5 months after she kids? I always thought I would just breed them each fall for spring babies, but that sentence made me wonder if it would not be that hard on her if I dried her off after weaning her kids, or after a few shows, then bred her for fall kids too.. so probably 3 sets of kids in 2 years. I would love to hear others opinions on this topic too. I don't want a bunch - o - fat dry goats layin around burning hay, if they could be productive.  <G>

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  • Melissa Johnson December 29, 2012 at 2:13am

    I try to keep that in mind. The feeds from this forum pop up on an internet search.

  • Margaret Langley December 28, 2012 at 9:54pm

    You are absolutely right Deborah, another reason I like to "fully" explain. The truth is that we never know when someone may be reading with us for the first time! And I also like for people to realize that we are pretty much like a "BIG HAPPY" farm family!

  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle December 28, 2012 at 8:52pm

    Love this! We have to remember that there are a LOT of people reading these posts beyond the group members. In the last month, we had had 3,678 different people visit the website for a total of 21,603 pageviews! So, I always like to explain things as fully as possible because someone could be reading this after being linked to the page from a search engine, and they've never read another post from the group. I'm so glad we have such a great group of people here!


    Rachel Whetzel said:

    Margaret, I think you stated very perfectly how there may be a good reason for such breedings, vs. how they should not be considered normal practice and why. You said it better than I did! lol I think it's awesome for out group to have such thought out replies to this idea, even though Nicolas doesn't have any intentions of actually breeding this way. It answers a lot of questions for anyone who would like to understand when and why this situation might arise, and how to handle it in a responsible way.

  • Margaret Langley December 28, 2012 at 6:44pm

    Melissa, that's funny. I'll try to keep that in mind. Maybe I can concentrate hard and hone in on your thoughts. LOL!

  • Melissa Johnson December 28, 2012 at 6:33pm

    When I converse - I usually type as if you know my thoughts - and train of thought. So I should apologize up front. LOL

  • Margaret Langley December 28, 2012 at 5:55pm

    Thanks guys! I never want to upset anyone, so I try extra hard to explain my thoughts very carefully, and express each side of a situation as I see it. The results being my very long replies. So, I appreciate the willingness of you all to put up with me, and all your support!

  • Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres December 28, 2012 at 5:01pm

    Margaret, I think you stated very perfectly how there may be a good reason for such breedings, vs. how they should not be considered normal practice and why. You said it better than I did! lol I think it's awesome for out group to have such thought out replies to this idea, even though Nicolas doesn't have any intentions of actually breeding this way. It answers a lot of questions for anyone who would like to understand when and why this situation might arise, and how to handle it in a responsible way.

    Margaret Langley said:

    I do hope that I did not sound offensive or judgmental. Most of you should know me well enough to know that I am not like that. I just wanted to point out that circumstances could sometimes favor, what might not always be our normal practice. But that some things should not be considered to be acceptable as normal routine. I hope this made since!

  • Melissa Johnson December 27, 2012 at 9:29pm

    interesting opinions. ^^ Interesting discussion. ^^

  • Nicholas Windsor December 27, 2012 at 4:12pm

    Margaret that was very nice to hear. I am glad you understand where I am coming from. Thank you!

  • Margaret Langley December 27, 2012 at 4:07pm

    Not to worry Nicholas, anyone who read your post carefully should understand where you were coming from and that you only wanted opinions! And yes we all have pretty strong ones on some things.

    Anyone who has read as many of your discussions as I have should know that you have been trying very hard to learn as much as you can in order to make good choices as most of us are doing.

    You came to the right place for opinions and knowledge. There is a wealth of it here and together we all have a lot to offer and learn. From the newbies to the most experienced. You and I included!

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