how do I tell?

Melissa Johnson October 9, 2011 at 12:51pm

the way my does are acting right now - if I had a buck it would be a breeding frenzy. They have to wait for December -(

Lori Adams said:

Okay, so I got a buck rag and have been monitoring the girls....Aliana got very interested in the rag one morning after milking. She chewed the rag a bit then threw her head up and ran to the door of the milk room....I put her in the pasture, showed her the rag again and she sniffed one of the other girls rear ends and then ran to the gate as if to say "well....where is he?" Lots of tail flagging and bleating too....noticed a bit of discharge but not much. So I called the breeder who is 1 1/2 hours away and said "I'm pretty sure today is the day" So we loaded her up, picked out a beautiful buck from Caesar's villa Stetson lines....Obadiah (who has blue eyes btw!) and she immediately stood for him. We left them together for the next 1-1 1/2 hours and they bred repeatedly....hopefully it wasn't a false heat but a true standing heat and it took. She is no longer interested in the buck rag but yesterday and this morning she had thick discharge stuck to her vulva and tail matting. What does that mean? We bred her Wednesday afternoon. Does that mean something is wrong or could she have been in a false heat and is coming back into heat again? The breeder said to watch her for one week and then see if she was in heat again after 7 days and if she was to bring her back to be bred again. If she doesn't come back into heat after 7 days she said to count 21 days and check for signs of heat again to see if she settled.

What is up with the discharge though?

Melissa Johnson October 9, 2011 at 12:50pm

the 7 day thing happened to me 2x with 2 does. We had another date and one got pregnant and one didnt. What's up with that 7 day thing anyway? They stood both times

Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres October 8, 2011 at 2:38pm

If she stood, she was in heat, and standing for it is a great indication she should settle. (become pregnant) The discharge is just like we humans... the semen don't stay in there... lol I hope that's not too graphic... but it is what it is. Just overflow. Sounds like your breeder knows what she's talking about to me.

Lori Adams October 8, 2011 at 10:26am

Okay, so I got a buck rag and have been monitoring the girls....Aliana got very interested in the rag one morning after milking. She chewed the rag a bit then threw her head up and ran to the door of the milk room....I put her in the pasture, showed her the rag again and she sniffed one of the other girls rear ends and then ran to the gate as if to say "well....where is he?" Lots of tail flagging and bleating too....noticed a bit of discharge but not much. So I called the breeder who is 1 1/2 hours away and said "I'm pretty sure today is the day" So we loaded her up, picked out a beautiful buck from Caesar's villa Stetson lines....Obadiah (who has blue eyes btw!) and she immediately stood for him. We left them together for the next 1-1 1/2 hours and they bred repeatedly....hopefully it wasn't a false heat but a true standing heat and it took. She is no longer interested in the buck rag but yesterday and this morning she had thick discharge stuck to her vulva and tail matting. What does that mean? We bred her Wednesday afternoon. Does that mean something is wrong or could she have been in a false heat and is coming back into heat again? The breeder said to watch her for one week and then see if she was in heat again after 7 days and if she was to bring her back to be bred again. If she doesn't come back into heat after 7 days she said to count 21 days and check for signs of heat again to see if she settled.

What is up with the discharge though?

Melissa Johnson September 11, 2011 at 12:41pm

One of my does is acting like a buck!! She is tail flagging - but, also going up to the other does and flicking her tongue like a buck would!! Geez -

Melissa Johnson September 11, 2011 at 12:40pm

if anyone near you has goats - they usually dont mind wiping a rag all over their stinky buck ^^ - you could even search craigslist just for goats and find a local. My goats a year ago had the stringy mucous for a few days - now it is just a little moist and every one acts like they have PMS! lot of hair raising - butting - mounting. I have read also if you give them a finger squeeze right at the tail head and they dont lowered their tails - another good sign.

Kady D September 10, 2011 at 4:44pm

Oh... that's not too bad! I was imagining worse! LOL! I have 2 bucklings-9 weeks old, and the things I see them do around my "supposedly" bred doe are very...interesting! (We are new to goats, so it is a learning experience for the whole family!)

Lori Adams September 10, 2011 at 4:41pm

You take a rag and rub it all over your stinky bucks scent glands and then put it in a bag or jar and let the girls sniff it and if they get excited you know you are close....is that what you imagined??? LOL

Kady D September 10, 2011 at 10:58am

What is a "buck rag"? It can't be any worse than what I'm imagining!!?

Lori Adams September 7, 2011 at 11:45am

I know I can continue to milk her but it just seems like more trouble than it is worth and i don't want a wether....I already have one special needs goat that can't be bred so that is plenty. I'm thinking I am going to call the breeder today and see if she will send me a buck rag to help me find out if they are close and then I can just call her and leave them with her for a couple days if necessary. She has separate breeding pens so it wouldn't be a problem to leave them for a day or two.

Anyone wanna mail me a buck rag??? LOL

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