In heat at two months post kidding?

I'm thinking again today she is definitely, poor baby. I keep telling her that I am sorry but she is *not* going to be bred now. I've been rethinking breeding her at all with all that happened. Her human needs to be further away from it before she can make a rationale decision. I do have the offer of breeding her to a smaller, blue-eyed buck if he is still available in the fall. That herd and mine are both clean (no disease of any kind) so I would be comfortable with that if I decide to do it. He is a sweet buck and I feel honored that his human would offer his services. She, like all of you, went through this with me and has had her own heartbreak this spring.

If Capri had not been through so much, I might consider breeding her and drying her up right now so that would put me on the alternating breeding schedule but am also wondering if she might become a two-year milker like her sister. I would love for my does to be on the two-year baby plan. Who would imagine there are so many decisions to be made just to have milking goats? <g>

Now, to make it all worse, both of Summer's bucklings are loving up to me, running to me all the time to get scratched and cuddled. This is going to be tough if they don't sell because they will go to my son for meat which is why they are "Tricolor Buckling" and "Buckskin Buckling." However, not naming them isn't doing much to "harden" the heart; these little sweeties are just not heart-hardening creatures!

Replies

Glenna Rose June 5, 2013 at 11:51pm

I'm thinking again today she is definitely, poor baby. I keep telling her that I am sorry but she is *not* going to be bred now. I've been rethinking breeding her at all with all that happened. Her human needs to be further away from it before she can make a rationale decision. I do have the offer of breeding her to a smaller, blue-eyed buck if he is still available in the fall. That herd and mine are both clean (no disease of any kind) so I would be comfortable with that if I decide to do it. He is a sweet buck and I feel honored that his human would offer his services. She, like all of you, went through this with me and has had her own heartbreak this spring.

If Capri had not been through so much, I might consider breeding her and drying her up right now so that would put me on the alternating breeding schedule but am also wondering if she might become a two-year milker like her sister. I would love for my does to be on the two-year baby plan. Who would imagine there are so many decisions to be made just to have milking goats? <g>

Now, to make it all worse, both of Summer's bucklings are loving up to me, running to me all the time to get scratched and cuddled. This is going to be tough if they don't sell because they will go to my son for meat which is why they are "Tricolor Buckling" and "Buckskin Buckling." However, not naming them isn't doing much to "harden" the heart; these little sweeties are just not heart-hardening creatures!
Deborah Niemann-Boehle June 5, 2013 at 10:20pm

It can happen with some does, unfortunately. That's why some people "brag" about NDs being able to kid 3 times in two years. (Although I always say that you're not breeding "dairy" goats when you do that because you are not giving them much opportunity to milk.)
Janel Rickey June 5, 2013 at 11:39am

I had all my FF go back into heat this last week 2 to 3 months post kidding. I think it is possible, just like humans :0)

This reply was deleted.