One of my does that just got home from the breeders yesterday is acting like she's in heat. Her tail is flagging her vagina is pink (pinker than usual) she's mounting my other doe and actually acting Bucky and my other doe seems like she's showing more effection towards me and other people.
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When I took my senior doe out last year, the breeding was successful from all appearances. They went to each other immediately; we left them on their own for several hours. That was on a Friday. All day Saturday, she was still calling so I spoke to the breeder who suggested I bring her back out which I did on Sunday. She stayed out there another four hours. Both of us believe she was pregnant from the first trip but they were just as affectionate at the second meeting. She had quads this spring. Sadly, only one survived; losing two because of traumatic birth and one at ten days due to an infection, but the breeding was successful. My junior doe, first breeding, was out there for only three hours the following week resulting in triplets but she didn't carry on for two more days the way her mom did.
Also, if he did all that breeding within ONE hour, then you witnessed a lot of false mounts. Most bucks need a break between breedings. I have a video here of what a successful breeding looks like, and there are a bunch of false mounts before he really does it. So the chances are, that what you saw was one good hit right away, and then *possibly* two more good hits with a lot of false mounts. Especially if his time was divided between two does.
When I read your original post, I thought you meant that the goats had been at the breeder's for a few weeks. A doe can be in heat for 48 hours, although they don't generally ovulate until the end of that time. If shew as still in heat the day after the buck bred her, it really depends on how long the buck's sperm survives, as to whether or not she'll wind up pregnant.
We were gonna bring them there for a week but we didn't get the tests back in time so we got them there for a day but it was at the end of there heat cycle so I thought it was weird they both automatically went into heat, and they got three or four breedings I even saw it happen the buck was pretty fast about it though we were only there for about an hour
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When I took my senior doe out last year, the breeding was successful from all appearances. They went to each other immediately; we left them on their own for several hours. That was on a Friday. All day Saturday, she was still calling so I spoke to the breeder who suggested I bring her back out which I did on Sunday. She stayed out there another four hours. Both of us believe she was pregnant from the first trip but they were just as affectionate at the second meeting. She had quads this spring. Sadly, only one survived; losing two because of traumatic birth and one at ten days due to an infection, but the breeding was successful. My junior doe, first breeding, was out there for only three hours the following week resulting in triplets but she didn't carry on for two more days the way her mom did.
The video to which Rachel refers is at this site. Go to the top of the page and click "Videos." It is "Nigerian Goat Breeding AKA How a Doe in Standing Heat behaves."
Also, if he did all that breeding within ONE hour, then you witnessed a lot of false mounts. Most bucks need a break between breedings. I have a video here of what a successful breeding looks like, and there are a bunch of false mounts before he really does it. So the chances are, that what you saw was one good hit right away, and then *possibly* two more good hits with a lot of false mounts. Especially if his time was divided between two does.
When I read your original post, I thought you meant that the goats had been at the breeder's for a few weeks. A doe can be in heat for 48 hours, although they don't generally ovulate until the end of that time. If shew as still in heat the day after the buck bred her, it really depends on how long the buck's sperm survives, as to whether or not she'll wind up pregnant.
You probly just missed their cycle. Id bring them back.
How long was she with the breeders for?
I would take her back to be bred again. After seeing three breedings, you can bring her home, so you don't have to leave her there again.