Larsen Poultry Ranch
Herd Master
I have a new buck (5+ months) and he is willing but he hasn't fallen off when I tried breeding him. He is very interested in the doe and mounts but usually doesn't have things lined up. This is the first time trying to breed him since I got him around 3+ months old.
I have put him with the same doe (had 2 litters previously with different buck) for several days in a row now (supervised visits 5-40 minutes in the buck's cage). Yesterday there were two times when they looked like they were positioned correctly and there was action but no fall off. She usually doesn't want to lift but the last 2 times I put them together she did lift a few times and has started mounting him and chasing each other around the cage.
Is she acting that way because she wants to be bred and he's not getting it done? Is she being more dominant because he's inexperienced? Do I keep putting them together? Do I hope and assume that contact was made and wait a month?
I have put him with the same doe (had 2 litters previously with different buck) for several days in a row now (supervised visits 5-40 minutes in the buck's cage). Yesterday there were two times when they looked like they were positioned correctly and there was action but no fall off. She usually doesn't want to lift but the last 2 times I put them together she did lift a few times and has started mounting him and chasing each other around the cage.
Is she acting that way because she wants to be bred and he's not getting it done? Is she being more dominant because he's inexperienced? Do I keep putting them together? Do I hope and assume that contact was made and wait a month?