Sorry for your loss. Hope Sasha does well for you!! I dont trust seasons either...Its never worth the risk to me. My thoughts on dairy breeds are that when the bucks go into rutt...you definatley have the best shot at getting the does breed...but it can always happen anytime of the year so if the bucks are of breeding age they are separated.
Good luck! We've all been there learning things the hard way!! Glad your barn got cleaned!! Gotta love that!!