Our7Wonders
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I have a 2 month old buckling and a 5 week old doeling. I'm bottle raising him to breed my two adult does and hopefully the little doeling if/when she's big enough. Right now the doeling is put in with him at night so I can milk her mama in the a.m.
I've read at about 2 months they are capable of breeding - but doesn't the buck have to be in rut AND the doeling in heat in order for them to even want to breed? My buckling mounts everything in sight - but all the bucklings started that pretty earlier - I figured it was a dominance thing. And is it very likely at all that anything would happen this time of year? I kinda thought nubians were fall/early winter breeders.
I don't mind creating a different area for her - I just hate the thought of having either of them alone. My buckling has a bottle fed lamb for company currently, but my doeling would be all alone overnight - can't imagine that's going to go over well. Anyone had success creating a separate little pen INSIDE the mamas goat area? It would have to be small as I don't have a large area to work with, but if it's just overnight for her to sleep in, perhaps that would be ok?
I welcome any thoughts? I'm not completely opposed to getting another doeling to keep with her - but my does are not friendly to other kids, so then I'd be stuck with a doeling alone during the day - can't win for losing. It's a bummer that besides her I had all bucklings this year!
I've read at about 2 months they are capable of breeding - but doesn't the buck have to be in rut AND the doeling in heat in order for them to even want to breed? My buckling mounts everything in sight - but all the bucklings started that pretty earlier - I figured it was a dominance thing. And is it very likely at all that anything would happen this time of year? I kinda thought nubians were fall/early winter breeders.
I don't mind creating a different area for her - I just hate the thought of having either of them alone. My buckling has a bottle fed lamb for company currently, but my doeling would be all alone overnight - can't imagine that's going to go over well. Anyone had success creating a separate little pen INSIDE the mamas goat area? It would have to be small as I don't have a large area to work with, but if it's just overnight for her to sleep in, perhaps that would be ok?
I welcome any thoughts? I'm not completely opposed to getting another doeling to keep with her - but my does are not friendly to other kids, so then I'd be stuck with a doeling alone during the day - can't win for losing. It's a bummer that besides her I had all bucklings this year!