Doe Short Cycling

Reproductive Issues in Female Goats

Are you having reproductive issues with your Does?

If like AppleJo Farms, you only practice selective breeding, not turning your doe in with your buck for long periods of time, it can get a bit tricky to breed within the small window of a standing heat.

At times, you may experience not being able to determine that your doe is in a standing heat. Perhaps your doe is Short Cycling and you aren't able to breed successfully. There is a natural supplement combination you can buy and use. The herbs in this formula,

Female Reproductive Formula - powder 4 oz (Nu Fem) or get already mixed as a tincture and give a dropper full of Wheat Germ into their mouth after giving the extract the 

Female Reproductive Formula extract by Land of Havilah Farm, which has the potential to nourish and cleanse the reproductive areas to help the body function properly for breeding. It is sold either in tincture form or bulk form which you will mix with Wheat Germ Oil and administer as a drench. 

Purchase from: https://landofhavilahfarm.com

What You Need to Understand about Breeding Nigerian Dwarf Goats

Nigerian Goats cycle through their heat cycle every 21-28 days year round. They will only be in standing heat for 18-36 hours and only during that time will they be receptive to the buck for successful breeding. 

How to determine if your doe is in standing heat?

There are several signs and a few things you can do to help this process along:

Signs:

• vocalizing (in a way not usual for this goat)
• stands by buck pen (may vocalize, flag her tail)
• discharge from vulva (discharge may get on tail and dry crusty on tail); a pinkish/swollen vulva
• may not be interested in eating, just stand by the buck pen (changes her routine)
• less milk production during standing heat
• other goats may be mounting her and she stands for it or she is mounting another does
• may be more aggressive, engaging in more than usual head butting

Need to know if a doe is in standing heat(been too subtle)?

Here is one way to tell:

Take a rag or puppy pee pad, rub it all over your buck to get his scent on it. Show it to your doe to be sniffed or rubbed on, which is a very good sign she is coming into or is in a standing heat. Do this every day until finally she is very interested in the buck rag. She will sniff, rub on, her lip may curl up (Flehmen response: This behavior involves lifting their upper lip to expose the vomeronasal organ located in the roof of their mouth. By doing so, goats are able to detect and analyze the buck scent more effectively), and tail wagging.

If any or all of these signs are present with your doe, it's time to breed!

For more information on goat care, please access: Just One More Story Farm goat videos. This gal is a long time Vet Tech and very knowledgeable about animal care and gives excellent explanations on goat care.