The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Jo Yorkshire on November 26, 2016, 07:48:12 pm

Title: Breeding season
Post by: Jo Yorkshire on November 26, 2016, 07:48:12 pm

Hi everyone

Could someone advise me when the breeding season starts/ends for goats? Is it the same as sheep?

Thanks
Jo

Title: Re: Breeding season
Post by: Talana on November 26, 2016, 10:37:53 pm

Usually Sept - Mar. Some goats, even some breeds do cycle outwith that time. Earliest mine been in season last week of August and latest 1st week of March. Can vary with weather I think mine did not start til November this year but I sponged ones I wanted to kid earlier as they did that last year only starting when herd matriarch started in Nov. Cycle every 3 weeks, in season for about a day.They make a lot of noise and wag their tail.

Title: Re: Breeding season
Post by: Lesley Silvester on November 27, 2016, 12:10:01 am

Two of mine have just finished their first season this autumn. Very late even for them as they usually start in October.

Title: Re: Breeding season
Post by: student on November 27, 2016, 01:04:39 pm

   i spend some time at tas goatherd place  and the milkers there are in season nearly all year round
   just a few hours in summer and 2 days in winter every 21 days even this years kids are now screaming at the
   boys gate but there are 3 bucks there and they stink apart from milking twice a day the goats do what ever
   they want in the barn in the field goatherd says some areas are different ive never seen it before