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Breeding season has arrived!

11/19/2016

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This year we were only planning to breed Jenny, our herd queen. 

A photo of Jenny:
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And also a photo of the herd sire, Ebony:
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The plan was to breed Jenny in October for March kids. She went into heat on October 14, and was bred no problem. That part went smoothly enough.

Just under a week later, Honey went into heat. (We were not planning to breed her.) Eb jumped the fence. Okay, so two bred goats. Now Honey is due March 21. 

Not.

She went into heat again on November 10.

And Eb, once again, went through the fence. At a different place this time. Sometimes, owning a buck is for the birds!! 

So, we really don't know if Hon is bred or not. If she is, she's due April 9. 

​A photo of Honey:
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The conclusion?
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With goats, you might have a plan for breeding season, but you are certainly never actually going to pull it off!

By Suzanne Tyler
​the Green T Goatherd 
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