Is My Light Stopping Heats??

[HazyDay]

Hi all,

I haven't seen any heats in my barn and Im darn good at seeing them!!! Could it be my light? it goes on at 4 pm till about 10 ish 11 pm .

I can't see why my yearlings woudln't be in heat then. They are out side almost all night. And only come in when I check for water. And the nights it goes down to low 50's even one morning it was in the high 40's! So why no heats??

I really want FEB kids and I feel like it is becoming just a dream!!!

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

It's actually the opposite, increasing daylight length brings on heat. Lighting the barn and putting the buck in the ajacent stall to light him and then using the buck effect of putting mister stinky in with the does was how we used to have October kids when we dairied...before CIDRs Nothing brings does in faster than putting a big ole buck in rut in the pen with them for them to fight over. Vicki

[HazyDay]

Well I will send a picture. My buck is right by where all my does stand around. Hes only 7 months so he doesn't really smell. But that could just be me! Im Sick so no smelling here. I hate to think I will start smelling after hes in full rut!!!

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

7 months is young. Some bucks simply don't come into rut as early as others. My March buckling breeds anything already, my Apirl buck, not interested at all, but of course he is who I want to use! If your does are older they couldn't care less about a young wippersnapper anyway, likely why they aren't screaming in heat at him. Vicki

[fcnubian]

My does arent letting the buck mount...he's still young though. I am really wanting to get these girls bred the end of the month or in October. I really dont want to wait any longer then that. SIGHS. And I know they will not cooperate...that'd be too easy!

[steff bugielski]

My buck lives with the does and no real heat here either. Lots of tail wagging tho.
Yesterday was funny. My young buck only 6 mths old was carrying on about a doe when my big buck sauntered out of the barn. He walked over to where all the does were and raised his head. He smelled the air and then gave the little guy such a look as if to say, don't even think about it. He settled down next to the doe the young one was after. Talk about body language.
I am going to really need to get weight on this years babies fast in order to have them ready for Easter.

[HazyDay]

Originally Posted by Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians

7 months is young. Some bucks simply don't come into rut as early as others. My March buckling breeds anything already, my Apirl buck, not interested at all, but of course he is who I want to use! If your does are older they couldn't care less about a young wippersnapper anyway, likely why they aren't screaming in heat at him. Vicki

YOUNG! Well on September 27 he will be 8 Months old. He already bred 1 yearling boer for me. I do let him in with them if I think someone is in heat and they just carry on as if nothing new is in their! But then again last year I had no one bred till NOV!!! So I guess I will have to try that trick I was told. Put him in for a day and then soon after hes gone they will all come in heat? But I want Mid-Feb kids. Anything near Jan is just way to cold!!!