5 day heat confusion

[HappyFarmer]

When they are ready they will stand for him, although once in a while there will be an oddball who won't.

5 day heat cycle? Goats heat cycles can be just a few hours to a day or two-no longer. Often they come into heat for a day or so, go out of heat, then come back into heat at 5-8 days later. Then they cycle around 21 days later depending on the doe.

Sounds to me like your doe was in heat, came out of heat, then came back into heat, and when you put her with the buck she was not in heat, hence butting him away.

Normally we keep our buck the the doe for 30 days or so, just to make sure.
HF

[QoTL]

Sorry I guess I didn't explain that very well... I meant went into heat, went out, then came back in less than a week (5 days) later.



Adding- the first time she went into heat, she stood for him. Then she went out of heat. She came back into heat (seemingly) this morning. He did manage to mount her, but then she was harassing him all over the yard, so I took him back out.


Meghan

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

If she is truly short cycling than she would have stood for the buck again, and again, and again. Does like that are usually cystic. Honestly I would wait 26 days and simply blood test her biotracking.com and find out if she is bred. I would not a keep a horned doe in with my buck who uses her horns like this. If she is bred she has no interest in him about 24 hours after being bred, hence her running, and being mean to him. She still smells like the discharge so he still will pursue her. Young bucks can get hurt by older does, and some bucks simply don't have the temperment to be left in pens with does who are no in heat...same with boss does once bred they don't want the buck in the pen.

I would bet she is bred. Vicki