12 weeks and in heat?

[issylthesthlia]

My mini-saanen is about 12 weeks old now and is acting like she's in heat-- very demanding for attention, more vocal than usual, and seems to be pinker and more 'open' looking in her back end. We don't have a buck at this time, but she's also been mounting her sister a lot...

Is this her first heat? Isn't that kind of early?

She is very mature, considering her age...

[pookshollow]

It's possible - that's why we separate the bucklings at 8 weeks!

[Chaty]

Since she is a mini its possible she is taking on the mini side of genetics instead of the Saanen side... Some minis do this and some dont.

[issylthesthlia]

It's been really warm here and we've had chickens here and at my MILs house go broody at an insane rate-- I wonder if the weather is a trigger?

[kreddish]

This is what I was told as well... keep boys and girls sepatare at 2.5 mo.

[issylthesthlia]

Well, I guess it's a good thing our buckling won't be ready to come home until August, then!