Heat cycle question

[jil101ca]

As mentioned in some of my other question posts, Daisy has not started to cycle yet that I have seen. She kidded July 20th, should she be starting to cycle by now? I'm wondering if she is a sneaky goat and the buck has bred her without me knowing? All the girls were turned out with the buck for a few weeks during Aug and Sept but I stopped that when I saw cycles starting so I would know who was bred when? Did I wait to long to separate them?

[Backfourty,MI.]

It's possible she's already bred. These must be seasonal breeders & not year around like Nigerian Dwarf's & pygmies? I've also heard that if there nursing there kids they won't cycle/get pregnant but I wouldn't bank on that either.
II have Nigerians so I always think anytime a bucks running with the girls it's a possibity, especially for me anyways.
I always wait until each doe come's in heat & pen breed 1 at a time while I watch. I do that for 2 or 3 days to make sure with each one. I know that's hard if you have alot of goats though.

[LaManchaPaul]

Good Neighbor's little cabranona snuck over to my buck and was bred while I was on my way to get her out. She freshened 7/27 w/ triplet girls (yea) and mated again 9/30. I think Nigerian Dwarf are part rabbit.

[jil101ca]

I don't know for sure if they are seasonal , I've only had them since March but i'll say yes they are as no one cycled before sept. I am assuming being the sly sneaky creatures that they are that she could have not shown any signs for me to see.

[pookshollow]

I've also heard that if there nursing there kids they won't cycle/get pregnant but I wouldn't bank on that either.

That can't be true or we'd never get our dairy goats re-bred when they're still milking!

I've just seen my Saanens coming into heat in the last couple of weeks. The Nigies and crossbreds started a bit earlier.

If she was out with the buck in September, it's a good possibility that she's bred. She wouldn't be hollering for the buck if he's right there with her!