Can you breed sibling goats

If you do not want to eat them you can sell them as bucks or wethers. Or you can sell them to others so they can use them for meat. To have a higher selling line you will need to have them registered and have them originate from top line stock. Hello from Wyoming DaNelle!

A good rule of thumb is to wait until the doe is a year old before breeding. Also make sure she is in good health and has proper nutrition before breeding. Considering the does can still get pregnant while lactating, is it advisable or rather possible for it to just get pregnant again after giving birth?

My thinking here being, if it can still get pregnant while lactating then it can just get pregnant again whilst its nursing. Breeding immediately after birth is not advisable. A doe needs time to recover from the pregnancy, birth, and beginning of lactation. If not, she will suffer health problems.

Hi Misty- You will need to wash your goats with a degreasing type of soap, such as Dawn. Best of luck with your goats and the poison ivy. I read in the comments that you said a buck can make milk taste bad. Zero issues and now a smelly ND buck with zero yucky milk.

It depends on the goat and the sanitary measures you use! Clean the teats before you milk and remember to get the first bit of milk out before milking like a squirt of each teat.

A lot of what has to do with nasty tasting milk has to do with the doe herself. I have had my bucks right next to my milking does and not a single one has had a problem. Even when the bucks are in rutt!

Unless your pasture breeding. Same quart of milk from the same place, same type of goat. I was one that noticed an aftertaste, it was mild.

Some weeks later, I was visiting my brother in law and he had his bucks in a small barn together and I immediately recognized that smell as being the same as the aftertaste on the milk. But keep in mind, there were members of my family that did not detect that flavor at all.

Hello, I just received order of my west African long legged buck and I want to cross breed it with a Nigerian dwarf doe. Thank you. Breeding larger sized breeds of bucks with smaller sized breeds of does can be problematic and is not recommended. I hope that helps.

I have two Miniature Nubians, a doe and an intact buck. They are not closely related. Is there a correlation? Not everyone separates their bucks and does. Best wishes on your goats! This past winter I had to take one of my does to the vet so she could get a clean out shot and antibiotics after the buck butted her in the side really really hard and caused a miscarriage which went septic.

She almost died. The vet asked if the buck was in with her, and when I explained what happened she said the majority of patients she has that miscarry like this are because they were butted by ornery bucks. We will definitely not be letting them run together during pregnancy any more.

Hard lessons to learn with goats! My mom has a friend who always had her lb fainter buck in with her ND does and he was always bullying them! Thankfully none were bred probably a good thing to because he was huge. Glad you have the common sense to take the buck out of their pen! What are the chances of a 5 month old buck knocking up a 15 month doe?

We recently got a girl in the beginning of March, she was never separated from the buck who was born the end of September until we bought her. Noticed she is larger in the last month but that may be due to different hay we feed, and not living with as many goats either. More curious then worried. Hello- Goats can breed after 7 weeks of age. So there is a possibility your doe is pregnant.

Hi Jamie- Typically larger breed goats do better with horses, just because they are less likely to be injured. It is best to get a female goat or castrated male as a companion for your horse. Do know that horses and goats do not eat the same things. Horses can freak out about goats sometimes. Allowing the horse to get used to the sight, sound, and smell of a goat can relax the horse. Also be aware that sometimes when goats do not have other goats around, even if they have other livestock with them, they can get lonely and be very vocal.

I hope that helps! Thank you for all the great advice here! We just got 2 Nigerian Dwarf bucks and are excited to start breeding! We have 4 Nigerian Dwarf does and 1 Boer possibly mixed doe. Would we be ok to breed the boer doe with the Nigerian Dwarf buck? They are about the same size. The doe might be a little bit bigger. Breeding larger sized bucks with smaller breed does can be disastrous, but with the doe being the bigger breed she should have no problem birthing the babies.

Best wishes with your goats! At what age, or what signs would you go, as sign that its time to stop breeding a doe? And do people retire their old does, or do they cull them? Hi Heather- It depends on the goat when you stop breeding them.

You can do whatever you like. I have bene reading many of these comments. I had a question about fencing. We have four Nigerian Dwarf does. I have two bucks coming next weekend and we are trying to figure out the best fencing for them.

Would livestock panels from TSC work, the ones with a graduated 8 in. Hi Rebecca- Those panels should work. If you find there are problems you always cover a portion of the panels with a mesh wire. Hi Corina- In about 30 days have your does tested to see if they are pregnant.

It would probably kid at almost 4 years if I breed her at 3. Usually I breed my does between Hello- Yes, you can breed the 3 year old. Make sure she is healthy and her nutrition is top notch and she should be fine. Best of luck! She kidded twins her first go around! I would like to breed her and have her kid again in the spring while continuing to milk. Would putting her in with the buck at night for a week or so and separating them during the day keep her milk from smelling and tasting weird?

Thanks in advance for any help! Hi Evelyn- Keeping a doe in with a buck can be affect the taste of the milk. It seems to be goat dependent on how the milk will turn out. Give it a try and see how it goes. However, in the end you will some cute little ones come spring. Hi Elisabeth- Yes, you can breed an aunt and nephew. If more negative traits are strengthened, then I would not advise doing this again.

I have fainting goat which are my pets, i have 4 weathered? I have 2 does? My boy will get weathered this week. Could she be pregnant? Goats can begin breeding at 7 weeks. Always best to separate males and females when over a month old.

Fellow goat breeder here! I was reading your article and I saw that you said that it is okay to breed a father and daughter together. When your doing in line breeding, you want a 20 percentage or lower of relativity. For respect to all good goat breeders, please change this information for the better of the goat community. I just bought my first Fainting goat, a little doe. My friend, who also has Fainting goats, would like to give me an intact little buck so that I can make some baby goats.

Can I put them together in my pasture to grow up together? Hi Lauren- Goats do love company and often get lonely and vocalize it when they are by themselves. Best of luck with your goats! We are also conscious about inbreeding. We are going to have a new buck from another farm next week. By the way, thanks for the great information! Any pointers on what to look for before we buy?

Love your video and blog. But for now, back to packing. Hi Kathy- As you look for property, look for well maintained pastures, tree cover, proper goat fencing, provided shelter, and a water source. Goats can thrive on most pastures as long as there is quality forage, fresh water, and no way for them to escape.

Best of luck with moving and finding a spot! Thanks for the info…wondering if you can answer one question for me…how did you find a buck to rent for the mating? I hope this helps. Best thing to do is find someone with a buck and work out the details with them. Is this something you can give me more info on or is this even true?? Goats can pass diseases through sexual contact. These diseases include Brucellosis, Chlamydia, and Toxoplasmosis. And other diseases can be spread between goats through feces, pus, birthing fluid, milk, etc.

It is best to have all goats tested, especially if breeding outside your own herd. And it is good to remember some of these diseases are zoonotic and can impact human health. I have a pygmy doe that is going to kid soon. Should I pen her up in a stall by herself, or should I just let her stay with the herd and have them naturally on her own?

Hi Tim- Either way you wish to manage your herd is up to you. However, what I typically do, is if the weather is going to be pretty cold or unfavorable in someway, I put the doe in the barn to keep her from having to kid out in the cold temps. I like this set up because I can easily check on her each day, know exactly what she is eating and drinking, and be able to find her and assist her in case she has trouble.

Although, I have had does surprise me by kidding early and they were mixed in with the other does and their kids and they were just fine. Best of Luck and Happy Goating! Do you get enough out of them for the four of you? Hi Matthew, The Nigerians are great little milkers! Definitely providing enough milk! Hi Megan- Congrats on your goaty package deal! The best thing you can do is observe your doe the first year you have her and watch for signs of being in heat.

Once you get to know how she operates, planning a breeding schedule will be easier. Is there anything I can give my female to stop her from breeding?

Hi Irene- There is nothing I am aware of to give female goats in order to keep them from breeding. I have a new Boer buck. I put him next to my nannies who i thought was bred. So I let him in with nannies. He has bred them both. What is the cause of this? They have been with a buck for 3 months before I got the new 1.

Hi Cynthia- I am not exactly sure why your doe is bleeding, but perhaps the breeding is a bit rough and causing this. Is it a lot of blood or just spotting? If the bleeding persists I would contact your vet. Best of luck. Thanks for the great articles. I hope to get goats soon. Question: I keep reading how smelly bucks are and that does and bucks should be separated in order to preserve milk quality in lactating does. If I take my lactating doe to be bred, I assume she will smell bad following her encounter with the buck.

How long will she smell? I assume I will have to keep milking her post-encounter in order to maintain production. For how long? Such wonderful little creatures! Best of luck and Happy Goating! Hi we are new to goat breeding. Once you breed the doe would you milk her at all or every once and a while? What happens if the doe births really late should we give the kids any medication?

Sounds like you are starting a goat family at your place. I am just going to clarify a few things as I think you already know this from reading the article just so I am on the same page with you. If your doe is old hat at this kidding game then she is already producing milk. If this is the case you can milk her anytime she is producing milk. I would just lay off a couple months before she gives birth. It depends on my goals of milk production of my milk patterns.

If I only want a little milk, I will leave the kids on and milk the does udder half empty once a day maybe twice a day if she is a good producer and then let the kids finish her milk off.

And as always make sure your does and kids look healthy and are at good and appropriate weights and you will know your milking is working for the whole herd. As for birthing really late, I am not quite sure what you mean. If you mean the doe has her kids after the day you had down as her expected due date, then what I can tell you is that most likely your doe had her babies right on time, and your due date was off.

The stated 5 months gestation is just an average. So unless your doe is having complications, just assume the day she has her kids is her biological correct date to have them. I want to make sure you get the info you need. Thank you so much for reading and posting. Happy Goating!

Hello all Just curious if anybody out there has bred sibling goats. If anybody has any helpful info as to wether or not this would be a good idea I would appreciate feedback.

That is the closest possible in-breeding, You may get the best of the best, but you will also get the worst of the worst. For example, we didn't have a new buck to breed 4 of our doelings to a couple years ago, so we decided to breed them back to the dad, since we have meat goats and just sell them for meat, unless we saw something amazing from one of them. Every single one of them was fish-teated from the breedings, even though none of the dams even have extra teats, the sire does have a small teat spurs on one side, but according the show rules it is allowed.

They didn't have two heads or anything, and overall looked really nice, we showed a couple as show whethers in 4H, they did quit well, but clearly dad is carrying the gene for fish-teat.

Chirpy Loving the herd life. I will just pretty much repeat what 20kidsonhill said. With that close of in-breeding you have the potential for extremes in good and bad. Few breeders will breed siblings or even parent to kid unless they are very specifically trying to breed something 'out' of their line or 'into' their line; and most of them have several generations of experienced breedings to reference. Thank you for the input. I have never heard of fish-teats but I'm assuming that is just teeny tiny teats, am I correct?

LanieG said:. Click to expand Thank you so much for the help. My does like to stand at the fence nearest to my buck pasture and yell at the top of their lungs while wagging their tales profusely. Females may exhibit domination or submission behavior.

Mounting or being mounted, smelling or allowing others to smell urine, and biting or abnormal competitive behavior are all signs of estrus. They may also be more or less social, opposing their normal disposition. Additionally, you may notice discharge at the vulva. Swelling or reddening of the vulva is also sometimes observable. Note, Nigerian Dwarf goats are the exception. They are in heat, or estrus, about every days for their entire reproductive lives.

After breeding, it takes about days for full-size goats to kid. Miniature goats have a more extended gestation period of about days. Hypothermia is a significant risk for kids born in winter in cold climates. Once you pass that date, then you can breed goats whenever they are in estrus. Though, I also provide a heat source and help dry kids born on cold spring days. If you have limited space, you may want to consider staggering your breeding to space out your births.

I only have one birthing and bonding room. The actual breeding part is easy. Does in estrus happily stand still and let the bucks mate them several times before they start getting agitated. The buck, who starts peeing on his face and beard around the time does start estrous, will apply a fresh coat of pee to impress the doe in question. The buck will regroup and start the process again. Eventually, he exhausts and gives the doe a break.

However, his attempts will be less valiant. The only reliable way to know if your goat is pregnant is to do a blood test or have your veterinarian perform an ultrasound. However, observant goat keepers who spend a lot of time with their goats can also tell based on estrous. Remember, estrous is the day cycle of heat. But it seems rare. Keep in mind though, if you are breeding late in the season, a lack of estrus may signal the end of estrous, not pregnancy.

After about three months into the pregnancy, goats will show noticeable physical signs such as weight gain and hardening of the stomach. In my experience, if your buck and doe are in good condition, and you are sure your doe was in estrus when she was bred, then pregnancy is extremely likely.

Breeding is just part one of this process. Next comes prenatal care, birthing, kid-raising, and more. So, as a last piece of advice, I highly recommend that you plug the date your goat was bred into our gestation calculator , pick the right number of days for your breed, and calculate your likely due date.

In the interim before that due date, plan to read up on the phases of goat gestation, signs of labor, kid care, and all that other good stuff as you wait excitedly for the big day!

This article contains incorrect information. This article does not have the information I am looking for. Your answer will be used to improve our content. The more feedback you give us, the better our pages can be. Your privacy is important to us. Stay tuned for the first newsletter in the morning, straight to your inbox. For now, feel free to continue reading. There's no need to separate them if you have a doe and a wether, or 2 wethers, or 2 does.

Can you milk a goat once a day? There is a secret to goat keeping and not being tied to a hour milking schedule. You can let your does raise their kids, have fresh goat milk in the refrigerator and still have a life by milking once per day. Sometimes a doe will reject her kid, or one of her kids if she has multiples. What is a female goat called? There are over distinct breeds of goat.

Female goats are referred to as does or nannies, intact males are called bucks or billies and juvenile goats of both sexes are called kids. Castrated males are called wethers. How long does it take a goat to mature? How long does it take to raise a meat goat? Cabrito stands for roasted meat from goat kids weeks of age. Its main use is for barbecue meat, and it is highly sought after by certain ethnic groups.

Chevon is meat from goat kids pounds or months old.