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     Violet Knapp New member Username: violetknapp Post Number: 3 Registered: 07-2005 Rating: N/A |
Hi, I have a six year old Oberhasli that I had put in with my buck to get bred. She was with him for about six weeks. On the 5th of this month she started acting very strange, crying and going back and forth. I went out in the feild with her to see what was up, and she was acting like she had just kidded, and looking for the baby. It was very strange, when I went up to her and bent down she started agressively, licking all over me, just like she would if she was cleaning a newborn. She is a milker, so I always take the babies within the first 12 to 24 hours, when she is milking when I go to let her off the milkstand she has always licked at me like I am her kid. Anyway, she had a bit of clear mucus, so I figured she probably didn't get bred, and was just in heat again, so I went to put her back in with the buck, and she about pulled me over running back to the pen. After the 3rd day in the pen, she had settled down and everything seemed normal, buck quit chasing her, so I figured she got bred, so I moved her back out. Now it has only been 2 days and she is starting the same behavior, and again there is a trace of clear mucus. At first I thought she had aborted, but there was no signs of that. Was wondering if anyone has any ideas what might be up with her. http://www.angelfire.com/vt2/hilltopacres/ | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 62 Registered: 07-2005 Rating: N/A |
Being that it is the beginning of the season she could be having short cycles and not truly coming into standing heat and ovulating. No ovulation, no pregnancy. She should settle into a regular cycle in a few weeks. If she continues to do this she could have cystic ovaries. This is where there are multiple half ripe eggs ready but none ever release. This can be treated with hormone therapy. I recommend leaving any doe with the buck for at least 7 days. Many does will ovulate on a 5 day heat (or short heat cycle), but if they aren't bred then, once again she doesn't get pregnant. A 5 day heat is a short intense heat cyle about 4 to 7 days after an observed heat cycle. On the observed heat cycle the egg did not release, the hormones build back up quickly and the doe cycles again this time releasing the egg. I believe that quite a few does do this especially early in the season. This would account for so many of the seasons first kids seeming to come a week or more "late". You missed seeing the 5 day heat, but the buck didn't! Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic |