How Long From Sterile to Fertile

[Lapin]

If a buck was moved from the 90 degree outdoor heat into an indoor temp of 74 degrees how long would it take him to regain his fertity if he was streile form the heat? My buck is a cali if the type make a difference. Any feed back would be appreciated.

 

[akane]

Varies. A week.. 3 months.. you never know. How long it stays hot, how much you use the buck to get his system cleared out and working again, and how old he is probably contribute.

 

[A&BRabbitry]

I've always heard it can be between 30-60 days after the last day it was 85. Hopefully it's closer to the 30 but I have had several bucks and they usually all seem to be within this range.

 

[OneAcreFarm]

What I have read is UP TO 90 days after the last week that has three or more consecutive days over 90. Last summer it was 42 days for our bucks to regain fertility.

 

[Lapin]

Wow! Not the answer I was hoping for consetering we have temp over 85 from may to nov.

 

[A&BRabbitry]

Yeah I live in Kentucky and am always happy if I'm able to have my first litter by late nov, december. Although they do say a young buck that is just reaching maturity at the end of the heat is your best bet to get an early jump on breeding. I guess the heat is just a little harder on those older guys. If only sperm count was the only worry of an aging man though. lol.

 

[akane]

That's why I keep breeding my does this late and just take some of the summer losses when they have litters in July. My bucks won't be useful again until at least Oct possibly Nov and then it will turn cold and I'll have losses from kits getting cold for various reasons.

 

[grumpy]

Save a couple of November bucks...come hot weather...they'll usually fertile a doe. Use them as needed and when your older bucks come back on line...make the decision to sell the youngsters and/or replace the old-guys.

I would imagine that thought crosses the ladies mind's more often than not. LOL.

grumpy.

 

[akane]

Young bucks go sterile just the same as the older ones. Plus my does hate young bucks. They are either too pushy and the does who need slowly brought around get offended and beat the crap out of them or they are too slow and the does who are too impatient beat the crap out of them. I always have a good older buck around who can handle the does. They are good at reading the does. I've got one netherland that I sometimes throw in just to see if a doe is receptive rather than flipping her. IF she is he'll immediately start trying to breed and if not he'll groom her and then munch hay. I can pull him out real quick if he starts trying to hump her and use the buck I actually want so if problems occur I don't have to wonder if it's the doe or not.

 

[grumpy]

Young bucks go sterile just the same as the older ones.

Yes...they do...but not as fast...and they recover quicker than an old buck.

I've got older does also that don't like the youngsters. That's the reasoning behind keeping several older fellas and breaking in a young buck slowly.

They get hammered a few times by an old "hag", they get timid and reluctant to mount for fear of gettin' the stuffin's beat out of them.