This is Thunder, my Blue FG buck.
He will be 9 months old this July. I had done quite a bit of reading about when FG's are ready to start breeding. Most of what I read online said that FG's start breeding at 8-9 months of age, of course for bucks you wait for their testicles to drop, and does you wait to for a certain weight point, and age. Lately on a FG group on FB I have seen several people posting about them breeding their FG's at 6 months of age.
Recently I have started placing a doe with Thunder, just to see "how much he could pull off." So far he seems a bit interested in the ladies, honestly he's more interested when she wants to put up a fight, lol. So far he loves on her a little, mounts, give a few humps, and lays on her. She will wiggle a little, he gives another hump then just lays back down. Right now I have been giving him first time does, because all my experienced does are not in shape enough to have another litter. I have checked many times for his testicles dropping, and really he's got so much fur down there I can't determine what is a tuft of hair, and what is a testicle, lol.
I think I am going to continue trying with first time does, and if all else fails I will check my does who have bred before for who is in at least the best shape for the time being.
So I wanted to ask a few questions. What is the best age to start breeding FG bucks, how often should I keep tossing does at him, and do you think he will be ready for breeding soon-ish?
He will be 9 months old this July. I had done quite a bit of reading about when FG's are ready to start breeding. Most of what I read online said that FG's start breeding at 8-9 months of age, of course for bucks you wait for their testicles to drop, and does you wait to for a certain weight point, and age. Lately on a FG group on FB I have seen several people posting about them breeding their FG's at 6 months of age.
Recently I have started placing a doe with Thunder, just to see "how much he could pull off." So far he seems a bit interested in the ladies, honestly he's more interested when she wants to put up a fight, lol. So far he loves on her a little, mounts, give a few humps, and lays on her. She will wiggle a little, he gives another hump then just lays back down. Right now I have been giving him first time does, because all my experienced does are not in shape enough to have another litter. I have checked many times for his testicles dropping, and really he's got so much fur down there I can't determine what is a tuft of hair, and what is a testicle, lol.
I think I am going to continue trying with first time does, and if all else fails I will check my does who have bred before for who is in at least the best shape for the time being.
So I wanted to ask a few questions. What is the best age to start breeding FG bucks, how often should I keep tossing does at him, and do you think he will be ready for breeding soon-ish?
