breeding Archives

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday – October 16th

A few months ago I posted a fact about the 5 month gestation of goats. Well, this gestation is incredibly short compared to llamas. The length of a llama’s pregnancy is 11.5 months and ends with a single baby!! I… Keep Reading

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday October 9th

Have you ever been on a goat farm during breeding season? If so, then you are familiar with the smell of a buck in rut… It’s a unique and distinct smell. During breeding season the male goats (bucks) go into… Keep Reading

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday October 2nd

When you hear facts about when to breed goats you will likely get different answers from different farmers. Some farms like to breed their goats right when they reach sexual maturity, while others, like us, like to wait until they… Keep Reading

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday… September 25th

With all of these facts about goat breeding I thought it would be nice to have a fact about llama breeding… even though both of our llamas are gelded (castrated) males. Llamas do not have cycles. They are induced ovulators!… Keep Reading

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… September 11th

Given that it is breeding season it’s time for another goat breeding fact! Goats generally have 21 day cycles, although this can vary depending on breed and the individual goat. They are in heat for 24-36 hours with only about… Keep Reading

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… September 4th

It’s September! Which means the girls will start going into heat and it will soon be breeding season! I can’t believe it’s already this time of year! So going with this theme the next several week’s facts will be about… Keep Reading

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… April 3rd

It’s time to break up all the goat facts with a chicken fact! Today’s chicken fact was one that I found quite interesting… If you have several different roosters around your hens can/will breed with all of them, but they… Keep Reading