I think it's hard on the goats, and I know it takes a whole lot of feed to pull it off. I don't do it because I don't want to have to buy the feed and I don't think it's necessary to do what I want to do.
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It can be done I would think you would have to use full grown stock and have them on a very good diet. But it's not really ideal for the animals health because the does wouldn't have a large break from kidding to kidding. In honesty it's the choice of the breeder. I'm not an expert on this kind of thing so I would see what others have to say on this subject.
Tim I like how you think outside the box.
Like with anything else breeding animals undoubtedly shortens their lifespan, just because of the strain it puts on their body during that period. Pregnancy & kidding can be hard on a well nourished doe who is bred only once a year. Even if you did have a great diet for your does I believe it would still put a gigantic stress on them and shorten their life span overall to breed twice a year!
I noticed from your avatar that you raise meat goats?
This is just guessing here but aren't kids usually bigger from well nourished does and a priority with meat breeders is size & weight? I might be way off and you could possibly have such a high demand for kids that you feel you should breed twice a year?
From my above response you can probably assume that I wouldn't do this either. If you decide to breed twice a year I would be interested to hear how it works out & if you have success.
(Dairy person...)
I noticed from your avatar that you raise meat goats?
This is just guessing here but aren't kids usually bigger from well nourished does and a priority with meat breeders is size & weight? I might be way off and you could possibly have such a high demand for kids that you feel you should breed twice a year?
From my above response you can probably assume that I wouldn't do this either. If you decide to breed twice a year I would be interested to hear how it works out & if you have success.
(Dairy person...)
If you want to have kids all year round or jut lots of kids you could increase the amount of does you have and breed half for spring kids and the other half for fall kids that way you get kids all year round and the moms get a good 6 month break between kiddings everyone's happy!
everyone's happy! 
I prefer quality over quantity I think if you have the space for it, get more goats, because I bet you will be feeding at least 2x as much as normal if the doe is bred 2x a year. I personally wouldn't breed 2x a year because it is so hard on them.
I think if you have the space for it, get more goats, because I bet you will be feeding at least 2x as much as normal if the doe is bred 2x a year. I personally wouldn't breed 2x a year because it is so hard on them.
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