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So, I have mama doe and daughter doeling in separate pens, currently, but I noticed that they came into heat within a day of each other. Since they had previously been penned alone, together, from the daughter's kidhood to puberty, I wonder if mama doe's heat hormones might have triggered daughter doeling's heat hormones for her first cycle. If that is the case, is it common for a doeling's first heat cycle to be triggered by the hormones of the mother or other doe she is penned with, and might this be useful information for figuring out when someone is in a quiet heat? That is, just watch for the more obvious heat cycle of the doe she was penned with during puberty, to figure out if the "quiet" one might also be in heat? And vice versa?
I hoped I worded this right. I'll know from your responses whether I have, or not.
I hoped I worded this right. I'll know from your responses whether I have, or not.