Question about possibly bred doe

So I was certain that my girl stood for the buck I had her with last week, but now she seems to be maybe coming back into heat?! :whatgoat:

It is really hard to tell with her because she has fairly silent heats, but she has started tail wagging again and doing the "stretch" posture - where she sticks her tushy up in the air, basically. It should be noted also that her tush is still pretty sticky from her time with the buck...it has been bitter cold here so I haven't wanted to subject her to getting wet.

So here are my questions:

Would she stand for the buck if she wasn't in heat?

Would she continue to exhibit heat signs if she was successfully bred?

Is it common for a recently bred doe to have discharge (like implantation mucous or something)?

I am worried that she was in standing heat and the breeding simply didn't take. The other concern is a possible 5-day heat, which I have only read about here so I really have no idea how common it is or how to tell if that is going on. I have never tried to breed this girl, however she has been successfully bred before by her previous owner.

It isn't a huge deal if I have to take her back to be bred again, but I was so certain it had happened I can't help but be disappointed and a little concerned

Thanks!

 

Thanks ladies for the responses

I will keep an eye on her and I guess time will tell - I did get a buck rag to hang onto so I will pull that out and see if she has any reaction to it in a few weeks.

 

So just to clarify, the discharge is probably indicative of her being in heat, not of her being implanted/pregnant?

 

Well, it looks like my girl didn't take :hair: ...she appears to be in heat again with a little clear discharge and some tail wagging. She has such subtle heats it is hard to catch them, but I got lucky this morning and saw the discharge before she got rid of it. She isn't vocalizing and the discharge was clear, so I am hoping I caught her in time. I will try to take her back to the breeder today, but I worry that I may be too far into her heat? So frustrating it makes me want to buy a buck

Hopefully this time it will take and I won't have to wait another month....the longer it takes to get her bred the longer I have to milk my other girl :GAAH:

 

Thanks Liz for the sympathy...

I don't really have the room for a buck, unfortunately, and I live in the city so I suspect people would be annoyed with the bucky smell during rut.

Although if this turns out to be an annual stress-fest I may just tell my neighbors to suck it up lol...

:doh:

 

Yay! That is good to know...she went off to the breeder's this morning. Keeping my fingers crossed! ray:

 

So here is an update on the ongoing saga of my stubborn Nubian.

I picked her up from the breeder's and was told that she stood for the buck the first day she was there and then seemed to immediately settle down (i.e. - not display antsy heat signs).

She has had a milky white discharge pretty much every day since. Nothing super stringy but her tail has been dirty and I have seen some evidence of white on her hiney since.

I bring it up because if she didn't settle she would be coming into heat about today or tomorrow. I can't really tell if there has been any change in her discharge as it continues to be white and this girl has a fairly silent heat.

So...any thoughts on if the continued discharge post breeding is an indication of pregnancy? If she hasn't settled this time I will be kind of at my wit's end as it is getting awfully late in the season and I would be worried that there is something going on with her to keep her from settling.

Anyway...all thoughts appreciated! Thanks

 

No foul odor and it seemed to kind of come and go, but it definitely has been happening regularly since she stood for the buck three weeks ago.

I did notice there was some more fresh this morning. Haven't seen any clear discharge on her since she stood.