my buck is trying to mate with a doe in heat

[adorable]

Hi everyone.
I have a small herd of pygmy goat. I have notice today that one of my doe is in heat and the buck is trying to mount her. But the only thing is she is about 8 month old give or take. He is about 5 months old. He is very tiny compare to them. He is about 15 pounds. He is registered purebred. Smaller than i am use to. Which is a good thing for me. My question here is when he tries to mount how can he penetrate her when it seems that he cant reach her .??I am very new to the breeding and babies thing. But i did have goat before.

 

[agnes_day]

get him a little goat step ladder

 

[greyfields]

He will absolutely breed her. And you will know this for sure if she does not come into heat again in 17 days (+/-).

 

[Teach97]

Quote:
You laugh...new a gal breeding pygmys to alpines(? can't remember now for sure but it was a dairy breed)...anyways used two packing crates and a sheet of 3/4 plywood so the little guy could reach...it was hilarious

 

[agnes_day]

awww haha poor little guy!

 

[Chirpy]

IMO it is not healthy to breed a small breed goat (Pygmy/Nigerian) until they are at least a year old and closer to 18 months is wiser. They are just not physically developed enough to carry kids. They still have a lot of growing to do themselves.

If I were you I'd separate them now and hope she's not actually bred. Goats can breed and get bred as young as 8 weeks old.

I wanted to add that if he has already bred her his small size will hopefully throw small kids and she won't have problems with a pregnancy.

 

[Chatychick]

I agree with Chirpy about the Pygmy and Nigerians...I dont breed my Nigis till they are 18 mths old... He will breed her even if he is too short as he will catch her laying down or some other way...I have seen it happen that is why when my bucklings are 8 weeks old they are moved out of the pens...

 

[kinnip]

I agree with Chaty and Chirpy. At 8 mo. they need to put their energy into growing.

 

[adorable]

I knew as soon i put the age in there that someone was going to mention that they are to young. I also mentioned give or take. The man i bought some goats from. Did not know exactly when they were born because he has so many. I also think she is a bit older than the rest of them because she is a bit taller. If some one knows what age they usually come into there first than i would have a better idea.

 

[chels23]

Each doe comes into heat at different ages. I have heard they can get there sisters pregnant as early as 4 months. I have one that is 10 months and just came into heat for the first time. Most of the time looking at teeth is an easier way to determine age.