With the buck, extreme rises in the temperature will cause fertility to fall. Feed in both buck and doe play a major factor during the breeding season. A doe's fertility cycle is usually about 20 days, with fertility maintaining about 38 to 48 hours. We call this coming into season. Gestation is approximately 150 days or 5 months.
Autumn is the breeding season.
As with any animal the stock rate per acre depends on the area and the feed available throughotu the year. An animal whose central incisors are worn irregularly, or where some are missing. Usually found in well aged goats.