So what about that hooch-pooch picture stuff? - YOOO HOO..ARIEL!

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I've searched around here and can't seem to find a description of what to look for in the "Latin: hoo-chicus" :)))to determine if a doe is bred.

Ariel - I know you've said you can tell pretty easily...what is it that you look for?
 

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Yes, a tutorial with pictures, please, as I've found nothing online that demystifies it for me. Those hoo-hoo pictures all look alike to me....you've seen one hoo-hoo, you've seen them all! :lol:
 

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Look at the triangle ABOVE the anal sphinctor...with the doe's tail up and relaxed (not like pulling her tail up and shooting a photo).

On an open doe, the triangle is usually really sunken in.

On a bred doe, the triangle is filled out, not such a deep crater.

Of course in later gestation, they get some swelling of the whole area, looking generally loose...often with an elongating vulva.
 

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helmstead said:
looking generally loose...often with an elongating vulva.
I think I'm blushing!

Thanks for the description. Will the triangle "fill out" more as gestation progresses?

When is the best time, rather, at what point in gestation can you use this "test"?
 

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My guess, since when you're doing a pooch test you never really know how far along they are...is 2+ mos.

It fills to a point, generally flat or nearly so with the surrounding area, on most does.
 

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Maybe some of us can take pictures of our open does the we are planning on breeding, and then maybe a new pic once a month.

Oh, sure, I'll remember that in January when the blizzards are raging!
 

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So...I compared my doe that I *hope* is bred to my other does who aren't bred. She was with a buck from 9/4/10 - 9/18/10. I know, I know...not enough for two cycles, but I took what I could.

I know it's early, but one of my doelings looks plump in that 'triangle' you speak of, and the doe that "should" be bred (yes, it's still early) isn't, yet has the elongated vulva.

I think pics are a great idea.

Maybe after I get the 'clipping' done I'll take some! :)smack Right back atcha free! :lol:)
 

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So glad You asked this question ! I've wondered myself, just never found the words to actually Ask the question,:/. Now there is one more tool for the goatie toolbox.
 

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Hopefully these pictures will help. I have a hard time telling if they are bred or not, but the top pictures shows a doe that was bred. She was a little over two months. The bottom picture is an open doe

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To me the only thing that looks different is that the bottom picture (open doe) has those two lines going down to the vulva and the top doesn't.
 

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