is she ready....

2 year old and she is 1158grams..im hoping by the end of the month she will be around the 1300 gram mark (praying she keeps eating)..can i try or is she to young..

The age is fine. But would still wait till she hits 1500grams at least.
Right now till december or so. They usually go on a a feeding frenzy and gain weitght right quick. So I'm sure she'll go.
Good luck!

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I'm in the same boat with one of my girls... she's 3 years old but kind of a picky eater, so she is also around 1150g. Time for both of us to fatten up these ladies! :D

I think it's okay to breed her, but I wouldn't get your hopes up?

I had a 1400 gram, 2 year-old piebald last year that I paired up, and they were pretty enthusiastic about it from November-May. But she never ovulated.

Meanwhile my 1300 gram 3 year-old het lavender ignored her boyfriend until February, paired up for just a couple months, and gave me 5 huge eggs.

So I don't think there's any problem with pairing that two year old? But she just might not give you anything.

My Mojave girl was 2 years old last year and around 1100-1200 grams. She locked a few good times with my male, but did not go. This year she has gained a few hundred grams and is locking like crazy. I'm hoping that extra year is all she needed!

Thread hijack alert! ;) has anyone known a female to successfully breed at 1 and half years approx. My female is at 1000 grams give or take and eating like crazy. She is an august 2010 female, I got her in April and she was 490 grams

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Thread hijack alert! ;) has anyone known a female to successfully breed at 1 and half years approx. My female is at 1000 grams give or take and eating like crazy. She is an august 2010 female, I got her in April and she was 490 grams

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I bred and got eggs from several Aug. 09 females this season, BUT they were 1800 and 1600 grams well before ovulating.
I wouldn't breed a 1000 gram female at 18 months old.
I started breeding them at 18 months old and they gave me eggs right about when they turned 2 years old.
Those eggs are due to hatch within the week :)

I have a 3 year old at 950 grams, I try feeding her every week. I have two 1 year olds at 800. I'm waiting till next year on them. Hopping for 1500 on all 3.

yea if she is almost 1200 grams now... hold off till like december-feb area and throw a male with her... she should easily be over the 1500g mark then !!!!

I start all my females pairings at 1200g.

Starting September i put females on every 3 day feedings till November. This will increase weight a good 2-300g as all my 2010 hold backs are now 1100-1400g. By pairing females up will get them into the breeding mode and want to pack on more weight. By time Ovulation happens their well over 1800g.

Just have to keep eye on the leaner females. They may be of weight and age, but long and lean can be trouble some.