Any body else having same problem?

I started breeding at the end of november and haven't seen anything yet. Is this normal? Is anyone else having a late season?

Any locks? Any scenting by the female?

I started in the same time frame...............ton of locks but thats about it.
almost all of my males are blowing sperm plugs in their water bowls too:O

I started mid-October and things are going just fine...ovulations coming soon and expecting April-May eggs, with maybe a couple later clutches.

We started the beginning of November too and have had tons of locks. We just had our first ovulation a couple days ago and should be seeing more in the next few weeks.

With my first clutch I paired up in November, missed the ovy and ended up finding eggs in May.

Just hang in there, sometimes the girls just take awhile.

To answer your question yes I am getting a ton of locks anout 8 locks per each of my 4 females and I don't see anything yet. Maybe since I started late november mine will just take a little longer?

It is my first year breeding so I don't know, but will females basically decide when they become gravid?

These things take time and it's the time thing that makes us want to pull our hair out LOL

Each female is different and will go when they are ready.
I have a female (this is her first year breeding) that is due to lay in the next couple weeks and another that wont lay till the middle of June.

The one that is due to lay any time now has been paired up with a male sense the first of November till she ovulated.
My other one I didn't start pairing her up till the first of the year.

Just keep an eye on them, you will learn their cycles in time making it less stressful in the future.

ok thanks for the info it is my first year breeding and i just want some eggs!!! lol

I started my fall girls early this year. They started in september and i have 5 clutches in the incubator and waiting on 2 more to drop hopefully by the 5th and saw a few ovulations last week. My spring girls are starting to lock now.

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Originally Posted by gulfexports159

I started breeding at the end of november and haven't seen anything yet. Is this normal? Is anyone else having a late season?

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It's my first season as well. My females have each had 6+ locks each since november and so far there's no glow, obvious building or ovies :/

Everyone's locking, and I only just have a few females starting to go off feed--some are still eating like crazy.
I have only one female laying in a perfect coil over the heat so far.

yea normal. i started pairing early october and had my first ovulation mid january. u should start seeing some build in maybe mid to late march.

Started at the same time; tons of locks, but haven't seen an obvious ovulation yet. My females are starting to refuse my males, though!

Ik guys good sign all of my females went off feed yesterday. And the week before only about 3 ate. I haven't seen any laying inverted or anything but they are sitting on the heat it seems.

From the chatter all around it seems in the North East, anyways, that things are a bit slower this year...possibly due to the mild winter. I've had plenty of locks should see some ovy's in the next week or so...but over all seems as though we are about a month behind last few seasons.

Good luck

Funny you say that because your right most of the people having a slower season are in the northeast. The winter hasn't been bad at all.