I purchased a couple of female proven breeders awhile back and I have a few questions. The guy I bought them from mentioned that they have been cycled, but not bred as things came up. I intend to breed them, but currently their weights are a little low, so my question is, once I get them back up to weight, which I am estimating about another 6 to 8 weeks before I even re-evaluate, will it be to late to breed them? Can I just start pairing them with a male? Or will I have to give them the whole cool down period again prior? Is the cool down even completely necessary? I have seen mentioning that some do not even do this step and are successful.
I guess what I am really asking is what triggers the female to produce follicles? Is it the cool down/warm up process? Or is it introducing the male? Or a combination of both?
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