Quote Originally Posted by ClarkT View Post
I would like to do the year-round thing.

Deborah brings up an interesting point on which I have a question. What makes the groups of females ready? Did you have them in different areas and cooled them? Or is it that they are just now up to size? Or something else?
Same as Deborah. I go by size and age.

Most people go by 3 years, 1200 grams. I go by 3 years, 1500 grams.

In my experience as a breeder a 1200 gram female is going to waste your time. Most will lay 3-4 eggs and they are way more prone to becoming egg bound also. I'd prefer to breed a female that is at least 1500 grams because if you do only get 4 eggs, more than likely they will be 4 huge eggs.

I personally stopped cooling. The first year I ever bred I cooled and a couple of my animals got sick with RI. So after getting everyone back to peak condition I stopped cooling and just started pairing when my "season" started and my females still ovulated. Everything still works the same as before, I just never have to drop temps.