I pair the for 4 days the 3 off. It's a nice weekly schedule! I feed the day before pairing. If the male locks then I take him out even if its before the 4 days are up! I use one male to 3 females. I pair each female once then give the male a week off. That works for a monthly schedule. It takes three weeks to get through the 3 females. I start pairing Nov. 1ST until they ovy. Even if that takes until August like what happened to one female this year! You just need to find a schedule that will work for you!