Quote Originally Posted by adamfritzsche View Post
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?
Some people cool, some don't. All have had success. The issue with proven breeders is they tend to lay their eggs the same time every year, so it helps to know when they laid last time. If they haven't regained enough weight since their last lay they may not produce follicles at all because they use fat storage for it. Pics of the females and ages/weights will be helpful.

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