Quote Originally Posted by BT41042 View Post
I was thinking Robin (hard to believe I know) about a conversation I had with Brian Barczyk a while back and he was saying that males will breed like crazy when follicles are 10mm (which you can't really feel) and when they are 30MM - 35MM (close to ovualtion) but he said they really slack off in between...Just something to think about...IMO - If her follicles aren't golf ball size I wouldn't give up hope just yet...

BT
I agree with this 100% ... I generally see activity early in the season, then it slows down, and then it picks up again in late winter/early spring.

Two things ... If you're leaving them in overnight together, you're not seeing every single lock ... and, it only takes ONE copulation for a female to become gravid.

Could be that Winston is too heavy ... heavy males are horrible breeders in my experience.

-adam