is there anyway to tell if a button buck can or will breed, by actions or anything else he was born june 12
I have heard that after 6mo of age button bucks are starting to produce semen. I dont know if this means they will breed for sure. Just what I heard. I know I have seen plenty getting the job done.
Johnny B
Johnny B
Joined Apr 2009
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cental Pennsylvania
A June 12 born buck is possible for breeding, but a little more unlikely, than one born a few weeks earlier in May. Buck fawns are never a guarentee, even when they are big. Rubbed out buttons is the best chance though that he will be fertile.
thankyou for info i know the does are coming in i just saw a wild buck chasing them from the outside
I have used Button bucks for back up, and they have never breed anything until Mid January. This makes for some late fawns.
We used a button buck that was born on May 18 to breed a mature doe two years ago and ended up with fawns in September. He may have been able to get the job done earlier if he was with a fawn instead of a mature doe.
If you are putting him with a big doe you might want to leave a step stool in the pen for him.
If you are putting him with a big doe you might want to leave a step stool in the pen for him.
