Brilliant! Excellent advice!

The reason I am asking is because I would like to be pretty sure as I work full time and will arrange annual leave around the time of the birth.

So on the 2nd day of mating you count 65 days? And you have always been accurate?

66 actually, but I'd like to be around a couple of days earlier, just in case. Another thing - regarding mating - Dont mate girls every time they want to. But again - every third time. Quite difficult to have her around squeeling and raping hubby - but it makes her to well recover after previous pregnancy and rising kittens; this way every litter would be well fed, she'll have pleanty of milk; whole lot fat and happy. Also - no longer than three times (LOL - this things comes in "three's") as she could have another kind of problems.
Some breeders mating girls "once a year" but queens are sooo differen: one of mine are in heat 3 time a year - and another one 12!

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Sorry Babyblonde - we are going off track here!!

I will only be mating every 9 months anyway (3 times in 2 years).
So when you are ready to mate them again - you have to wait till their 3rd call? Have I read that correctly?

Sorry for all the questions! Im trying to get opinions and tips from different peeps

Yes - different opinions and a bit different ways. I do mate every third call; I wont risk to wait whole year for the one who's getting in heat 12 times a year as she' could get a piometra. Althought my breed and my girls (knock the wood) are very big and strong. May be for more gentle and smaller breeds it could be better to breed once a year or something.

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If you watch a purpose mating, the female will always roll about on her back after the act, the rolling releases eggs in the female.

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I googled Pyometra - Interesting stuff!!
So if you have a girl thats in heat 12 times a year how often do you mate her in that year? Am I right in thinking that its is no more than 3 times over 2 years still??

Also - what type do you breed?

I'll pm you

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I find it all very fascinating!!!

Better not roll over after then

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