Of course, my plan did not work at all. I mean, most times my breeding plan somehow works out. But, I came home on Friday, after putting Pretzel back in with Donkey on Thursday to find that she was in with Gabe and his girls.
Gabe, Joy, and Daisy (inside the door)
So, I put her back with Donkey and did more work to make sure she stayed with Donkey.
Pretzel and Donkey
It finally worked!
Extra panels on top leaning in
And she was not happy about it. Of course, I don’t think she was in heat while she was in with Gabe, and I never did see her come into heat. I knew that was a possibility.
Poor girl. It’s just a few days.
Joy and Daisy both came into heat with Gabe. That went just as I planned. So at least part of the plan was good.
Daisy
Then there’s the two little boys. Antigone was the other girl I new it would be questionable whether or not she came into heat. And I never saw her in heat.
Antigone and Kong in front; Melba and Greg in back
But, I walked into the garage and peeked through the door Saturday afternoon to see Melba flagging and Kong giving her a good sniff. Of course, Kong is so shy that when I opened the door, he got scared away from her. Greg… well, Greg was enjoying his hay.
Kong in front; Melba and Greg behind
I gave things a few more minutes and checked again. Then I caught Melba and kind of directed Greg towards her tail. He gave a tiny sniff and then went back to his hay. Sheesh.
Greg just didn’t get it.
So I let Melba out. He did jump her and she stood for him.
Melba and Kong
Then it devolved into playful fighting. I left nature to take its course and I’ll find out in three weeks if it worked or not.
They would make a cute kid. We’ll see.
I really hope it worked (but I’m not holding my breath).
Eden Hills 
