Yeah, one buck will work however many does you can give him. I like the idea of trading a buck with friends, that's a good idea that I'll propose to the community. I wonder how long they can go without any inbreeding issues, how long did it work for your family?
I'm wondering about how to select good animals to continue a program. I've got one for right now that is huge and pretty, but she won't get her ass up to accept the buck, so I'm not sure about her. It might just be too late in the season, so I guess we'll see how she does this spring.
At least 10 years, but de facto many generations, as old bucks get culled and there are at least several generations between old and new. Not sure if I explained it right...
Re: selection, usually the biggest of the litter is selected for both buck and doe replacement. Also does have basically a single chance, meaning if they are bred seemingly successfully and they don't give birth, they get culled and are replaced by the biggest doe of the next generation.
And you are right, you need organization 🤣 What is working here is having a ledger with numbered cages and going down you write when the doe was bred, when it's due and how many she birthed and when she should be bred again. So it's easy to see the most important things daily. When should you breed, when is birth expected, how each doe performs in time.
I'm sure an app could help, but a notebook could help as well 😉
A notebook? What's that? Is that an app?