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The breeding season for most goats encompasses the time period from late August to mid-March, with the most optimal observed time period usually being September-November. Estrous cycle variations occur, ranging from 18 – 24 days and on average usually 21 days, during the breeding season.

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Females lack an estrus period during the late spring and summer months. The libido, or sex drive, of the buck is also low during this time, but semen volume is lowest in early spring and motility is poorest in the winter.

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Seasonal variations in the Semen quality ofyoung British goats

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Physical characteristics of semen quality were studied over a 12 month period in 10 post pubertal, young male goats (7-19 months of age) maintained un...

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The chemical attractants in bodily secretions detectable by the opposite sex have a significant role in the sexual and courtship behavior of both male and female goats prior to mating.

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The buck will urinate upon his face, beard, and front legs. The ''goat odor'' of bucks is significant in sexual behavior in that it serves as a stimulus to the doe. Usually smells pretty baaa'd.

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According to our book; Males test female readiness to stand immobile by either placing his chin on the females back or rump, contacting the female with foreleg kicks, nudging the sides of the female, or showing intention to mount by shifting his weight to his hind legs and raising his head while making contact with the females rump.

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A doe in heat will vocalize more than normal, wag her tail (flagging), urinate often, and stand for mating.

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A doe in heat will indicate her interest in breeding by wagging her tail rapidly for the buck. This is called flagging.

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Ahmed, N. “Seasonal Variations in the Semen Quality Ofyoung British Goats.” British Veterinary Journal, W.B. Saunders, 9 Nov. 2007, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007193596800765.

Farms, Syman. “Goat Tail Flagging.” YouTube, YouTube, 14 Oct. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWsDRmmoozI.

Pfalzbot, Gary. “Behavior.” Behavior - Goats & Health - GOATWORLD.COM, 31 Dec. 2001, www.goatworld.com/articles/behavior/behavior.shtml.

Gasparotto, Suzanne W. “BEHAVIORAL AND MATING HABITS OF GOATS.” Onion Creek Ranch, 5 Oct. 2010, www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/behavior.html.

“Chapter 9.” Principles and Applications of Domestic Animal Behavior: an Introductory Text, by Edward O. Price, CAB International, 2008, pp. 132–135.

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This research study explains flehmen appears to be related to the transport of nonvolatile chemosensory materials from the oral cavity to the vomeronasal organ.

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Flehmen in male goats: Role in sexual behavior

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The flehmen or lip-curl behavior displayed by most ungulate species is a sexually dimorphic behavior seen most frequently when males investigate the g...

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This video displays a buck that can be observed running his tongue in and out of his mouth and is generally very excited, while intermittently rubbing against the side of the doe. This is their precopulatory behavior.

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Male goats will extend the head and neck into the air with the upper lip curled up, searching for the olfactory and gustatory stimuli that indicate to him that the doe is in estrus.