Breeding by the phases of the Moon

Breed does during new moon to increase the number of does in a litter, or breed during the full moon to increase the number of bucks in a litter--Here are the next full moons and new moons for the rest of 2004. Also, try breeding your hard to breed does during the full moon, some people say it never fails. This page dedicated to Tricia of Cottonwood farms and Niki! Updated in 2004 for Donna & Angelica of Angel's Long-Eared Lops. Breeding on "the light side" increases sturdiness...Information on "the Light Side" by Mary Henderson of Rainbeau Rabbitry

Mark your calenders...breed for BEST quality does on July 17 and November 12 breed for best quality bucks on September 28.

Dates for 2004
New MoonFull MoonLight Side
DoesBucksDates
Jan 21Feb 6Feb 7-Feb 19
Feb 20Mar 6Mar 7-Mar 19
Mar 20Apr 5Apr 6-Apr 18
April 19May 4 May 5-May 18
May 19June 3June 4-June 16
June 17July 2July 3-July 16
July 17July 31Aug 1-Aug 15
Aug 16Aug 30Aug 31-Sep 13
Sep 14Sept 28Sept 29-Oct 13
Oct 14Oct 28Oct 29-Nov 11
Nov 12Nov 26Nov 27-Dec 11
Dec 12Dec 26Dec 27-Jan 10, 2005

Breeding by the zodiac signs

To increase your odds of quality and sex.

Most
Fertile		Zodiac signDatesSex/Quality
AriesMarch 21-April 19poor quality bucks
XTaurusApril 20-May 20Good quality does
GeminiMay 21-June 20Poor quality bucks
XCancerJune 21-July 22Best quality does
LeoJuly 23-August 22Poor quality bucks
VirgoAugust 23-September 22Poor quality does
LibraSeptember 23-October 23Best quality bucks
Best balanced animals
XScorpioOctober 24-November 22Best quality does
SagittariusNovember 23-December 21Poor quality bucks
CapricornDecember 22-January 19Good quality does
AquariusJanuary 20-February 19Good quality bucks
XPiscesFebruary 20-March 20Best quality does

This page updated on March 5, 2004

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