Log a mating

To log a mating, go to the Breeding hub and press Log mating. This records one sire covering one or more dams. Each dam you pick gets its own breeding record.

Steps#

1. Breeding → Log mating. This opens the mating form.
2. Sire. Pick the male. The list is split into On-farm sires and External studs (creates a reference animal). Choosing an external stud creates a lightweight reference animal for him, so he shows up in the pedigree without counting toward your plan limit.
3. Date. Set the mating date. It cannot be in the future.
4. Method. Choose Natural or Artificial insemination.
5. Dams. Search and tick one or more females. A dam that is already pregnant, or already has an open breeding record, is shown but cannot be picked.
6. Notes (optional). Add anything you want to remember.
7. Save. Each dam now appears under Pregnancies on the Breeding hub, ready to confirm.

📷 Screenshot: the Log mating form with the Sire list expanded to show On-farm sires and External studs.

Watch out: a grey-with-white pairing#

If the sire and a dam are a grey-and-white pairing, AlpacaKeep shows a warning about a risky color cross. You must tick the acknowledgement before you can save. This is a safety prompt, not a block. See The grey-on-white breeding warning for what it means and what a DNA test changes.

Good to know. One sire can cover several dams in a single log. AlpacaKeep makes a separate breeding record for each dam.

Related#

• Breeding from mating to cria: the whole cycle
• Confirm a pregnancy and record the result
• The grey-on-white breeding warning (and what a DNA test changes)