The countdown has started !

YAY :) This morning Jess officially started her season (or in technical terms has just started the first of 4 stages of her reproductive cycle - Proestrus)   That means approximately 12 days until ovulation (with day1 being today), so optimum mating is on day 14 and 16 (ova takes 48 to 72 hours to mature after ovulation and they remain fertile for another 2 to 3 days). We will be taking blood samples and quantitatively testing for progesterone levels which will help us to pinpoint the time of ovulation (since ovulation can occur anywhere between day 7 and day 21, but 11-13 is the norm).