Breeders - how often do you breed queens?

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Just a random question that I've always wondered! I know constant breedings are bad but what is considered the standard for how often you should breed females?
 

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Queens should have about 8 months of recovery time between litters. So you usually wind up with a litter once a year. I did a 2nd breeding on a queen because she only had one kitten; otherwise it was one litter a year.

And I had homes lined up before she was bred.
 
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