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Post by jupiter on Feb 4, 2016 2:46:41 GMT
We just got a new doe from a family member that I trust very much. I've tried her with two different bucks, but she will not lift. She has had a litter in the past. Shes a year & a half. Any ideas?
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Post by AD in WNC on Feb 5, 2016 1:33:34 GMT
I have a doe who had a seven kits and fostered two more. The whole process seemed to take a lot out of her and she lost weight.
It's been six months and she has finally quit attacking the bucks when I put her in with them. Its like she doesn't want anything to do with getting pregnant again. She still won't lift. I will try her one more time next month and if she doesn't take she will go to the processor.
I read something about some does just not liking the available males. Perhaps that is the case for your doe?
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Post by jupiter on Feb 5, 2016 2:42:39 GMT
I sure hope not. I am getting a new buck in the next week, so maybe I'll try him. Thanks for your response!
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Post by claytonpiano on Feb 21, 2016 0:28:34 GMT
Try feeding black oil sunflower seas for several weeks and breed on the full moon. It has worked for us as odd as it sounds.
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Post by manygoatsnmore on Feb 22, 2016 23:45:52 GMT
I'd just hold her for the buck. If her condition is good, and she's been bred within the past nine months to a year, it shouldn't be a physical thing. Maybe she doesn't like the bucks, or she could just be ornery, too. Some does just are.
Put her in with the buck and hold her with her hips elevated, then take her out after he breeds her. Repeat twice a day for a couple days, and she should take. There's some good evidence that repeat breeding results in more eggs being released, increasing litter size.
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Post by jupiter on Feb 23, 2016 1:14:39 GMT
I wonder if she is bred. None of my girls were lifting (or so I thought) & the bucks weren't falling off. I have had 3 litters in the past month. I'm going to wait & see.
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Post by manygoatsnmore on Feb 23, 2016 2:26:07 GMT
jupiter, that's probably a good idea. I've accidentally bred a doe two weeks after I bred her the first time, and when she kindled, half the kits were normal and half were obviously very premature. Evidently, it is possible for them to get pregnant in only one horn of the uterus, and if rebred part way the pregnancy, it is possible for them to release more eggs into the other horn and start a second pregnancy. It's not that common, but not super rare, either. When should she be due if she is bred?
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Post by jupiter on Feb 23, 2016 14:08:28 GMT
She will be due next week if she is bred.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 20:13:00 GMT
I'd just hold her for the buck. If her condition is good, and she's been bred within the past nine months to a year, it shouldn't be a physical thing. Maybe she doesn't like the bucks, or she could just be ornery, too. Some does just are. Put her in with the buck and hold her with her hips elevated, then take her out after he breeds her. Repeat twice a day for a couple days, and she should take. There's some good evidence that repeat breeding results in more eggs being released, increasing litter size. Yelp just hold her up by the head, hold her back end up, let the Buck have his way.
She will not tell. LOL
Rockpile
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Post by jupiter on Mar 6, 2016 15:38:10 GMT
Our doe was definitely bred! She kindled last night! She's a really good mom! I'm so glad I didn't try to breed her again.
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