doe is kindling on the wire

[MMWB]

Sometimes, I think some die because they just aren't viable. I'm surprised at the does leaving the heads. Traditionally many wild prey species eat young that die. It deters the odor of decomposition down to avoid predators snooping around and also decreases the fostering of undesirable bacteria. As far as I know, most all animals eat the afterbirth.

 

[Ebers]

Sometimes, I think some die because they just aren't viable. I'm surprised at the does leaving the heads. Traditionally many wild prey species eat young that die. It deters the odor of decomposition down to avoid predators snooping around and also decreases the fostering of undesirable bacteria. As far as I know, most all animals eat the afterbirth.

I don't doubt that she would've eatn the whole thing but the head had gotten pushed back between a gap between the nest box & the cage wall, it makes sense about a prey animal eating dead offspring thanks for the feedback

 

[Ebers]

If I wanted to breed my doe right back how long should I wait to rebreed her?

 

[Pastor Dave]

The commercial breeders will immediately breed again as soon as the doe kindles. She has the next litter as soon as the last litter is weaned at 4 weeks. If a doe loses her litter, she can be bred immediately. My does get a week off between weaning and being bred again. Others have their own time management methods.

 

[Ebers]

Is 22 wks old too young to breed my nz x cali doe she's big so I was just wonderin what ppl thought

 

[animalmom]

I would wait the additional 4 weeks until she is 26 weeks old. I don't think that gaining 4 weeks on your breeding program is worth the life of the doe. I'm very conservative when it comes to breeding my does. I also understand the impatience of wanting to breed a doe and have a litter of kits. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[Ebers]

A pic of the kits at 11 days old

 

[Ebers]

A new pic of the kits