I've got two meat mutt does from the same litter that were bred back on the 8th of November. They were both very friendly prior to breeding. Meet you at the cage , begging for pets .... damn near crawl into your arms friendly.
One has delivered kits and so far has been a very good mother and is still just as friendly as ever.
The other hasn't delivered and is now 6 days beyond the due date , her personality has dramatically changed as well. I cant put a hand in the cage to feed her without her boxing my hand or biting. She's also bitten my 9 year old son .... nasty bite on the finger. If I even open the cage she goes nuts.
These two does were housed together up until a few days before their delivery dates. The personality shift started roughly a week before the delivery date as they were housed at that time next to my buck , I brought a doe to his cage which he promptly bred. During this time , the crazy doe began mounting her sister , even "fell off" like a buck would upon a successful breeding. I separated them a day or so after this event. Her behavior has gotten progressively worse since that time to the point that even walking by the cage will provoke her.
I'm wondering if she's in pain as a complication of kits not being delivered or of if its just hormones going haywire or .... something else ?!
I'm not going to tolerate aggressive behavior in my herd ... dispatching her is an option , she is a meat doe after all.
I just want to give her the benefit of the doubt and explore alternatives before doing so as she was so nice prior. The fact that her sister has been such a great mother also factors in , hate to put a potential good mother down.
One has delivered kits and so far has been a very good mother and is still just as friendly as ever.
The other hasn't delivered and is now 6 days beyond the due date , her personality has dramatically changed as well. I cant put a hand in the cage to feed her without her boxing my hand or biting. She's also bitten my 9 year old son .... nasty bite on the finger. If I even open the cage she goes nuts.
These two does were housed together up until a few days before their delivery dates. The personality shift started roughly a week before the delivery date as they were housed at that time next to my buck , I brought a doe to his cage which he promptly bred. During this time , the crazy doe began mounting her sister , even "fell off" like a buck would upon a successful breeding. I separated them a day or so after this event. Her behavior has gotten progressively worse since that time to the point that even walking by the cage will provoke her.
I'm wondering if she's in pain as a complication of kits not being delivered or of if its just hormones going haywire or .... something else ?!
I'm not going to tolerate aggressive behavior in my herd ... dispatching her is an option , she is a meat doe after all.
I just want to give her the benefit of the doubt and explore alternatives before doing so as she was so nice prior. The fact that her sister has been such a great mother also factors in , hate to put a potential good mother down.