I bought a pregnant NZW doe last year, who delivered a litter of two.
She was transported about fifty miles to my home, and transitioned onto new food. I am open-minded about whether these could be factors, along with the time of year, which resulted in such a small litter.
Her previous owner sold her for a reason, however, and I have wondered if this is because she may be coming to the end of her reproductive life. I am going to breed her next week with my rex buck, and see how she does.
In the meantime, both of the litter are does, and both have grown really well. I'll report back on their 8 week weights next week, but I'm optimistic that the larger of the two will make 5 lb. The smaller probably won't be too far behind either.
I'm inclined to keep both of them as potential replacements for their mother. NZWs are not expensive here at about £20 each (circa $26), but there never really seem to be many of them for sale at any given time.
Would you be inclined to keep both of them, one of them, or none of them?
She was transported about fifty miles to my home, and transitioned onto new food. I am open-minded about whether these could be factors, along with the time of year, which resulted in such a small litter.
Her previous owner sold her for a reason, however, and I have wondered if this is because she may be coming to the end of her reproductive life. I am going to breed her next week with my rex buck, and see how she does.
In the meantime, both of the litter are does, and both have grown really well. I'll report back on their 8 week weights next week, but I'm optimistic that the larger of the two will make 5 lb. The smaller probably won't be too far behind either.
I'm inclined to keep both of them as potential replacements for their mother. NZWs are not expensive here at about £20 each (circa $26), but there never really seem to be many of them for sale at any given time.
Would you be inclined to keep both of them, one of them, or none of them?