We let first time bucks breed with the does that are ready for freezer camp. We also do this after prolonged heat or if we haven't used him in awhile. It seems to help.
I'd let the doe raise them unless there are extreme circumstances. We tried this last winter with one doe when the temperatures were sub zero. All it did was confuse the doe. She'd start pulling fur & try to build a nest every time you put the nest box back in for feeding. She'd jump in and...
She is only fed pellets. My daughter has seen her take a mouthful of pellets & spit it out. I don't know what that's about. She doesn't do it all the time, so apparently she still likes her feed. I'm beginning to think she's just psycho!
We have a few does that always have larger poop than normal when they have a litter. I assume it's from eating more. It returns to normal after the litter is weaned.
My daughter has a French Lop that constantly throws her feed out of her dish. Stacy uses clip on dishes. She's tried moving it to different heights and somehow she manages to dig it out. I give her a little food several times throughout the day, but that's very inconvenient, not to mention...