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Well, apparently this may be a myth. I do know that I have lost "older" does (generally those received at an indeterminate age from a backyard) to their first pregnancy fairly consistently--enough that I have stopped considering breeding a doe if she has not had a successful kindle before I got her, or I have a clearly recorded birthdate. I THOUGHT it was a skeletal issue, but it appears to not be the case?

I am not going to start breeding older does--whatever it is, I have lost the 2 I tried to breed this way, despite them appearing the picture of health, and in both cases they could not successfully deliver and died in labor, full of healthy, full term kits. So I do not know the reason this is supposed to be true, but it seems it has been for me. I have seen that some people suggest it is related to internal fat, but again, I just do not know. Maybe someone on here will have more insight for us.

I still hope she does not have more--because she is likely very tired by now, and may continue to have difficulty.

<blockquote data-quote="eco2pia" data-source="post: 362809" data-attributes="member: 218">Well, apparently this may be a myth. I do know that I have lost &quot;older&quot; does (generally those received at an indeterminate age from a backyard) to their first pregnancy fairly consistently--enough that I have stopped considering breeding a doe if she has not had a successful kindle before I got her, or I have a clearly recorded birthdate. I THOUGHT it was a skeletal issue, but it appears to not be the case? I am not going to start breeding older does--whatever it is, I have lost the 2 I tried to breed this way, despite them appearing the picture of health, and in both cases they could not successfully deliver and died in labor, full of healthy, full term kits. So I do not know the reason this is supposed to be true, but it seems it has been for me. I have seen that some people suggest it is related to internal fat, but again, I just do not know. Maybe someone on here will have more insight for us. I still hope she does not have more--because she is likely very tired by now, and may continue to have difficulty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eco2pia, post: 362809, member: 218"] Well, apparently this may be a myth. I do know that I have lost "older" does (generally those received at an indeterminate age from a backyard) to their first pregnancy fairly consistently--enough that I have stopped considering breeding a doe if she has not had a successful kindle before I got her, or I have a clearly recorded birthdate. I THOUGHT it was a skeletal issue, but it appears to not be the case? I am not going to start breeding older does--whatever it is, I have lost the 2 I tried to breed this way, despite them appearing the picture of health, and in both cases they could not successfully deliver and died in labor, full of healthy, full term kits. So I do not know the reason this is supposed to be true, but it seems it has been for me. I have seen that some people suggest it is related to internal fat, but again, I just do not know. Maybe someone on here will have more insight for us. I still hope she does not have more--because she is likely very tired by now, and may continue to have difficulty. [/QUOTE]

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