two does and two totally different breeding reactions, help?

mommaofmany · Jan 17, 2014

We put one doe in with my buck and she wiggled her tail and looked like she was lift, but the poor boy couldn't get the girl to stop moving, towards the end she was jumping over him to get away from him.

Then we swapped her out for a different doe and she stayed still but wouldn't lift, my poor boy is so frutrated lol!

mystang89 · Jan 17, 2014

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ladysown · Jan 17, 2014

for the doe that was wiggling her tail but he couldn't get her to stop moving, once she started running, if you lightly touch her head (hold her head) that's usually enough to settle them so the buck can do his thing.

The doe who wouldn't lift is either a stubborn lazy doe OR she's not ready to breed.

mystang89 · Jan 17, 2014

ladysown":1z7hdf7t said:
if you lightly touch her head (hold her head) that's usually enough to settle them so the buck can do his thing.

I'll have to try that next time. Normally when I try to hold mind down the buck is far less interested than when he has a someone to chase. Maybe just touching the head is all I need to do

....And if that doesn't seem to work I'll touch the head a bit harder - with a brick...

KKRabbitry · Jan 17, 2014

Potentially you could hold the doe AND lift. True, bucks are usually not as enthusiastic about jumping with a human hand right there, but if you wait a few minutes they usually do.
I just had a little doe that tried to eat the buck alive, and the only way I could get her bred was to table breed, hold her down, and lift.
She is full of babies right now, due any day. That should settle her down!
You could also try putting the doe in smaller cage...less room for romping around that way.

As for the doe that would not lift.......I've heard putting Apple Cider Vinegar in their water can help get them in the mood.
I just tried it recently because I also had a doe that just wasn't lifting. Had her on it for a week, and I just bred her a couple days ago. She lifted

Putting her in a cage right next to an amorous buck for a few days can also help put her in the mood.
I've also found that in the winter, I have better luck getting does to lift if I breed on the warmest, sunniest days possible.