What causes "missed" pregnancies?

GBov · Dec 1, 2013

At day 36 I think both my new does missed. They lifted good, the bucks did the job really well, its been cold so no worries about sterility and the does are in good condition but not fat.

So I got to wondering...............

What causes a doe to "miss"?

ladysown · Dec 1, 2013

lack of fertile eggs,
lack of proper timing,
lack of fertile sperm,
not all eggs and sperm work well together.
Sometimes it's genetic factors.
something missing from diet

Bill · Dec 1, 2013

The buck "missing"?

squidpop · Dec 2, 2013

I think the reason my doe missed a pregnancy was because she was too fat. After she didn't kindle I did some research and found out fat grows around ovaries in females and can cause infertility so I put her on less pellets more hay and normal amount of greens. Three weeks later I bred her again and she got pregnant.

Zass · Dec 2, 2013

One of my does missed twice, because the buck was full sized and doing his best, but underage, when I finally checked I realized that his stuff hadn't dropped.

TheOtherHorse · Dec 2, 2013

I also have one who missed, despite several fall offs... I'm thinking she got too fat after free feeding with the last (smaller than avg) litter. She's on a diet now, hopefully will take next time.