OneAcreFarm
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I have 9 does currently. Of those 9 does, 7 have had kits in the last two weeks.
Of those 7 does, 5 have made nests, pulled fur, had the kits in the box and fed
the kits. All these litters are doing extremely well, and three of them were
first timers.
The other two, also first timers, did not carry hay or pull fur. They had the
kits in the boxes, but Tizzy's litter chilled to death before I could find it. She
was sitting in the box like a chicken and the kits had tunneled away from her
and each other. All six died. The other one, Megs, had them in the box but it was cold and there was no fur so they got chilled. I brought 5 inside, there was one dead one that I tossed to the cats. I revived them and went back outside to find another kit had been born and half eaten...The box was a pit of poop and urine as well. I gave the five to the other doe that lost her kits but she has not been caring for them well. This morning they were cold again and three had died. I put the remaining two in the box with Hermoine, which is the youngest litter I have. Not sure if they will make it but it is worth trying.
I know I won't be keeping Megs. She has terrible feet as well, so she is going to FC this weekend.
Should I even bother trying again with Tizzy? I have been calling her the "Daft B....", heard that on a Brit-com and it seemed to fit.
) She is one of the "Three Furies", sisters that were all so squirrely to begin with. Of the three, Sassy is the only one that got it right. She had a litter of 8, in the box, pulled fur, fed them and they are growing well. She has also calmed down a lot.
With all my other does doing so well, I am thinking it is not worth the effort
to even keep her....
What do you think?
Of those 7 does, 5 have made nests, pulled fur, had the kits in the box and fed
the kits. All these litters are doing extremely well, and three of them were
first timers.
The other two, also first timers, did not carry hay or pull fur. They had the
kits in the boxes, but Tizzy's litter chilled to death before I could find it. She
was sitting in the box like a chicken and the kits had tunneled away from her
and each other. All six died. The other one, Megs, had them in the box but it was cold and there was no fur so they got chilled. I brought 5 inside, there was one dead one that I tossed to the cats. I revived them and went back outside to find another kit had been born and half eaten...The box was a pit of poop and urine as well. I gave the five to the other doe that lost her kits but she has not been caring for them well. This morning they were cold again and three had died. I put the remaining two in the box with Hermoine, which is the youngest litter I have. Not sure if they will make it but it is worth trying.
I know I won't be keeping Megs. She has terrible feet as well, so she is going to FC this weekend.
Should I even bother trying again with Tizzy? I have been calling her the "Daft B....", heard that on a Brit-com and it seemed to fit.
) She is one of the "Three Furies", sisters that were all so squirrely to begin with. Of the three, Sassy is the only one that got it right. She had a litter of 8, in the box, pulled fur, fed them and they are growing well. She has also calmed down a lot.With all my other does doing so well, I am thinking it is not worth the effort
to even keep her....
What do you think?
