Feb 27th 2011, 03:19 PM
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Dec 2010 Sydney, Australia |
G'day Brian.I have a couple of hundred chital.They are a tropical deer.I never get snow, maybe 50 frosts a year were temp drops to minus 2 deg C.They require plenty of cover,& energy at this period.I achieve this by feeding molasses ad-lib & setting grain feeders to go off several times after midnight.They shiver ,but they don't shiver out.After three days of wet windy weather I expect some die back.They make up for it with high fecundity.Chital cannot store energy like other species,they can only carry a max of 6% fat,to body weight.Proximity to sheep is a major concern due to malignant catarrhal fever .Chital are difficult, they are not a deer for beginners Good luck.Sharkey
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