While TB testing in early March, we had one of our bucks jump the fencing and end up with the doe's for a couple days. I figured nothing would come of it knowing they usually have 2 estrus cycles...one in Nov and one in Dec....only the one in Dec if nothing took....well, they are prego and ready to drop fawns any day!!! Will I have to pull and bottle raise all these fawns because of cold nights??? Will mom even care for them being this late in season??? Whats your advice?
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I've had late fawn in Montana and the cold will usually take them if our winters are bad. Also the mothers tend to then get PG later and the cycle keeps going on. If you want the fawns to live for sure pull them and bottle feed them. Then also the mother will breed in the right months. Good for the mother and good for the fawns.
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Had two fawns born on Sept. 4th 2 years ago. Left the fawns on the doe all winter and they did fine. Weaned them in the spring. The doe bred back with the rest of the does, and she fawned on the normal schedule. Even fawning the first of Sept., she still has time to clean up and be ready for breeding the first of Nov.[60 days] When we milked cows we bred at 60 days after calving all the time and they also stayed in the milking string.
I'll have to transport them from the 3 season porch across the drive to their enclosure once they are weaned...only way I can think to do it is to put them in harnesses right off the bat and release them as they grow. We don't have a trailer to move them. Then once they're in, I could cut the harness off them....what do you guys think?
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Portable Dog kennel/crate works great we take them from the house to the barn in one on the golf cart, dont know why we used to hold them lol
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G O Whitetails said:
Deer Dee - My experience has been what G O Whitetails has been when it comes to late born fawns and the mother still getting bred at her normal time.
What we did, but I'm not sure it was necessary, was put dog sweaters on the fawns. If you're worried about the cold, just do that.
But if they get rid of their ''fawn hair'' and get their winter coat before it gets bitter, I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Hope the best for ya!
