did anyone ever have bad luck with having there buck with horns still on kill any does when rut comes in ? also having him in the same pen with his 3 month old fawns an 2 breeder does . anybody think this is a bad idea ? anybody think he will try and breed his 3 month old babies ? would that be inbreeding and not good to do ? thanks to all the replies i get on this matter . i just don't want him to kill my does .
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cental Pennsylvania
There is always a chance of a buck killing does while his antlers on. I personally have made it through 3 breeding years while leaving antlers on, and have not yet had a buck kill a doe or even gore one bad yet. It also depends on your pen, if it is just a small square pen that allows a buck to easy corner a doe, then the chance of him goring one is greatly increased. As far as the fawns, yes he will try and breed them around mid January, if they come into heat then, which there is a good chance at least one of the three will. Line breeding is ok once in a while, but I dont know about father to daughter, that is up to you. I would say definately dont do that every year. best of luck with the breeding this year,
Matt
Matt
I would say all bucks are different,some are bad and some are good !!! I had one bad Breeder Buck injured three does... two in the back leg and one stomach area ..before the rut. and about inbreeding , a lot of people do it,especially on high dollar does or bucks. Good luck !!! Marco
Yes, we had this happen a couple of years back. One of our bucks gored a doe and she died. We don't keep our fawns in the same pen as the bucks so we've never encountered your other question. But, we do know other deer farmers who keep fawns in with bucks, and the bucks did go after the fawns.
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Bedford, PA
As others have said, if you already have him down to move him just cut his antlers. As far as him breeding his offspring, he certainly will try if they are mature enough. Just remember 50% = IN-breeding... in this case father/daughter would obviously be greater than 50%. Less than 50% = LINE-breeding. Some issues can come up more often than not with inbreeding, but both have been used since the dawn of time with extremely good results emerging.