Separate mom

Oak ridge whitetails · Jun 3, 2014

Hi I'm a new farm and was wondering how many farms separate mom and put her in her own pen before birth I have done this this year and seemed like it was a good thing she had a calm birth of two bucks.i had her in with other does and she spent a lot of time running them off..I'm sure I did the right thing the fawns are very calm and super friendly. Thanks for any comments

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Neeby · Jun 3, 2014

If you have the room thats a good thing, less stress on them, I don't and your right the moms will chase others away, its there instinct, but it usually slows down after a few days. Good Luck!!

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Bell · Jun 3, 2014

I am cautious about moving mothers around to new pens shortly before birth. There may be new bacteria in the new area to which they aren't quite as resistant. If you have the luxury of pen space to separate each doe a month before birthing that would be the very best scenario. I would frown on moving my doe around just before or right after fawning. I think this would creat a greater risk of compromising mother and fawns immune system. Just my opinion. Over time some things I have figured out the hard way.

Oak ridge whitetails · Jun 3, 2014

Thanks for the comments it's appreciated,the pen I put her in she was use to it, she's been there before. She looks good thinking about turning her back with the herd or should I leave her in the pen a little longer she's been there about a week??

RyanM84 · Jun 3, 2014

We just did that with a doe before she had her fawns she was beating up on one of our other mothers and we moved her by herself in a separate pen and she had her fawns the next day and she is doing great she is calm and she does not have to stress herself out trying to keep the other does away. I think what you did was a smart move.

redgolds · Jun 3, 2014

I agree with Ryan Smart move. Oak ridge, I would leave her where she is. If no need to move her back to the herd, I wouldnt

allenb · Jun 3, 2014

Oak ridge whitetails, When ever I notice a doe about to deliver, I put her in one of the runways leading to the handling bulding. The runways are grass, and have shade cloth all the way around. The does seem to like the peace and quiet and the fawns are easy to find. I will open one of the doors to the handling building, and the fawns usually wind up hiding in the handling stall. It really works well for my setup. I usually leave them there for three days. Hope this helps, and good luck. Allen

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