Synchronizing and pasture breeding fawns?

Several years ago this was something done to try and beat the Jones's by getting offspring first from a particular sire. Getting fawns bred was a way that would make you one of the first to have a cross or offspring from a hyped bloodline. Today as a producer I am wondering if there isn't a different motivation to get them bred. That would be the cost of upkeep of each animal. If most of a farms doe fawns could breed they would potentially put a son on the ground that could be sold for a profit sooner. I know fawns over 70lbs at thanksgiving can be cidr-ed and bred consistently. The best method we found in the past was to mix the pmsg then freeze it in individual syringes. This enables individual deer to be synchronized on different days which intern makes getting them all pasture bred much more likely by a buck fawn or yearling buck. I wonder if this isn't an option that is worth the effort considering the cost we face to raise our animals vs. the prices we are now being offered by some preserves.

I wouldn't cidr them before thanksgiving. They usually will not stand and support a mature breeder buck. Another buck fawn with with hard antler bone showing or a yearling buck would be best. I wouldn't give fawns synchronized for pasture breeding more than .25-.50 cc of foligon. I have only had singles born from fawns. If they breed as fawns they will almost always have twins or trips as yearlings. I am not sure if it is good to put these fawns through this so young or if it is even worthwhile to pursue. I hope others will chime in this discussion.

Wayne

The details in that story are terrible but they are educational and helpful info. In the past I know that auction companies would allow sellers to consign fawns that would be potently born from fawns while the buyer would not be privy to the info.

Thanks

Josh

Were your fawns that were naturally bred born before May 10? If so, was their earlier birth the result of synchronization of their dams? I have noticed the fawns born that are oldest tend to be the one that get bred. What age was the buck that naturally bred your fawns? It stands to reason that having early born fawns is important if naturally breeding is the goal. They will be larger and more mature in the fall. The method to get them would be to synchronize adults so that they fawn the first of May. I think doe that are over 3 years old would be the ones to back cycles up on. Anyone else's experiences with this would be enlightening whether good or bad.

Thanks for the input already!