BREEDING ISSUE

Question
I HAVE THREE DOES THAT I BRED ON THE 16TH OF MAY. I HAVE NOTICED THE DOES HAVE NOT GOT VERY BIG DURING THE MOUNTH. THEY ALL ARE FIRDT TIME DOES. I BRED THEM TO YOUNG FIRST TIME BUCKS. THEY HAVE NOT MADE NESTS. I DONT THINK THE DOES WAS BRED. I PLACED THE DOES BACK WITH BUCKS. THE DOES TOOK AS IF THEY ARE NOT BRED. I QUESS MY QUESTION IS IF THEY ARE BRED NOW AND JUST NOT KINDLED WOULD THEY HAVE LET THE BUCKS BREED?

Answer
The answer would be sometimes.  Sometimes they will and sometimes they won't.  It is really a bad idea to breed your doe's again until after 34 or 35 days.  They can still be pregnant and they actually have 2 uterine horns so they could have got pregnant again.  It is not uncommon for doe's to have a double pregnancy.

The best thing to do is wait until the 33rd day.  If there are no babies you can remove the nest boxes.  Then you want to put them back in on the 28th day from when you bred them the 2nd time.  Now if they have babies this time you still need to put the box back in at 28 days.  The only difference is that if there are 2 sets of babies the 2nd set will need to be watched really close to make sure they are eating and the mom still has enough milk.

If the time comes and you end up with 2 sets of babies let me know and I will try to help you out.

Good luck with the babies.

Pam