Mileycyrus
New Kit
Hi there, I have a minilop doe who gave birth to 5 (what I thought were healthy) kits about 5 days ago (no penuts). They all started off the same size and I inspect the nest every day to make sure they are doing well. On about the second day I noticed that 3 out of the 5 were not growing very well and obviously not getting their fair share of milk so I have been trying to assist my doe feeding by giving the smaller kits a feed on their own in the day. Its now day 5 and I found one kit, next to the hutch door dead, so I assume my doe has removed it when its died. Looking at the nest again today, it looks like one is doing really well but the other 3 are looking much smaller. My doe (a 10 month old minilop) is rather small and I was wondering if she is not producing enough milk? Is there a way to encourage lactation in does?I would hate to lose any more kits.
Any advice is appreciated....
Any advice is appreciated....