kenny243 54 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 hi everybody , i have a problem , i have two jills , both have a litter youngsters one have five and one has eight , both jills are verry maternal toward their young , they drag them constantly to their nest , but the youngsters are about eight weeks old , they have a mind of theyre own . with the result that their necks are bitten , one has a nasty wound from it .! is this normaly behavior ? should i sepperate the jills from their young ? gr Quote Link to post
Jim2 0 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yes split them up. Is it normal none of mine done that. Quote Link to post
The one 8,461 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 If there all eating and drinking take the jill away run them on till there ten,twelve weeks old and rehome them . I would have taken the jills out earlier but each to there own Quote Link to post
tubba 38 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yea they should be fine now Ken hope your doing ok. Quote Link to post
kenny243 54 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 i have split them up now , the youngsters al together and the two jills together . there fine now . but can i ever let them live back together ( 2 old jills and 2 young jills ) in the same hutch ??? gr and thanks for the reply's ! Quote Link to post
The one 8,461 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Aye give the kits time to mature and stop trying to fed off the jills and put them back together and the separation should reduce the jills mothering instinct Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 i usally take the jill away from the kits at 7 weeks to let her build herself back up your kits should be eating and drinking by this time anyway Quote Link to post
kenny243 54 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 yes the kits are eating anddrinking on theire own now , so that is ok . the kits live in one hutch and the two jills in the other hutch , bu one of the jills seems a little angry now ! Since she gives birth she bites often, and now she sits alone is worse, is this normal? Quote Link to post
The one 8,461 Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Aye typical females the raging hormones will start getting back to normal now she should revert back to her old self Quote Link to post
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