Advice Needed

[smudgersmith 2]

Hi,

 

I have two, two year old Jills (not related)who have both been covered by a friends Hob, neither produced a litter after 5 or 6 attempts to cover. I did the usual, took the Jills to the Hob etc etc. Anyway, after 6 weeks nothing so I had them checked and then Jill jabed. OK, I have just been given a 12 week old Jill and Hob, can these be introduced to my jills safely. I have a large court, so room is not an issue.

 

I hear various stories that you can and can't introduce "new" blood into an existing set up, especially very young hobs.

 

Advice needed please.

 

Cheers

 

Smudge

Edited July 26, 2014 by smudgersmith

[The one 8,474]

Try it and try a bit of food to take there mind off each other , most jills are maternal at this time of year so it should be fine with you watching them but you do get the odd syco jill

[wildthing 7]

i made a 1m*1m*1m cube out of 1" weld mesh with a central weld mesh divider purely for this purpose. Each half of the cube has a locking flap/ door at top and probably cost about 20 quid to make. Over the years ive succesfully introduced several adults to each other using it. They spit and snarl at each other a fair bit for an hour or so but the central divider prevents any physical contact, after about 12 hours max i put them into a run together and very rarely had any dramas. i would leave it for a month or so yet though jus tto let any hormones settle after the breeding season, hope this helps. p.s i wouldnt bother trying it with chicken mesh or anything else other than weld mesh