Does Pulling Her Fur Mean Shes Ready To Kindle?
Hormones in the doe’s body near kindling make it easier for her to pluck her own fur, which she uses to line the nest she has made for her babies. Some does wait until moments before the kits are due to pull any fur at all. And some pull the majority just after the kits are born. But others begin pulling fur a couple of days beforehand. I actually had one doe make a nest and pull fur two weeks in advance and still kindle. Normally, if a doe pulls fur in the middle of a presumed pregnancy, it is false, and there are no kits. Still another doe I had began the preparations a full ten days in advance with every litter. Although fur pulled around the due date generally means that kits will be born shortly, a few experienced dams will make a nest and pull fur simply because you place a nest box into the cage with them. It has become a learned behavior. Even if you are not good at palpating, if a doe goes past her due date and has kits, you can feel them without much trouble. If you feel none
