17-04-2008, 11:50 AM
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Re: Breeding - How many times per year??
I prefer to keep it to one litter per year or certainly no more than two in any 18 month period. It is possible that a queen may be ready for another litter after a period of as little as nine or ten months but then, she may need longer the next time round. If she calls at six weeks after her babies are born, and some queens do, I just ignore it, let her call and hope that the next call will be a long time away still. I do also resort to giving a queen homeopathic tables if necessary to balance their hormones. This means there will be a slightly longer period between calls and gives the girls longer to recouperate after weaning etc.
It is also necessary for me, as an employed person, to balance out the times when I have to be at home to be with my girls when they need me. My holiday allowance is limited so of course, my queens get priority. I space out my holidays to coincide with kitten births.
Kind regards
Rita
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