Quote Originally Posted by pfan151 View Post
Are you thinking that the litters grow slower when with non cycled mothers? I personally don't think it negatively affects the litters growth rate, and in some cases I think it may actually make the litter grow faster due to the fact that the babies can get fed by more than one female. My females range from only lasting about 9 months up to my oldest female that is around 2 years old. The shorter life span females seem to be more due to the heat in the summer than being overbred though. I rarely have any die in the winter months.
Right, I'm just seeing how things go with the cycle harem breeding. So the females don't live as long, and can you say that if one mother is slacking for any reason, the others pick up her slack?

Do you happen to have an average age of mothers, like 1 year or maybe 9 months?
And do you think that if the females were cycled with even 2 weeks off if it would make a difference in number of litters?

Another thing, what is the average number in a litter?

LOL, sorry for all the questions, but I just want to know from someone that has done it.