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sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:12 AM Jun 2020

This tiny guy is waiting for his mom in my front yard.

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This tiny guy is waiting for his mom in my front yard. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 OP

My son discovered twins in his front yard a couple of weeks ago. They were still damp. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #1

more deer babies die by human intervention than by abandonment kiri Jun 2020 #12

He had seen mama get up and move away so he took a couple of pictures and left them alone. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #13

I read a neat article about that. Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #2

Local wildlife vet here says if mom leaves them on the edge of a roadway or somewhere they are in Canoe52 Jun 2020 #10

I needed this sweetness this morning! redstatebluegirl Jun 2020 #3

Wow, nice up close pic. Let us know when mom comes to pick him up from day care. Fla Dem Jun 2020 #4

Awwwwwwwwww niyad Jun 2020 #5

Gorgeous! SheltieLover Jun 2020 #6

Oh my gosh that's sweet! Bayard Jun 2020 #7

Right near downtown of a small city. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #8

Great photo. Scarsdale Jun 2020 #9

"Searching for that four-leafed clover" KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #11

fawn vs cat rocktivity Jun 2020 #14

"Please play with me - pleeeeeeease!" 3catwoman3 Jun 2020 #21

I now live across road from State Game Lands HockeyMom Jun 2020 #15

I'm getting worried about him. He got up, on very shaky legs, and sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #16

Another great pic! Bayard Jun 2020 #17

If you can, please wait for his mom to return. Niagara Jun 2020 #19

Awww. Niagara Jun 2020 #18

Do we have an update or sighting of Mama deer? liberalla Jun 2020 #20

No. He's still against the house and it's raining. I thought she'd return sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #23

Thank you for update liberalla Jun 2020 #24

She came for him just as it turned dark. I made another post. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #25

Here's the follow up post: Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #27

Awe, Bambi InnocentOne Jun 2020 #22

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Arkansas Granny

(31,519 posts)

1. My son discovered twins in his front yard a couple of weeks ago. They were still damp.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:14 AM

Jun 2020

kiri

(794 posts)

12. more deer babies die by human intervention than by abandonment

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:05 PM

Jun 2020

Wildlife conservation urges that more deer babies are killed by human intervention than by abandonment. They urge: Leave the fawn alone.

OTH, there are so many excess deer doing so much damage to our woods and wild spaces, I think the fewer deer that reproduce, the better.

Arkansas Granny

(31,519 posts)

13. He had seen mama get up and move away so he took a couple of pictures and left them alone.

Reply to kiri (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:33 PM

Jun 2020

He has several deer that follow a trail through the woods just behind his house. They don't seem bothered by his presence any more and will watch him from a respectable distance while he does his chores.

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)

2. I read a neat article about that.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:22 AM

Jun 2020

Apparently, when they are really young they don’t have a scent so the moms forage away from them to keep them safe from predators. They aren’t like horses and take a little bit to get their legs working. It was to let people know they weren’t lost or abandoned and not to move them. Oh... and so cute!!! Squeeeee!!!

Canoe52

(2,948 posts)

10. Local wildlife vet here says if mom leaves them on the edge of a roadway or somewhere they are in

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:53 AM

Jun 2020

danger, it’s ok to move them off the road where they are out of danger. Our scent on them won’t bother mom.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

3. I needed this sweetness this morning!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:25 AM

Jun 2020

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)

4. Wow, nice up close pic. Let us know when mom comes to pick him up from day care.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:30 AM

Jun 2020

niyad

(113,348 posts)

5. Awwwwwwwwww

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:39 AM

Jun 2020

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

6. Gorgeous!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:46 AM

Jun 2020

Thanks for sharing. Please let us know when mom picks him up?

Bayard

(22,100 posts)

7. Oh my gosh that's sweet!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:39 AM

Jun 2020

Are you in the country or suburban?

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

8. Right near downtown of a small city.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:41 AM

Jun 2020

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

9. Great photo.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:53 AM

Jun 2020

He is adorable. Mom will be back, I'm sure.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)

11. "Searching for that four-leafed clover"

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:03 PM

Jun 2020

Beautiful shot, Sinkingfeeling. Thanks for the reprieve from insanity this morning!

Hope the little fellow makes it OK........

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

14. fawn vs cat

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:39 PM

Jun 2020

rocktivity

3catwoman3

(24,007 posts)

21. "Please play with me - pleeeeeeease!"

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 08:36 PM

Jun 2020

Quite entertaining.

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

15. I now live across road from State Game Lands

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 01:29 PM

Jun 2020

Females of the same species (deer, turkey, ducks) always travel together, with young and without. You will almost never see a male with them. I call them the "Girls Clubs".

A female of the same species will adopt a young one as her own. Hearing distress signal from them? Since you live in a small city, just make sure he is out of harms way, as near traffic. If something happened to his mother, another doe will take care of him. Survival of the species.

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

16. I'm getting worried about him. He got up, on very shaky legs, and

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 02:29 PM

Jun 2020

moved about 10 feet up against the house. He's been alone for almost 8 hours that I'm aware of. Do I just continue to wait for his mom until morning?

Bayard

(22,100 posts)

17. Another great pic!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #16)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 03:22 PM

Jun 2020

If its been 8 hours, without feeding, I think I would call a wildlife rescue. Maybe something happened to the mom, or he has something wrong that would cause her to abandon him. But he really needs nourishment.

Niagara

(7,627 posts)

19. If you can, please wait for his mom to return.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #16)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:18 PM

Jun 2020

I believe it's normal for her to be gone for up to 12-24 hours foraging for food. I know his/her "helpless" factor is a valid concern, please have a little more patience for Momma to return.