Second birth twins are common and on rare occasions triplets. When undernourished they frequently carry only one fetus, usually a doe. On the other hand male offspring usually predominate 1st time births on a high nutrition level. Does visit their fawns 3 or 4 times a day to nurse them during the first 2 weeks. Increasing over the month that follows.
Fawns begin grazing at just a few weeks old.
They become functional ruminants at about 2 months old. Hay, corn, oats, pasture, pelleted food, salt and minerals. There are 13 recognized vocal sounds used in different situations. Calls from alarm to antagonistic to courtship to calling a fawn. They range from snorts to grunts.