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Thanks greenbean. I'll check that out.

Thank you marlowmanor. I will check on that at feed store as well. Was just reading about it online and it appears to be good supplement for horses too so maybe hubby would be interested in it for his horses.

Thanks white mountain. I'm assuming I can buy calf manna at the feed store. Don't know what Boss is but will check it out.

I've read several places here on the forum about good supplements for pregnant does but now I can't remember where they were. Would like some advice on supplementing my does that have been less than successful with their first two litters. I am free feeding them with 15% pellets and giving them...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I think I will get some for my bunnies.

Does anyone use resting pads in their rabbit cages?

Oh my! They have to break a record for size. Very cool!

Good luck to you both on your litters. :)

Thank you secuono. I will try putting the nest in cages in early morning and twilight. Thanks for pointing me in right direction. Thank you sunshine. I feel like I have a better chance now after all the good advice I received.

I agree completely that my breeding three days in a row is NOT the way to do it. I will not do that again. I am looking into other sources for replacement rabbits once I get thru this gestation cycle with my does. Again I am so grateful for everyone's responses. I feel I have a place to go now...

Forgot to add that everything in rabbitry stays nice and dry. Unfortunately we get an average of 4-5 inches of rain a year around here and we have not had any rain in 2013 yet. I do spray the trays under their pens each day to wash out poop. The rabbits don't seem to care they are used to it and...

My does are all 5 days into gestation today. I will definately begin to free feed them. I did free feed them once they kindled and strangely enough none of the does consumed that much food during the two to three days they had live kits. I did not fill their nesting boxes all the way to the...

I use all three of my bucks to breed the five (now four) does. I was told they were not kin to each other but I have no paperwork to know for sure. I will try taking the boxes away from the does next time. Would I put them back with the does twice a day? Does the time of day matter?

I will check with my vet to see if she could look at next kits if I loose them again. One of books I read when I was getting ready for my rabbits said to breed three days in a row. But if that is unnecessary I will certainly stop doing it. Thank you both for your replies. I've got my fingers...

Congratulations! They look great.

Congratulations on your new litters. I thought breeding rabbits would be so easy. Didn't have a clue how many factors play a part in success. Have all four of my NZ does bred. Hoping for success this time.

I bet that was hard to watch. Hope she is more successful in future.

Oh wow! Sounds wonderful. I'm a bit jealous though as have not had one single successful litter. Hope your good fortune will spread. :D

I'm new and haven't had any successful litters but I rebred my does the day after they lost their kits.

I did not know that cold dead babies were not necessarily dead. Oh man wish I had known that a few months ago. Good luck!