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Has anybody tried anything like this? I'm wondering about the efficacy of planting a half acre or so of oats to use as partial replacement for pellets in the rabbits' feeding regimen. The plan is to use oats to reduce, but not totally eliminate, the amount of pellets used and reduce the cost of...

Bonus good news: In checking the kits yesterday, I discovered that there was an extra one in the younger doe's nest. This one was quite emaciated looking which left me wondering if the doe delivered it a day or more after the rest. I could have missed finding it in my previous searches of the...

I sure don't profess to be any kind of authority or know your intentions but, if it were me, I would consider getting a buck of one of the breeds you already have, other than the Flemish Giant. That way, you could use him for stud for all the does and still have the option of raising some that...

:thumbsup My older doe kindled late yesterday afternoon. Her last litter consisted of a single kit; this time she had three. The younger doe kindled early this morning. Her first litter was scattered all over with one dropped on the cage wire. This time she had eight all in the...

LocoYokel, If you've been counting days, you are spot on. Yesterday was day 31 for the older doe and today is 31 for the younger one. As of a few minutes ago, both have splendid nest cavities in the nest box hay but have not kindled or even pulled any hair. I'm still in search of a buck from...

Fascinating. Observation of these Earthbound mammalian life forms requires more time to adequately differentiate them from the common tribble. Live long and prosper, LocoYokel.

I've never used Calf Manna and never noticed that my rabbits were deficient in any way.

I have been working with nearly the exact same numbers of the nearly exact same breed rabbits for over a year. Of course mine are a bit older. I have had no problems feeding them each about 3/4 cup of 16% protein pellets daily with the does getting as much as they want when they are pregnant...

I acted on your advice, folks, and bred her to my current lone buck. She was instantly receptive; four fall-offs in a short time. I also got the same results with another doe the day before. We'll see how this pans out come the last week in May.

Thanks, Bunnylady. That all sounds very logical. I wasn't in a big hurry, thought I'd give her a break for awhile. But if she's saying she's ready to go again, I'll give her a go. Her kits seemed to be developing a bit slowly but they appear to be about ready for their own digs now.

My year-old doe had her first litter six weeks ago. She pulled almost no hair at all and only did so once about two or three days after the kits were born. That was it. The kits are now over six weeks old and I pulled the nest box about four days ago. I left it in that long because we've had...

Wow, my latest doe didn't pull that much hair through the entire process. How's she doing today?

ChikenChik, Welcome! What variety of rabbit are you working with? How has that device done for you so far?

Here's the fostered kit at just less than four weeks, a very handsome booted broken, and doing splendidly.

"Any firearm is an accident waiting to happen." I respect the opinions of others. I'll discuss ideas with anyone. I'll gratefully ask advice of others who have greater knowledge of something. In this case, I can definitively state from a lifetime of experience as a user and educator that the...

Having more problems. The younger doe kindled nine. Four were found dead right off the bat. I fostered one out to another doe and it is doing great, far better than the rest of its litter mates. The remaining four have been struggling. It seems like the doe either has poor quality milk or...

Thanks for letting me learn from your experience, PD. I think I'll just let them be and hope that the experience will be beneficial to the doe, too. She is a very shy rabbit but actually charged me this morning, so I think her maternal instincts are taking hold.

I took one of the kits from the first-timer's litter and fostered it over to the doe that had only one. Those two kits are doing fantastic. The fostered kit is growing far faster than its litter-mates from the first time mother. The first-timer's kits are hanging on, but not really putting on...

Well, the older doe had only the one kit. Is there any evidence to support a theory that low productivity like this is attributable to the doe? She's less than two years old. Is it more likely a genetic trait or the result of a physical defect? At any rate, I'll try her again in due time.

I'm learning to be more patient with these rabbits. Just came back from checking on the first-timer doe and her little ones and discovered that the older doe had pulled hair and delivered at least one kit as there was movement of the hair in the nest. While I was there, she jumped into the box...