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@promiseacres :( I am so sorry! But, hey, at least you did not buy a rabbit with a narrow frame and sore hocks at full price...like I did. Still, am kicking myself for that one! Not ever going to happen again though.

@Bunnylady Oh, well that's good. I was thinking that this would not be challenging enough for me.... o_O

A breeder sold me a buck and doe, but lowered the price on both because she believed they had slightly pinched hips. At the time, I was not interested in showing and just wanted healthy Silver Foxes to breed. Things have changed and I am considering showing because...well, that is a long story...

They are not English spots, but rather spotted brokens. As to the breed, there are others on this board that would be better suited to identification than I am.

Weaning depends partially on the kindle and circumstances, however even with my meat rabbits, I never wean them under 5 weeks and rarely before 6 weeks, even if they are eating pellets and hay. I try to leave the smallest ones in with the mother the longest. I keep weekly records of weights and...

We use barrels for storing hay and we never had problems with mold, but I personally am not fond of compressed bales. The hay is more broken up, therefore there is more waste. At least, that has been my personal experience with it.

I use fans also. As for what else to do, it depends on how much work and money you are willing to spend, which is something with which we all struggle to keep a balance. Providing a large floor or patio tile on which they can lie is cost effective and easy. Many people provide frozen plastic...

Thanks for the feedback. I was kind of between the metal head KBtat and the EquaTaTwo. Although I have not done any tattooing before, I tend to adapt quickly to different mediums, techniques, and application instruments being artistic, so I am looking forward to learning how to do this. I am...

I am trying to decide which tattoo pen to buy and would appreciate any feedback on your favorite one. I also would love to hear advice on ink color and fading. Thanks! I also appreciate that there is the clamp style and it may work well for you, but I am not a fan and would rather use a pen.

Actually, I think your buck has to be: aa B(B?) Cc Dd Ee enen -- Because you also got torts.

Thanks. Both litters look like variations of blacks to me, so if the sire is the same for both he is likely not carrying chocolate and is probably BB. I would not assume that as a certainty with only one breeding to a chocolate, but I would think it is highly likely unless another breeding...

Before we built the kindling suite, we used nesting boxes with wood sides and wire bottoms in the cages from kindling time to weaning time...and I still use them when it is warmer because we double up our breeding schedule. I usually clean them out and replace the hay at about their 14th day...

I may move mom and kindle to another cage at around 14 days old (because we have a "kindling suite" and breeding on a rotation schedule presently), but I still provide a nesting box for the kits until weaning.

I was responding to this, because none of the brokens looked like otters, lacking white inside of the ears. I believe they would be have to be selfs with the broken gene: aa B_ C_ D_ E_ Enen But I am still learning too, so maybe @Bunnylady will correct me, if I am wrong on this. I am also...

Congrats! Still learning, but the brokens do not look like otters to me. One of the torts do though. What is their sire?

Sorry for your loss. In the seven years we have been breeding rabbits, I only have caught any of my does nursing about five times in total. It could have been that the doe did not nurse them, but since a doe's milk does not really come in for about two days, I think it would not be that. Once...

Then they will probably be good! :weee Sounds like your doe is just a first timer, who needed a little supervision. Just take care if it rains as the hole could fill with water. You may never catch the doe nursing them, but they should start showing ballooning white bellies in the next day or two.

Our hands are far cooler than our core temperature so what feels warm to the touch by hand may still not be warm enough for a kit. That is why I usually suggest the belly temperature test. If you place your hand directly on the skin of your belly, you will probably feel the difference. Kits...

Does never move kits. Kits that young would not leave the other kits in the nest typically, unless they are uncomfortable...usually too hot or too cold. The kits should feel quite warm, like a person with a fever. If you place one against your stomach and it feels about the same temperature, it...

Does only feed the kits about twice a day. They do not stay with them or try to keep them warm. A wild doe "defends" her nest from a distance and draws predators away. They only spend a few minutes in the nest to allow the kits to nurse and then they leave them. This is normal. If she built...