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How was it "outside the nest" if there is no nest? just wondering

To each their own. Just wondering, if you "always go with homemade," why don't you already have a recipe?:)

It is generally recommended, especially for chicks, to use a nutritionally balanced complete feed from the store. Supplementing with free ranging as adults is certainly encouraged, but IMO it is quite unrealistic to just feed your chickens forage AND expect them to be highly productive...

Alrighty. good luck with your buns!

Bah bah buh bah bah buh bah bahhhhhh! I am official! :bunny :bunny :bunny :bunny :bunny :bunny :bunny :bunny :cool:

Thanks, I appreciate that. My fingers are crossed for round number two. She bred quite willingly today.

Just got both does rebred. Hopefully Maple continues to excel and Crewella figures it out. I think this will be her last chance before I start looking to replace her. Maple's kits are three weeks tomorrow. I found one out of the nest box today, so I tipped the box on its side so the kits could...

Thank you so much. It is a tough blow but I understand it is a thing for first timers. I got really lucky with Maple (first timer, 10 kits) last month so at least I got to enjoy some baby rabbits already. I will rebreed her tomorrow, and Maple too. This way I have fostering options etc. I...

Found 5 dead kits this morning from my 1 year old American Chinchilla. She seems to be in good condition. From what I am reading it would be best to do it within 3 days or so. My plan is to do it tomorrow (1 day after). Is this reasonable? Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks!

Sad morning here at Cuckoo Mountain. Crewella gave birth to her first litter last night on the wire. I found 4 cold dead babies this morning when I went to feed her. Her nesting box had a burrow dug in it, but no hair that I could see from pulling. It was such a pain to get her bred and I was...

If you have had 2 failed births with no nest box, it seems like a pretty important variable to just assume is not the issue. Not a single reason not to try a nest box on the next attempt. Here is a link for making one out of one piece of 1x10. My NZ, first time mom, is currently mothering her...

Lol the highs and lows of the Rabbiter. Congrats on the sales! Were they through craigslist?

^^X2:pop

@Larsen Poultry Ranch Truly appreciate your time. I will read that over a few times and try to learn somethin. Thanks.

Dad, pedigreed American Chinchilla Mom, non pedigreed tortoise shell NZ. No biggie if the explanation is very complicated. My knowledge is minimal and they are not going to be shown. I just kinda figured the babies would be chinchilla, black or red with a small chance for tortoise shell...

We just built a website with Wix. It is pretty cheap and has a lot of customizable options. This is mine. www.cuckoomountain.com

Chestnut, as in chestnut agouti, aka wild type? Would that make sense for their parents? Appreciate any knowledge you could impart regarding this. I will repeat the eye wash daily until improvement is seen or it worsens. I also cleaned out the nest box today, so hopefully that helps. Appreciate...

Thank you! The runt was TINY comparatively just last week. He/she is already closing the gap. I get what you mean by "feeling too small" for these organizations, but I figure just represent yourself honestly and what could go wrong? Seems like being in the clubs/directories may be the way to...

Update time! The kits are 16 days old and doing well. All 9 seem to be putting on weight to slightly varying degrees. I did notice during inspection today that one still hadn't opened it's eyes. All the other ones are bright eyed and tall eared. There are some classic chinchilla colored ones and...

I just joined too! Registered last night. :) :highfive: