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Ugh, just had a doe about a litter 7 to 10 days early. And I discovered I can't trust my kids to notice anything wrong with rabbits. For a few days we were having the kids water the rabbits because I was working late and it's been pretty hot here. We had 2 pregnant does. I came home and fed them...

She's a year and a half old, her last litter was 6, but the previous litters were 8. I've been waiting to rebred after the litters are weaned for a week or 2, so approx 8 to 10 weeks after birth. The latest litter is now 15 weeks old. She's looking better, her weight is good 8 lbs 9 oz, but she...

So my castor doe had her 3rd litter that was weaned approx a month ago. She looked very thin, saggy dewlap, and just looked worn out. So I've not rebred her yet, giving her a chance to recharge. But she looked so drained compared to the other doe I got at the same time that's had the same number...

For meat specifically? New Zealand are great for meat, come in a variety of colors. I love my Rex though. But finding a breeder that adheres to the "wider" rabbits is hard. Also with Rex there is a "rainbow" rabbit phase which many judges are trying to move away from because the center point of...

I have some weanlings that ears do this when they get a bit warm. I was concerned b/c it didn't start doing it until after I tattoo'd them.... But then it cooled off for 2 days and her ears are fine. :hu

None of my does seem to care about handling the babies. I take the best box out, count them, see if they've been fed within 24 to 48 hours of birth. Only one doe worries about the babies, and that's after the nest box gets removed and she can see me picking them up. I know my bunnies are for...

So since all the byc peeps have discovered the quiet corner I've been hiding in... Our flock has grown/changed so much over the last year. I used to do a lot of hatch alongs with @Sally Sunshine and @MikeLM . I am on a hatching ban... We've got about 35 to 40 standard chickens, about 15...

So Zelda's brood is being weaned, stuck her and 2 kits in an empty cage. Have almost a month before Penelope and Hershey are weaned. Wondering what to do since There is really only 1 more empty cage until they're ready to wean. I have a couple of buyers in line, but of course they want the...

You guys are making me want to hatch again!! I'm on a severe hatching ban since we're "overrun with beasties" as BYH calls it... But my duckies and goosers and now turkey-lurkeys are so cute!!

When it takes me forever to realize there's a thread about the down BYC.... I've been hiding here with my bunnies for quite some time. :frow @Ravyn @WVduckchick @TJChickens

She's just fine. I think what it was when she gave birth she laid in some blood in the nest box and got it all over her backside. Just shocking to see when her first birth seemed so bloodless (maybe she ate the bloody hay that time?) :hu She's currently fostering 2 of Hershey's babies since...

Penelope had hers while I was at work. 7, 2 died. 1 was outside the best box like she does it while getting in/out. 1 looked squished. Then there was 3 living ones in the front of the box, 1 living one in the back of the box. She is concerning me with the amount of blood on her backside. There...

Hershey has birthed 8 or 9 (hard to do a quick count... got 8 and 9 a couple of times) as of yesterday!! Didn't pull much fur that I could see, so I placed some of the saved fur on top of the babies last night. Poor Penelope this morning is still huge and round, but should give birth the next...

Ms Hershey and Penelope are due on 4/24, but Hershey is staching early! Not supposed to get a nest box for about a week...

Eyes are open, and they are speedy! Still loving the broken red.

I wait until they're 6 weeks old at the least. But everyone does things differently. I've read 8 weeks, I've read as young as 5 weeks. :idunno

Possibly an abscessed tooth in the back? Short of a costly vet visit I have no ideas...

So the broken on top didn't have any spots when it was born. I'm curious about the coloring... The momma is my solid castor doe, buck is broken castor. The 3 solids are castors, the other broken looks black (has awesome spotting). The one on top looks possibly red?

We have babies! 5 alive, 3 dead. The dead ones were 1 tiny one, one super elongated one (got stuck/squished?) And one large one missing a head. Cleaned the bodies and bloody straw out of the best box and one placenta. Looks like 3 solid castors and 2 broken living. It looked like the dead were 2...