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Our silver fox doe Ruby had a one live kit. She is feeding it and its growing great. The problem is that she can't stay in her current cage (inside the house), its too small. We have an out door hutch made and ready for her. We will also have to change the nesting box (cardboard) because its not...

My Mini Rex doe has been in labor for at least 12 hours now.... We found her last night(day 31) sitting in her nest box and pushing, but after about a half hour she jumped out and went into a corner and continued to push. After 3 hours of pushing she finally had her first kit, but it was dead...

Good morning, This is my first winter with rabbits and I was wondering what everyone uses to water. Now that winter has arrived I'm changing out the plastic water bottles several times a day. In most cases, not much ice in the bottle, but the metal spout freezes up fast. Will using ceramic...

I've been meaning to post this question here for a while now. I've looked through the various threads here, and mosquitoes don't seem to be a big issue for everyone talking about them here on BYH. They are treated as more of a nuisance than anything else. I should note that while It's not a...

We will be moving and buying my aunt and uncles 5acre small farm. We are moving this year but wont be introducing meat rabbits till later next year. So I am just doing my work at gathering the information needed to have a successful rabbit production. I will create different threads for each of...

Hi Everyone, i have 3 bunnies outside in Hutch. What can i use for beding on the run? Thank you and God Bless :)

Hey all. New to the whole urban farm game. I recently purchased a home where I plan on starting a tiny urban farm. I currently have a few rabbits a small water garden 9 ducklings and 2 goslings. I'm wanting to breed pigs(on a small scale) a dairy goat and possibly a sheep as well oh, and a...

One of my 8 week old sable point velveteen lops has an abscess on his stomach. I am thinking I need to cull him. I was researching thinking I could treat with bi cillin but looks like treatmentioned is 8+ weeks.... hate to do it but I know it's probably best. Anyone have any success with at...

We live in western Jefferson county. I also have a BYC profile. Search- Bantamturkey. Have two bunnies and hopefully more in about a week. Seven bantams, 50 layer hens, three established turkeys, one poult, turkey eggs, bantam eggs, a few buff orp eggs, a goat, a hog, a pitbull, a chicken...

My beautiful doe just died of heat stroke and her kits are only 4 weeks old. There are five of them and i am not sure what to do since there is very little info online. Is it necessary to provide a milk supplement or will they be ok on pellets, grass clippings and hay?? Please inform me what has...

so I bred my mini lop doe last month. she's a first-time mother so i was prepared for the worst. Luckily, on in the middle of the night on day 32 she kindled perfectly in the nestbox and pulled a boatload of hair. I checked it this morning and was surprised to see there are only 2 kits! im...

Wasn't sure where to post this, and I'm sorry I didn't get a pic. .... I've seen buck rabbits as they age, their testicles hang a bit looser.... But. ...in routine nail clipping today, my daughter freaked out over my primary buck, jack.....seriously awkward. ... When flipped over on his back...

As my rabbitry expands, I'm looking in to purchasing a tattoo pen. Just wanted to know some of your thoughts on the subject. What brand do you suggest? What works for you and why? Also I'm looking for an affordable Pedigree computer program, one that I can not only do pedigrees, but also one...

LukeMeister submitted a new resource: The Care of Outdoor Rabbits - This is how I care for my rabbits outside. Read more about this resource...

I have a 1 1/2 year old dutch rabbit who is 21 days pregnant (this is her second pregnancy). I palpated her around day 10, and I felt 2 or 3 babies. now she has started losing weight and eating less. I palpated her again and they felt small and hard like rocks. Did they die inside her? (I'm new...

Hi all, Does anyone know (or potentially are) an English angora rabbit breeder in western North Carolina? We live near Asheville are trying to find a show quality rabbit for our daughter before mid October. We're hoping this is going to be something exciting for her to care for and show...