Almost time - first litter <Lucy 0, Mary 0>

[therealsilkiechick]

same here still waiting......

 

[talchemist5]

well according to my spreadsheet at work next monday will be day 35 so that makes today day 29/30 i think?

i am so nervous since i cant palpate so i just have to hope. but she is still happily eating/drinking/lounging without a care in the world....the box is clean and ready with a nice divot in the middle(she had to arrange that since i didnt) and at least she isnt using it as food or a bathroom.

my guess since i am a horible betting man will be thursday/friday, at night,....in the study with a pipe...oh wait this isnt clue and i dont have one


i think i will give her some extra straw in the morning if she doesnt have them tonight to see if she will add it to the box.

 

[talchemist5]

wow, i gave the first doe Lucy some straw today and she stared at me like i was going to interfere....then after i went in she went to it and began moving it around...slowly putting it into her box. i think she was needing it...

so as a test since tonight i am giving my other doe Mary her box i gave her some straw to test her...Mary is named cause she is contrary(sp?) and she hides in the corner when ever i reach in but relaxes when i pet her. as i reach in with the straw she sniffs once and charges into the pile and burries herself into it before i can close the door. as i watched from the house she is moving it around the cage trying to find the right spot.

so tonight i think she might like her box....she has grown the biggest of the two since breeding.

 

[therealsilkiechick]

well one of my 5 does had babies this am!!! i got 6 mini rex babies from my choc doe. will try to take pics later when i go out to check everyone again. she is one that this is her second litter she scattered the first ones and they died on the wire. she is doing wonderful this round so i'm very proud of her!!!

 

[therealsilkiechick]

these r my 6 new mini rex babies. this may change in a few days when fur comes in i can tell better colors but at the moment looks to be 2 orange/black harlaquins , 2 blacks, a blue and a red.

come on babies!!!! can't wait till all ur does kindle too for pics!!!!

 

[dewey]

Congratulations! Love the pics!

 

[talchemist5]

that is awsome... i hope i get some kitts soon too.


my second doe Mary has her box now and she seems to be chilling well. i guess she will be due sometime around monday

 

[talchemist5]

today is day 30/31 for my doe Lucy. i hope she does have her litter soon. last night we had a rain storm come through and i am proud of how well the entire rabitry kept dry since it is my first attempt at building anything for rabbits or sheds.

durring the night lucy did go inside her nest box and make a real big hollow in the middle and get it ready...still no fur pulling so i dont know.

she does still seem calm and relaxed. her belly seems big enough to have at least a few kits in there <i dont even realy know if thats how they look when its almost time but i assume so>

maybe today/tonight...that is my bet.

 

[ksj0225]

The whole sounds like great progress. Some does won't pull fur until hours/minutes before delivery, some days. Every rabbit is different.

 

[talchemist5]

i got a question about my nest boxes...i think i may have a problem, when i built them i forgot to make the front side shorter than the back and slope the sides. so i have a 18+ x 11+ x 10" box fully squared. should i modify there boxes before tonight to hopefully protect from her jumping in and squashing them? (also today is day 31)

i am building a 3rd box today so that i can do box changes for cleaning purposes after 2 weeks or so. i could make it with the slope and switch them out before tonight? then modify it and use it to switch out with my other do Mary.

i dont know how i forgot that, and is it vital to get that lower front lip?