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

[talchemist5]

Well today my first doe has gotten her box. It is my first time with rabbits and this may/may not be her first litter. She was a show rabbit.

Anyway I am watching her and everything that goes on. Today is day 28 and she removed some material from the box then laid down. She now is panting and lounging. The other bunnies are sitting calm. So I think everything is going good unless I am mistaken.

 

[dewey]

Good luck! I have some due right now and expect to find the results in the morning unless I check the barn 1 last time tonight. Day 31 today and I expected them sooner. I try not to hover too much when they're very close, although I have no issue switching out the hay if it's damp and they haven't made & lined the nest. All the best with your litter!

 

[therealsilkiechick]

good luck to both of yas!!! i'm waiting on 5 does and today is day 30 for them. my one this will be her second litter, 2 r first time moms and the other 2 r second time mom's that lost first litters from inexperience. keeping my for good litters for all of us. can't wait to see what we all get and how many/colors. what breeds will ur litters be? mine r english lops, velveteen lop and mini rexes this first round and then i have 6 other does bred also due different times for some so the others will be more mini rexes and holland lops.

hopefully my choc mini rex will have hers tonight or tomarrow. i put more hay in and she is running around frantic w/ hay in her mouth trying to start a nest lol. the others haven't done much just lay around with a dip in the hay. no fur explosions yet but some of them don't make them till last minute either.

can't wait to hear updates and see pics of everyones babies!!! does anyone else have does due this week too?

 

[dewey]

Thanks so much -- you, too! And hoping the best with all yours. Nothing like 1st or 2nd timers to keep ya on edge, lol. Sounds like you're gonna have your hands full, which is nice!

Checked the barn 1 last time and nothing yet. Hmm.

 

[rabbitman]

I got a doe due shortly, this will be my first litter since winter hit. Hoping everything goes good for all of us...

 

[talchemist5]

now she is just sitting there blissfully....no more panting and she is eating.

 

[rabbitman]

Thats what my doe did, once I gave her matierals she made her nest rapidly and then after that she was panting furiously, so I thought the kits were coming a few days earlier, but that was 2 days ago, I think she just did that because how fast she made her nest made her tired. Did your doe do the same thing?

 

[woodleighcreek]

now she is just sitting there blissfully....no more panting and she is eating.

My doe is doing the same thing. She just lounges there then gets up and eats her food. Right now she is either pulling fur or grooming her self. I am watching her through the webcam.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jersey-woolie-doe-cam

How many days pregnant is your doe? Mine is on day 32.

 

[talchemist5]

she didnt so much as make a nest as remove some material, try it in two places, then return it to the box and make a hollow depression in the middle. after she was done with that she just sat there panting, i didnt see her actual do much other than taste the straw and sniff the box, but an hour later was one small pile, then antoehr hour another one, and finally everything int he box and panting....today she is her happy lounging self.

monday was the day the box was due (27 or 28 i cant rem, my bunny spreadsheet is at work) i guess the proper day should be tomorow?

she is a 10-12lb new zealand red, really pretty girl. i may have made the box too big but she seems to easily fit in it, although she has never been in it when i could see it....and no hair pulling yet, although her red/cream underbelly fur seems like it may be hard to spot in the straw.

 

[dewey]

Nothing here today, either. Maybe tomorrow day 33 will do it. A different buck was used for this breeding...er, or should I say possible breeding? LOL