Pastor Dave
Herd Master
I was getting this same message this afternoon too.
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i was wondering if it would be ok to move my momma rabbit and her babies to a bigger cage. The cage they are in is older and kinda needs to be redone but was only one i had that had a box in it but this box is built in so cant take it out. I have recently been given a hutch that is alot bigger and better made and not to mention theyre 10 babies plus momma in cage theyre in now would she be ok with me moving all of them they are 16 days old now another reason i want to move them is the kits are moving around in box quite a bit if they get out of box im not sure they can get back in by theirselves and its supposed to be below freezing and snowing this weekend
Pastor Dave
Herd Master
Yah, I would imagine.
I just took out my three litters of their boxes on the same day at Day# 18, 17, & 16. The oldest litter was smaller than the other two, so I knew it would be ok to evict them. The kits can get eye infections and what is known as nest box eyes if in there past 18 days. They will stay grouped up for warmth and try to get to mama to nurse.
She will try to avoid them, but will nurse periodically to relieve herself. They will lay next to her for warmth too.
Mine are all doing ok.
I just took out my three litters of their boxes on the same day at Day# 18, 17, & 16. The oldest litter was smaller than the other two, so I knew it would be ok to evict them. The kits can get eye infections and what is known as nest box eyes if in there past 18 days. They will stay grouped up for warmth and try to get to mama to nurse.
She will try to avoid them, but will nurse periodically to relieve herself. They will lay next to her for warmth too.
Mine are all doing ok.
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Im planning on moving them today just waiting on hubby to get home to help and wanted to ask more experinced rabbit ppl if it was ok. I was out there earlier and the babies keep popping their heads out of the box but not coming out all the way they are very active and i have only picked one up once to put it in the bunny pile right after they were born . Can they drink water? I was wondering how you give the babies water without worrying about drowning in the bowl momma has a plastic bottle hanging on the cage but can babies drink out of it should i move it down lower so they can reach it? Ahh so many questions
Pastor Dave
Herd Master
They will get enough from her, but yes, I move the bottles down so mama can drink from it kinda awkwardly and babies learn real quick from watching her. It can be abt 3" or so above the bottom because they stretch pretty well, and will have it down in a week or so. Definitely by wean time.
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Thanks sorry to be a bug its just that the more i find out the more questions i have i swear they change colors everyday the little black one in the picture i posted before now looks like a tortoiseshell cat in the coloring its neat to see how fast they change
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Chickens
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Star, Moon, Ziggy, and Jeff all got wormed yesterday 3/8/17 and today 3/9/17 they all got their CDT vaccines today Ziggy and Jeff have to get their boosters in 4 weeks(MIL and I gave our first goat shots did pretty good)
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They're cuties!
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So over the weekend we got the new (to us) rabbit hutch i cleaned it best i could which it wasnt dirty from rabbits just had dirt dobber nest and wasp nest in it we fixed to few little places i thought the kits might be able to get out of or snakes get into (better safe than sorry) the move was alot easier than i thought it was going to be since the babies werent handled before this they were curious about us the hutch is sectioned off into three cages but the middle cage can be opened to either side so we closed off one side for our buck then opened the middle cage up so make it a bigger cage for momma and 10 kits they have alot more room now and poor momma can hop on top of the box if she wants some time away from the hungry lil ****s they are 3 weeks today and i have noticed the kits trying to eat the food before 2 long im going to have to try and sex them which i have no idea how and thought my buck was a doe for about first 5 months i had him cause hes cute and looks like a girl 
i over heard my hubby talking to him one day after the kits were born "i told her you was a boy but she wouldn't listen no she's always gotta be right" lol
i over heard my hubby talking to him one day after the kits were born "i told her you was a boy but she wouldn't listen no she's always gotta be right" lol
