Dinner rabbits, Journal

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Well, came home to feed at night & spotted a weird cow poop.
It was this guy!
Thoroughly cow licked & frozen stiff.
On the couch with me tonight, in a rabbit pelt with hothands to warm up back to life.
Based on size and eyes closed, it's a Grumpy baby.

 

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Did it make it? Sounds like poor chance

 

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Did it make it? Sounds like poor chance

Yes. Back in nest with its siblings now.

 

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March 7-

10gal bin is not enough! Gets used up in 3-4 days!
Two huge feeders are no longer enough either, so a 3rd was added.



11 hides washed & out to dry. Other 4 fleshed & in their 2nd soak.



3rd feeder.



Moved 3 black young does, 2 got nests, Blackie & Onyx. Blu also got a nest, but didn't move house.



March 8-

One had pulled a bit of fur a few days before I added the nest. Overnight, she added a bit more fur!

All three palpated as pregnant. All 3 trying to nap in nest.


Only have 2 empty nests & it looks like I need 3. Ugh. Speckle kits too small to be nestless. 3wks Monday, but they're too wittle for the occasional freezing nights. May order more baskets to convert to nests....

Flipped & started stretching the 11 pelts.





March 9-

Regular furred choc buck & rex furred blue buck left today.

 

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March 10-

Ugh, a rough day and all my fault!

I fudged up due dates on Lynx. She had 7, all too far gone. If I got to them an hour or two sooner, I could of saved them. One came back to life, only to wiggle a little, then pass. Sire was new Rex buck.

Then Grumpy lost 2 kits that jumped out.

Gave Lynx a nest to sit in and sulk.
Gave Amber a nest just in case I F-ed her date, too. She pulled fur. Bred to both 3-5 & new SF bucks.



In good news...
Watched Blu have her kits! 6 or 7. Sire is the new ped buck!



#14 bred to 3-5 SF buck.
Onyx bred to 3-5 SF buck.

 

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March 11-

Onyx had her kits! All cozy in nest. No pics yet, didn't bring phone this morning.
9 Onyx kits.

Amber pulled more fur in her nest, no kits.

 

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March 12-

45's kits, looks like these grew a bit faster than the previous litter.

Not posed. Will have to redo posing on the biggest does, then decide who to keep & cull the rest at the end of the week.

 

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March 12

Again, not posed.
Black being culled at end of week.

 

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March 12

Still not posed.
Besides the runt, the SF sired ones are all a good amount larger. Rex sired are smaller. Thinking of keeping the choc mutt doe and making my own rex furred meat line through the SF, since it might be faster....lol.



Snowing!
Made DIY pasta, took forever, then added a pound of rabbit. Noodles stuck together. Oops

 

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March 13-

Things that are impossible to decide on...

C on top, A on bottom
C is 4.94#. Better shoulders & side profile.
A is 5.20#. Better hind shot & better silvering.

Chocolate doe. 5#.




Looking at these, none are worth keeping this current go around.
▪︎Older Lynx kit
10wk, 4.4.1 doe
▪︎Younger Lynx kits
10wk vs 13wk
3.10.7 vs 4.63 doe
3.10.5 vs 4.66 buck
3.11.4 vs 4.37 doe

Looking at these, buck looks crappy, so I'll either keep the mutt doe & breed back to rex n hope growth continues to be good or keep nnone.what to do...
▪︎Older Amber kits
10wk,
3.8.8 doe, lilac otter
▪︎Younger Amber kits
10wk,
Mutt, 4.37 doe, choc
Rex, 3.87 buck, half nose castor