Dinner rabbits, Journal

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Been awhile. Life got so stressful again.

Anywho. Going to try to attach pics with these again. Have my old phone for a bit, other broke, so we'll see how it goes.

August 4th.
14 & obscure nests removed today.
Rusty nest is left to go next week.

And some of Blanket's kits. Doe/buck pairs.
Chocolates, black and black otter. (Were culled out, including dam).

Aug 5th
This one is complicated.

What'd I name this one, Zero? Ugh.
She pulled some fur last night, so I added a nest. Not due for a nest until the 9th. Came out this morning to an aborted kit and one paw.
Idk wtf caused it.



14-


Mum n daughter


Next batch of keepers, though, one may go.


Obscure

 

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August 7th

So cute!


Aug 8th



Aug 9th

Well, they continued to bake, but weren't cooked for long enough, unfortunately.
Will give her a week and rebreed.



Gave nests to 3 does, then bred 2 others. Another refused & 2 bucks just couldn't get it done, but others got it done no problem.
Need to move Speedy & put a creep wall up, as she's too fat & eating kit food.

The cute little otter. Hope his shape stays.


Hot out, make sure to sleep up close to others!



Also added a creep wall to Speedy's cage. She's mad, but that's what happens when you're as big as a hippo.


And moved kits from two does to the cull cage, 5 in all.


Aug 10

11 in the cull cage now. Hoping to get them gone by next week. Still have frozen ones to get through & had to cull a lamb, so that delayed it a couple of days.

 

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Aug 11

Guess the tort buck is definitely a cull. Pretty fur color, though.
Rebred mom. Doe looks okay enough to keep & compare to next litter.




Freckles. She doesn't look like a cull these days. No gawd awful SF shoulder on her. But she is a lover of filth...

 

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Aug 11

Freckles' kits. Tort buck, again a cull. And doe worth keeping to compare.

 

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Forum completely jumbled this post....sorry.

Aug 11

Lynx' kits, lilac rex sire & sf sire. The black one was already culled.

Hmm. The rex in the middle is the best one, isn't she?
But need a cross for the project to add size. Top otter looks best of the two.
Bottom blue has long shoulder and slanted butt, even though it has a higher back.



Blanket's pics.
Can't believe that Freckles was the cull! Blanket is worse.
Guess I'll be keeping Freckles!
Blanket is more grumpy, too.



Tiny one in cull cage culled for pup breakfast.
Old dog needs frying again or only takes organ meats.
Will keep giving pup these and fry the frozen for the old guy.



Aug 13
Meanie × Rivian, SF.


Kitty had 2, on the wire, no fur. Warm bc its 90 today. Moved to Meanie's nest. Kitty being culled tomorrow. Hopefully, her daughter does better.

Aug 14





Kitty had 6 more. Again, on the wire. 3 died. Others alive and warmed up.
But no fur pulled or nest built. She's using it to sit in instead.
Looks like the other 2 in Meanie's nest are alive. Idk if she can feed 3 more. Hoping Choco has her kits & can take some of these.

Update.
No milk on mom, put survivors in with Meanie and hoping they make it.



Choco had her kits!
Looks like 6.
Moved the 3 Zero kits & 4 Kitty kits.





Aug 15

Well! Back to Zero's saga!
She had 4 more kits! One tiny, rotted one and 3 live, furred kits. Two on the ground were warm, one in cage mashed, cold, but warmed back up. All in poor Meanie's nest. Ugh.
Choco should be kitting any time now. Hope she has a few and can take these others and the rex ones....

 

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Aug 15
All together in Meanie's nest. Lost 1 kit, not sure if hers or Kitty's.


Left Meanie with just her own kits.



Again, flooding bc of the cups. Ugh.



Aug 16

Culled the runt in Meanie's nest. She's also sitting in there. Ugh.

Pet Zero to check body condition and she lifts to the sky. She had no interest in making a nest again. Felt she had milk, some expressed. So, put the tiny 4 rex under her. 2 ate until round, one ate a little, last one will probably be a cull tonight or tomorrow.
Everyone else is fed.
Next does due isn't until the 30th.


Aug 17

Fader from Kitty litter passed before nightfall.
Rest are alive and fed this morning.
Meanie kits moved themselves. All alive and fed, too.



Using Zero to feed the 3 kitty kits. Hoping they won't need it for the next 3 weeks...lol


Aug 19

Decided to list these 3 does.
Will cull in a couple of weeks if no buyers.

 

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Aug 19

And the two I've decided to keep.
The sister to this opal is staying, she's full rex, didn't get pics of her, though.



Aug 21

Culled kitty.
Moved 3 of the smallest kits from a litter to the cull cage.


Really wish Zero would just feed them on her own, but no luck.

 

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Aug 21

Meanie × lilac otter rex. Doe, black otter, silver fox fur, stands and is long, but also still shiny!



Black & 2 black otters from Zero. Rest Choco's. Forgot to get Meanie's nest kit pics.



Got weights of everybun.
That feed switch seriously fcked a few litters. Half the weight they should be! Idk, guess I'll have to repeat the pairings and see what happens. Will keep the best from these until the repeats are weaned & choose who grew the heaviest.


Aug 23

Moved more to cull cage.
Then returned one buck after finally posing and looking decent. Lol
2 sf does. 2 sf×nz/rex bucks, black otters.




Guy I put back.


Guy that failed.


SF doe cull.


Sf doe cull from before, just new pic for sale posts.

 

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Aug 23
The blue sf doe kept, sis to the black one.


Pedigreed sf, blues & blacks. 11's kits. Some pics not added.




Pedigreed sf, blues & blacks. Different litter.



Aug 24
Meanie's kits. Eyes open.
Rusty's kits & her 2 groups of fosters also getting open eyes.

Obscure's kits



14s kits



Blanket's kits


Aug 25
Previous 1,210 in the red.
40 in bun sales.
1,170 in the red.

Been feeding tons of rabbit and lamb to the dogs. Lost a dog or it would of been more.
Adult 58×2 bags, 116
Puppy 50×2 bags, 100
1170-216=954

954 in the red.

Still way too high. So, I'll use other extra sales to knock it down.
Sold sheep & got paid 350 to haul them.
954-350=604

Currently 604 in the red.
Hoping to sell more and cull some adults soon. Need to go over notes...

 

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Aug 27
Culling everyone in the cull cage today or tomorrow. Should help with the feed bill a little.

Put out rat poison a couple of days ago. All gone now, hope it gets rid of them. Feed seemed to go away a bit too quickly and then suddenly, lots of rat droppings were found. Ugh. Gross.
Sucks not having a barn cat around, but pointless when they all get run over eventually.

Meanie & kits. Put them out of the nest to explore for a bit. Added more hay to nest so they can make it out on their own, too.



Need to wrap her cage so kits don't escape. Looks like she's going to use the floor.


Choco & kits. Also put them out to zoom.



Got the tort buck done. He got violent while posing as a last attempt to stay.

Aug 29

3 more bucks went into freezer yesterday.

Nests went in for 3 first timers.

Next week, I have 6 due for nests.

The following week, Zero's next chance after her fiasco.

Ordered 4 more nest baskets awhile ago. Will line them and get them ready to go. Is it enough nests? Idk, will have to go counting! Lol


Aug 31

Update on the wonky kits. Kept two, buck & doe, to see how they finish growing.

Color is officially a steeled, silvered, black otter!

Meanie kits