Dinner rabbits, Journal

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Vickie had her kits!!
8 or 9.
Had to redo her nest, more hay and over to the off side, so they don't get stomped.

 

[SageHill]

at the "costumes" when you first mentioned it - but heck - DO IT !!! Cuter always works.

 

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Unity had 7 kits! And pulled a TON of fur!
Sire Rivian.


Vickie kits fed, sire Baymax.

Just waiting on Freckles × Cinder.

Sunday, 4 does get nests. Monday 1 doe.

 

[Mini Horses]

Looks like that doe should be naked!

 

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Looks like that doe should be naked!

I did have a doe pull until her underside and sides were totally bald!

 

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Yesterday
Doing family trees with V.
Should of continued to do it in pencil so I could erase and redo it neatly once I have them all laid out...
It'll make seeing the lineages easier.


Tanya and the lone foster.

LGD and a Tanya kit. Sometimes I put live ones down to make sure he remembers the difference between fresh culls kicking and live ones hopping.

Moved to bigger cage and lined up 4 feeders. Staying a bit cleaner now! Still sitting in them, of course, but water is further away and mom usually naps between both, acting like a mud mat.


PM water refill-
Freckles pulled a bunch of fur, tons, last night. Hoping there's warm kits this morning!


Today
*sigh* I really need to stop breeding to more than one buck. And for the most part, I have, but apparently, I forgot about my new rule when I was breeding Tanya...

Tanya kits, bred to baymax & swirl.
Got opal kit(s). How?? Not possible without a shaded. Forgot about Swirl, a black tort.

So how is it rex furred??
Speckle dam, mom sf, but dad was that NZ/Rex mix, recessive genes!

At least I'm starting to absorb the color gene info!

 

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Started finishing off 2 more nests, as I'll need a ton of them soon!
Will probably use cardboard boxes for one or two does in the cages. Idk if I have enough hanging hooks, might need to buy more.
I put the nests on the tops of cages or on the ground in front. Helps keep track of who gets the nest. Sometimes I think I need mini name cards and tuck them into the nests vs moving them. Ah well.




Moved the foster to Unity's nest.



Vickie kits.

 

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Freckles had 9 kits. Cinder sire.
She kept jumping into nest, stomping them. Had to take them all out, redo nest to off side and close it off while I fed n watered everyone.
Poor screaming babies.

 

[Mini Horses]

Ya know what? Those darned bunnies are a real full time job!! . Cute but, lotta time there.

 

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Would prefer something neat n tidy like this-


But currently have a convoluted mess like so-


Better than before. Needs a bit more reworking to be neater. Maybe further color coding by buck, too.



I found something at Bass. I wonder if big 2 liter bottles could be attached to them for gravity auto refill.
Had to ask FB to find real info on them.
Pictures and sizing from Michael Mette. 2×2×18 inches. Galvanized.