Dinner rabbits, Journal

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Last week vs this week posed pics of 11's kits.
They're officially fully out of the nest & eating pellets with mom.

 

[SageHill]

Finished painting the floors. Cut plastic to act as trays. Each panel cuts to 4 pieces. Need a few more.
Have 3 more gutters I can use as well. Though, bottom one will be tricky to deal with. Higher ones can drip into buckets.
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Love your set up. I know nothing about raising rabbits other than the few cotton tails I found as a kid and then a couple we had as pets when our son was young. And now I want to try rabbit - never had it before.

 

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Broken orphan left the nest & froze the night temps dipped in 40F.
Everyone else is doing great.
Creep gate added for the older kits.

 

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Harli also left the nest. No more trying to save orphans, especially not if a doe isn't due within a few days!

Moving the rabbitry into the barn, up onto raised aisle. Warmer, more secure & most importantly, out of the way for my sheep.

#14 had just 2 kits. Lol.
Waiting on Lynx doe.

Other 4ft will go next to this one. Rest of cages after it.


Stacker on right end has been moved over. Put the mutt doe into a lone cage for now.



Bucks on far right end.



Grumpy's kits walking around nest.


#14 nest. Tons of fur, but only 2 kits. They're going to be meatballs!

 

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11's kits at 40 days

 

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And then posed

 

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Grumpy's kits

 

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Finally moved the rest of the stackers!
The 4ft stacker was a b*tch! Omg. It got stuck for like 15min, I need a shower is all I'll say. Lol. Yes, I should of removed a board before trying, but I wasn't so smart to think of that until it was stuck up there.
All does with kits in the 4fts.
The first set of sister SF are still together in the bottom 4ft, hoping one of them kindles before its too cold!
Thinking of moving the buck's closer to the left. They're so far away...lol.

 

[farmerjan]

I like the tan colored kit in the second litter. Is it friendly? Seems to be more curious.