Dinner rabbits, Journal

[Mini Horses]

We're so alike with both animals. . Plus those feathers stink.

 

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First pure SF litter born!
She must of felt bad for not having any last time, because she had 11!!!
Tons of fur and in the nest. *phew!*
And one chocolate??
I think light blacks or could those be blue? Probably not. We'll see.
Now to that she can feed them all!

The other litters.
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[Mini Horses]

WOW....that's a pile of wiggles.

 

[farmerjan]

The new litter kits all look really nice and plump in the picture... hoping that she can feed them also...
The others look like they are growing good.

 

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Down to 10 kits, she lost the runt.

Nests for 14 & lynx were removed Saturday.

Pedigreed SF buck & amber buck will be culled on Tuesday & Wednesday. No one wanted them as pets, so their time is up.
Still trying to pet out the mini rex choc doe. She eats almost nothing, so she's kind of the pet of the group.
Mutt doe might be culled, depending on how her kits grow out.
Amber Rex is due Thursday. Gave her PM hay & she started gathering it. So, hung up a nest for her toni
ght.

On Sunday, Amber moved all of the hay out of the nest & into a corner. Then exploded fur everywhere!!
Cleaned out nest, put new hay in and moved loose fur into it. Left half of her fur/hay nest out there & gave more hay, in case she has them in there vs the nestbox.

8wk, 1 day, eldest litter-

 

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Tuesday- That first SF buck has now been fed to the LGDs. Didn't save any meat from him.
Going to debone the other, so waiting until tomorrow to cull him. I don't want to put the bones & other parts in the fridge overnight.
Saved his pelt to tan it. Will save the other buck's pelt, too.



As far as the SF due Monday, I don't believe that she's preg. Bred her to SF buck & removing nest.

The amber Rex is due Thursday. She's not eating much, so I'm hoping for kits in her nest.


Wednesday- And now the rex buck is in the fridge. Deboned it like a chef does, or rather, tried to. Gave up on the last front leg, too much work! Knife was new & sharp, so it was easier, but still takes forever.
Pelt in the freezer. Gotta buy more salt & alum to tan them.




Lynx kits are still looney, while grumpy's kits are squiggly, but not freaking out. And the 2 sf kits w/transplant, one sf black kit(doe) likes me, the transplant(buck) bolts. And the other sf kit is a cage climber and a bolter. It's a buck.

 

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Played musical cages this morning. First litter was split into two cages, bucks n does. Then 11 was moved to Mutty's cage, as she's not preg. She was rebred to the SF buck. Mutty & kits were moved to 11's cage.

 

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After that, all buns out of nests were posed & pics taken.
1st litter Bucks-

 

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1st litter Does-




The two from 14, a buck & a doe-

 

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Lynx's kits-
Phone over did the brightness, so they're washed out.