Do you think this will work? UPDATE!!

[GLENMAR]

I was having a hard time getting my rabbits bred.
I have 2 American Blue Bucks and 2 Does. and A trio of New Zealands.

I pared up the blues and 1 new zealand pair. They have been in the same cages since Saturday. I plan on removing the does
Wednesday. That will be 5 days together. What are the chances that they will get bred.

 

[alsea1]

Well, I am no expert on this, but I think it is important to witness a mating or two within one breeding session and then remove the doe.
It is possible for her to get impregnated twice. Meaning that she did take with the first breeding and then again with a subsequant breeding. Only the result is more or less a late abortion if you will. The second breeding will not go well and be expelled. This however can influence the first successful breeding.
That is what I have read anyway.

 

[Winddancer]

It's best to put the doe in with the buck ONLY to breed. Witness them breeding then remove the doe and place her back into her cage. This will guarantee most of the time a litter. Now, some will miss but it's all a gamble anyway. Good Luck

 

[brentr]

Glenmar, I think your plan will be fine. As I've stated in other threads, an acquaintance of mine breeds her does this way. She actually leaves them together for a week. This is her preferred breeding practice. She gets good litters and has not had any problems that I know of.

I would be more concerned if you left them together for that long and the does DIDN'T conceive. To me that would be an indication that something isn't right. Weight, health, virility, etc.

If you haven't had success through other breeding techniques, this method is a good next step. I hope you get some litters!

 

[GLENMAR]

Yep. I did not see a lot of action with the quick visits. So I decided to let them pair up for 5 days. I left them together for 5 days. I did see the New Zealand attempting the wrong end,
Anyway, I tried not to bother them except to see if they were fighting. I did not see any other breeding attempts, but like I said, I pretty much just left them alone.
I will put in nest boxes around 2/24. We shall see.....

 

[brentr]

Yep. I did not see a lot of action with the quick visits. So I decided to let them pair up for 5 days. I left them together for 5 days. I did see the New Zealand attempting the wrong end,
Anyway, I tried not to bother them except to see if they were fighting. I did not see any other breeding attempts, but like I said, I pretty much just left them alone.
I will put in nest boxes around 2/24. We shall see.....

One other thing to remember is that rabbits are nocturnal...there's a whole lot of time they'll be together that you WON'T be observing them unless you have a closed circuit camera or something. Lot can happen in that time. And if you saw a buck trying to breed you can be pretty confident he's going to keep after the doe until he is successful (or she won't put up with it anymore, LOL).

 

[GLENMAR]

Thanks for the words of encouragement. Man, I really hope they are bred. I have one more New Zealand doe to breed this week.
I have lots of empty cages in my rabbitry waiting for bunnies, and I would love to eat a few. I will update results here.

 

[alsea1]

I wouldnt worry about it too much. Rabbits are very prolific. Soon, you will be looking for more cages and bemoaning to price of rabbit feed. LOL.

 

[greenbean]

I hope you get lots of nice healthy babies!

 

[nawma]

I'm too new at this to have an opinion on this technique, but I wish you all the luck. Hopefully you will fill up those cages in short order.