Does can't seem to have litters.

[SA Farm]

That's not good. I would probably cull her as soon as she's done raising her litter (if she is indeed preggers )
I won't keep aggressive animals. I might consider keeping a doe or two from her if I were you, but you still have the potential of them inheriting her nasty disposition if it's a genetic problem rather than mistreatment.
I've had some does turn nasty when they reach maturity. They never last long around here

 

[GD91]

I'd considered culling her. The only reason I haven't is I only have 2 large does at the moment. One of the does (the white) is nice, the brown one is the problem doe.

I was thinking about waiting until I could keep a doe or 2 back from the white doe & then cull the brown doe. I wasn't planning on keeping any of her kits because of her issues.


I'm glad you think there's hope for kits, I was surprised, but unsure when I palpitated her. I think she is pregnant, the brown doe is not. I palpitated both, the brown doe may be having a false pregnancy again She isn't bloated, just grumpy, but then she always is.

How many rabbits do you have?

 

[SA Farm]

Sounds good I kept a somewhat aggressive doe when I started out due to lack of options, so I hear you
Right now I have 3 bucks and 8 does with a litter of 9 on the ground and should have 3 pregnant right now

 

[GD91]

I have one buck, but he's a dwarf lop I plan to get a bigger buck. I also have another doe which is his sister & another dwarf lop. Both small & both very sweet with wonderful temperments, but not really what I wanted.

Then I have the 2 big mutt does which are pretty big, with good dewlaps. I have no idea whether they are sisters or were just picked up together as kits.

I was going to go the pet shop & select the largest buns, but its £30 a rabbit & thats just for small ones Big NZ & Californian whites are £60 - £80 a rabbit which I'm assuming is to stop anyone buying them for meat purposes which while perfectly legal here, is frowned upon heavily. In your country thats 80 - 100$ per rabbit.
How much did you pay for meat rabbits?

 

[SA Farm]

Here the price usually depends on the age. I can buy babies for around $10 and adult proven breeders for anything from $25-50 depending on the gender and age. Males are usually on the lower end.
Where I live, meat rabbits are very acceptable and desired. I get the occasional nasty email when selling, but that's all they can do to me

There are also auction places around my area where you can buy rabbits for anything from $2 - $70 depending on the day and the people there!

 

[VickieB]

Looking forward to seeing if they kindle...

 

[GD91]

We've got babies!

One doe sadly ate her own litter (didn't even know she was pregnant!) then had a stroke 2 days ago & I had to cull her because she couldn't stand, eat / drink on her own etc(the little lop eared doe that was the bucks sister).
What may have caused this?

But today I found a nest in one of the pens built by my white doe!

She looked very pleased with herself & I counted at least 2 babies after I removed her. I didn't touch the nest directly, just carefully peeled some fur back for a peek with a small stick, then covered them back over. The pen looked like a rabbit had exploded & she had built her nest in a corner & most of the fluff was there & the kits were well protected.

Very pleased with her, she's done perfectly.

Mama's out in the run now enjoying the good weather

Now, we are just waiting on our other doe.

 

[luvmypets]

Sorry for your loss, I had a hen break an egg perfectly developing. Good Doe.

 

[GD91]

Ok, recount, there are at least 6 kits & they are big babies!

She's been being a typical doe ignoring them now they are here Any health issues I should look out for?

I checked her vent earlier & she was spotting blood, I'm going to check again tomorrow & see if it stops. The previous doe who ate her kits also spotted blood for nearly 48 hours before she stopped, so I'm not too worried at the moment. Apart from the small matter of that doe died of course I'll be watching this doe

 

[luvmypets]

Yay babies