getting soon, so excited <done no babies>

[talchemist5]

well according to the excel spreadsheet i created to monitor the dates/numbers for my wee herd on monday i need to put the nest box in with my youngest doe, Lucy.

i am finishing her nestbox tonight and will give it too her mid-day on monday. since i am using extra materials right now and we will have another frost before spring gets here i am using wood sides and the dimensions from storeys guide to raising rabbits <well alittle larger>

i am excited and worried about her and if i even mated her correctly....it is so odd not knowing if it worked, if she will be good a mother or if the buck, Buck, even had ammo to shoot.

and by the end of the week, well thrusday i need the nestbox for Mary as well. hopefully one of them will give me some kitts. it is like waiting to open a christmas present and not knowing if it is socks or the thing you wanted

does anyone have any opinions on good straw/bedding for the box? i will be going to the feed store tomorow to look for straw, since i need at least one bale for the garden mulch this year.

 

[terri9630]

I use pine shavings.

 

[cattlecait]

I put about an inch of pine shavings in the bottom and fill the box with straw. Mama will arrange it how she wants it

 

[rabbitman]

I put about an inch of pine shavings in the bottom and fill the box with straw. Mama will arrange it how she wants it

I do the same as well, if you are expecting another frost than you should definaltly use straw that will keep the babies nice and warm.

 

[talchemist5]

she has her box in now. she ignored it at first but after a few hours alone she has removed a few big piles from it and now she is laying there panting. it is a little warmer right now but the other bunies arent even fazed by the weather so i think she is panting from internal reasons.

is it normal for a doe to pant before she gives birth?

she also seems to have removed a nice divot fromt he box, just no fur pulled yet. i am probally just being paranoid/overeager but i am fasinated by the entire process.

i still say i am excited. today was 28 days so no telling how much longer.

 

[terri9630]

she has her box in now. she ignored it at first but after a few hours alone she has removed a few big piles from it and now she is laying there panting. it is a little warmer right now but the other bunies arent even fazed by the weather so i think she is panting from internal reasons.

is it normal for a doe to pant before she gives birth?

she also seems to have removed a nice divot fromt he box, just no fur pulled yet. i am probally just being paranoid/overeager but i am fasinated by the entire process.

i still say i am excited. today was 28 days so no telling how much longer.

She may be close so leave her alone. They don't like to be bothered/watched. Some pull fur before kindeling and some after.

 

[talchemist5]

yeah i am watching from inside the house were they cant see me.

motly just a walk by and look out the window every so often.

 

[savingdogs]

 

[talchemist5]

man i am bad at waiting. i am ansy....still no changes so far today. the nest box apears to have a nice big hollow in it with nothing inside and she is lounging around....not as much panting this afternoon....

i am only going out there for a spot check first thing in the morning before work, as soon as i get home for work, and finally to feed/water everyone at 8pm.

i hate waiting

 

[woodleighcreek]

man i am bad at waiting. i am ansy....still no changes so far today. the nest box apears to have a nice big hollow in it with nothing inside and she is lounging around....not as much panting this afternoon....

i am only going out there for a spot check first thing in the morning before work, as soon as i get home for work, and finally to feed/water everyone at 8pm.

i hate waiting

I know how you feel! My doe is on day 32 and is just lounging in the box, occasionally pulling fur. I now have a webcam on her so I can spy.