Happy Acres Kindling Watch

No, just curiosity. As I said, Bridey doesn't like me messing with her kits. I'll probably wait til they're a couple weeks old.
 
So I go out to feed the buns, and what do I find in Bridey 's hutch? A nest full of kits! This was a surprise kindling.
 
Didn't she just kindle a month ago? Was she with the buck since her last kindling?
 
Actually it was Barley that kindled last month. Her kits are looking beautiful! I mistyped and said it was Bridey. Bridey was a surprise because even though I took her to have a date with O'Hara, I didn't think it took. He never did the kick and fall. Plus that was well over a month ago!
 
Having trouble with Bridey 's kits. They keep ending up out of the nest and laying outside the hutch. I don't know if they latch on to her and fall off, or if they are falling out of the nest. I'm afraid they're going to get brain damage from falling so much!
 
Isn't there a lip on the nest box? If not, you should probably put on/in a temporary one until they're old enough to be out.
 
We had a ditchbuster of a storm last night, so of course Barley thinks that's the perfect time to kindle. Her other kits are five and a half weeks old, so they're weaned. They've been moved to another pen. Back to Barley, I go out to feed and water everyone, and I notice rabbit fur everywhere. I check her nest box and sure enough nine little wiggles! Unless Bridey and Bucky decide to start colonizing, this is the last kindle for the summer!
 
Would anyone like to buy some NZW?
I really need to thin them out and get the hutches ready for winter. They are full blooded New Zealand White. No papers. Want 15.00 each.
 
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