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[Theykeepmebusy]

Been real busy with homeschooling 5 kiddos, breeding goats,buns,chickens and I got a horse? :O winterizing, oh man the list goes on and on. I finally got my first Holland Lop litters, 1 of 4 and 1 of 6, they were born 2 days ago and I'm trying to schedule everything. I was going to go with how I run my meat rabbits, but from reading on some sites, I need to keep the HL babies in with mom until 6-8 weeks. I wean my meat buns at 4-5 weeks old, and the nest box always come out at 2 weeks old. What I'm wondering is with these and future HL babies, how old do you wean yours and when do you take the nest box out? What works best for healthy hopping small breed kits for you guys? I definitely don't want to make any mistakes, just 2 dang cute.

 

[CYGChickies]

The info I got was wean at 4-6 weeks and take the nestbox out between 14 and 16 days. You can put a small cardboard box in with straw if it's cold and they still need a bed. Supposedly this won't cause eye infections the way the nestbox can over time. Don't have any firsthand experience because my bred Lionhead doe is either holding out on me or just not pregnant.

CYG

 

[Ms. Research]

The info I got was wean at 4-6 weeks and take the nestbox out between 14 and 16 days. You can put a small cardboard box in with straw if it's cold and they still need a bed. Supposedly this won't cause eye infections the way the nestbox can over time. Don't have any firsthand experience because my bred Lionhead doe is either holding out on me or just not pregnant.

CYG

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You were busy! So glad to hear the news.

Congratulations on your first litters! Hope all are thriving and Moms doing a good job for you. Hope you post pics.

 

[Tab003]

We start weaning our small breeds @ 6 weeks. I take the largest Babies out first at six weeks, then leave the smaller w/ mom a little longer. By 8 weeks they are all out, sometimes sooner.

Congrats on the new litters!

 

[Theykeepmebusy]

Thanks for the info, I got busy again and completely forgot I asked this, and found myself wondering again, *DOH, I will post pics soon, I'm very excited about these guys, all are doing well !!!!

 

[Theykeepmebusy]

Forgot to say , The one that had 6 actually had 7 !!!! It was hiding from me, the peanut and the runt died, leaving me 5 cute little chestnuts and I think an opal. They are all VM marked also.


Ok she had 8 found another one under the nest box.

 

[Theykeepmebusy]

O.k. here is where I get googly and excited, these are my first Holland Lop babies,.

First set come from Bloink's Gary, Chestnut Agouti and Wren's Sierra, Chestnut Agouti VM

And my second set come from (still have not gotten his ped from the breeder) black and Wren's Zoe ,Seal

They are doing great, I love it.

 

[marlowmanor]

I the gray one in the first batch! I'm always drawn to the different looking one in a group though when it comes to animals. Not in the market for bunnies though. Can't help looking though, they are adorable! Congratulations on 2 healthy litters.

 

[oneacrefarm]

Too cute! That is a great bunch of popples there!

 

[Ms. Research]

Absolutely beautiful kits! Glad to hear they are doing great.

Partial to the Black Ones myself.