Help-abandoned litter - update / video page 3

[Roll farms]

Thanks, Popcorn....we did breed 2 does....the other one (older doe who's never kindled) didn't take.

Our next 3-4 afternoons are crazy.nuts.busy so I won't have time to run them down there to try it, but I appreciate the offer.

 

[that's*satyrical]

Good Luck!!! I've gotta a couple of momma's w/ kits, but they're 9 & 10 days old not sure if they'd make it w/ them or not. - Call me!!!

I know this is hindsight, but good info for rabbit people: When breeding rabbits, breed a couple does to kindle (give birth) on the same day, so you can foster kits as needed due to poor mothering skills like this, or a large litter that needs split up, or any other complication that might come up.

Sorry to hijack your thread here Rolls!! PS-your babies look just like mine. Are they American Chinchilla? My other guess would be Silver Fox?

So I have a doe due to kindle that didn't do well with her 1st litter (this will be her 2nd) and another doe that just had her first litter Sunday. She is doing wonderfully so far! Anyway if this doe has a hard time again can I foster the kits at all? She is due to kindle any day. The 2nd doe does have 7 kits already though so I don't know if that would be too many for her? Or if she would freak since this is only her very 1st litter? Thanks.

 

[Roll farms]

They are NZ x Silver Fox. Not a white in the bunch....wierd.

I hope you aren't askin' me 'bout fostering. We've been blessed w/ does who are good moms, usually. Had a few kill / abandon 1st litters, but do good after that.

From what I've been told, though...7 is probably about all I'd put on a new mom, not sure I'd stick more than 2-3 more in there, if I put any in at all.

 

[that's*satyrical]

That is what i kind of figured, but I was hoping I'd have an option if she had a hard time again & only a couple of kits....

 

[currycomb]

well, if you were closer, i'd say bring em on down, have a couple does with new kits, and (knock on wood), have never had a mom refuse to foster any new kits. guess we have been super lucky too, our first timers are turning out to be great mommas. i am like you, can't leave babies with mean mommas, especially when it is in my power to move them

 

[Roll farms]

I went and bought a little kitten bottle and fed them w/ that a bit ago. WOW. They took about 24 cc between the 6 of them, and it only took about 25 minutes, vs. an hr.
It's been a bear-dog struggle every time I've fed them w/a dropper to get 1.5 cc in them.

*whew* that's better.

We probably won't be messing w/ mom any more, either. She's shredding DH and I and kicking the kits off. We don't have enough hands to hold them and her 4 legs.

 

[daisychick]

Sounds like you have some bottle babies.

 

[that's*satyrical]

well, good thing with rabbits you only have to feed them twice a day!!!

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

Just remember that with rabbits, sometimes the trick to getting their digestive systems going is mom's cecal pellets. Or those from another doe. If the babies start to do poorly, their gut flora may need replenishing.

 

[redtailgal]

I went and bought a little kitten bottle and fed them w/ that a bit ago. WOW. They took about 24 cc between the 6 of them, and it only took about 25 minutes, vs. an hr.
It's been a bear-dog struggle every time I've fed them w/a dropper to get 1.5 cc in them.

*whew* that's better.

We probably won't be messing w/ mom any more, either. She's shredding DH and I and kicking the kits off. We don't have enough hands to hold them and her 4 legs.

Rabbit stew?