I THINK MY RABBIT DOE IS GOING TO HAVE BUNS Update, she had more!

[country farm girl]

MY rabbit doe had or is going to have babys!!!!!!! she pulled out a LOT of her fur and put it in a corner but I don't see or feel babys in the fur. PLEASE tell me she DID NOT EAT THEM!!!! I tried to put a nest box in the corner where she had the fur but she would not have any thing to do with the box and push it out of the corner and put her fur back where it was. did she eat them or did she not have them yet? how do you know when the does eat the babys??

 

[terri9630]

Put the hair in the nest box and put it where she is building her nest. If she ate the babies there is usually some blood or sign that the kits were there. Some does pull hair several days before kindeling so she may throw everything out of the nest box after you put it in and re-do it the way she wants it. Is this her first litter?

 

[country farm girl]

as far as I know yes. this is day 32 for her!!

 

[country farm girl]

she pushed the nest box out from the corner and she take's the fur out of the box and put's the fur back in the corner she had it in. I did this 3 times and she did the same thing over and over.

 

[terri9630]

I'd let her be. She won't be comfortable if your nervous and hovering. If the kits are born on the wire just put them in the box. Don't be too worried if they don't show up right away. Some does pull hair days ahead of time.

 

[country farm girl]

I just went out to see how my doe was doing and she had 9 maybe more buns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are big!!!!!! 3 inchs long and 1 inch wide!!! is this normal for rabbits?? so :bun

 

[Somebunny2love]

Yay!!!!!! Congrats on the new babies!!! What kind of rabbit do you have? I'm definitely not experienced in this, but I would think if you have a larger breed rabbit the kits would naturally be a decent size.

 

[country farm girl]

Yay!!!!!! Congrats on the new babies!!! What kind of rabbit do you have? I'm definitely not experienced in this, but I would think if you have a larger breed rabbit the kits would naturally be a decent size.

I don't know what she is. :/

 

[Bunnylady]

Congratulations!

Did she finally accept the nest box, or are they out of it?

The actual size of the kits varies quite a bit. Smaller does, like Netherland Dwarfs, have smaller kits than larger breed does. The numerical size of the litter plays a part, too. The kits from larger litters are usually smaller at birth than those in litters of, say, 3 or 4 kits. The size you describe sounds about normal for a large breed doe, sounds like your gal is a good producer. 9 is a fairly large litter; if she loses a couple in the next few days, that's about normal (though disappointing, I know). She may raise them all - I have had does that could manage it, on a first litter, too. Wishing you luck!

 

[country farm girl]

Congratulations!

Did she finally accept the nest box, or are they out of it?

The actual size of the kits varies quite a bit. Smaller does, like Netherland Dwarfs, have smaller kits than larger breed does. The numerical size of the litter plays a part, too. The kits from larger litters are usually smaller at birth than those in litters of, say, 3 or 4 kits. The size you describe sounds about normal for a large breed doe, sounds like your gal is a good producer. 9 is a fairly large litter; if she loses a couple in the next few days, that's about normal (though disappointing, I know). She may raise them all - I have had does that could manage it, on a first litter, too. Wishing you luck!

yes, I change the nest box and I put in a wood nest box and put the fur in the box. When I came out this morning she gave birth in the box!!!!!!!!