Kaye's bunny journal

[animalmom]

I hope you can keep us posted on how your bunnies do with their fancy new wooden hutches. I'd show pictures of their new digs to my buns, but they'd just get jealous.

 

[Kaye]

Got my REW doe. She's only 4 months old right now, but she is perfect!!
Her name is Avalanche
My three year old comes up with the best names.

 

[Kaye]

So... when I say this has never happened before, I really mean NEVER. I can usually tell at a few weeks old if a bun is male or female. Nesquick is a male. I was POSITIVE he was a she. It's still not easy to tell. He's a lot different than my other bucks 'down there'. I mean, it's there, but looks more like an elongated vagina that's a little swollen. But he is all male in every other way. Lol
I was going to post pictures, but it doesn't look the same in pictures. Maybe it's bc I only have a smart phone to work with, I don't know.
Was just wondering if anyone else has had a buck like I described??

 

[Bunnylady]

Sounds like a split penis; that's a disgustingly common problem in some breeds. It's a disqualification on a show table. Some bucks only have a little groove or a partial split, others split all the way down. When you go to check the gender on a young rabbit, if it seems to be a little buck and his penis seems to have a curve to it, look closely because it's probably split. I suspect some of the really bad splits may be the reason for some of the 'visits from the sex change fairy.' A buck with a really bad split is useless as a breeding animal because he can't get does settled, but even one with a little split shouldn't be used; the cause is genetic and he'll pass it on to at least some of his sons.

 

[Kaye]

Sounds like a split penis; that's a disgustingly common problem in some breeds. It's a disqualification on a show table. Some bucks only have a little groove or a partial split, others split all the way down. When you go to check the gender on a young rabbit, if it seems to be a little buck and his penis seems to have a curve to it, look closely because it's probably split. I suspect some of the really bad splits may be the reason for some of the 'visits from the sex change fairy.' A buck with a really bad split is useless as a breeding animal because he can't get does settled, but even one with a little split shouldn't be used; the cause is genetic and he'll pass it on to at least some of his sons.

Thank you, sensei!! So do I need to breed both parents to other bloodlines to find out who passed it to him or is this something that is from only mom or only dad?? I mean, the former is my plan to begin with, but not if I know it came from either gender parent

 

[TAH]

Love your bunnys

 

[Kaye]

Thanks @TAH !! I'm sure they would love you!!

 

[TAH]

@Kaye I am sure I would LOVE them

 

[Kaye]

Gestation day: 31. We have some discomfort and restlessness. She is showing signs of wanting to nest, but nothing too serious yet. She has gone 33 days before, but usually 31 days is her limit. Wish us luck with healthy kits born to sweet Blossom!!

 

[Kaye]

I want this doe. Isn't she beautiful?!?