Pastor Dave
Herd Master
This is the Jr doe that came from a brownish - red Satin mutt doe. Her dad is Gilbert.
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Kaye
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Gilbert is a Charlie. Lol
He is absolutely beautiful. I would say he has shown you everything he has to provide as far as his main color genetics. If you keep a buck from him you could breed him to a NZW and he can show you more about Gilbert's possibilities, when breeding for color anyway.
At the moment I am setting up a breeding with Avalanche to Thumper 's orange buck. His new owners were fine with me having full breeding rights. Anyway he should be able to show me more about his parents. He isn't quite ready yet, but I know he's close enough to make a date.
Anyway I think your Gilbert is stunning and I wish you were closer so we could see what would come from him and Mocha!!
He is absolutely beautiful. I would say he has shown you everything he has to provide as far as his main color genetics. If you keep a buck from him you could breed him to a NZW and he can show you more about Gilbert's possibilities, when breeding for color anyway.
At the moment I am setting up a breeding with Avalanche to Thumper 's orange buck. His new owners were fine with me having full breeding rights. Anyway he should be able to show me more about his parents. He isn't quite ready yet, but I know he's close enough to make a date.
Anyway I think your Gilbert is stunning and I wish you were closer so we could see what would come from him and Mocha!!
Pastor Dave
Herd Master
The ironic thing is that the lady I got him from was downsizing, but wouldn't just get rid of cages. I had to take what was in them.
I got 5 cages with feeders, 4 rabbits, a bucket of feed, and a bale of hay and bale of straw for $95.
She said if I didn't want the buck, I could practice butchering on him since it had been twenty years. I said my plans did not include using a lop as my buck to breed for meat purposes. I thought my wife was going to get her first taste of domestic rabbit from Gilbert. She pretty much decided right off she wanted him saved.
I finally used him to breed while getting tired of waiting for the NZW Jr buck I purchased. He did well, and even after the NZW buck matured, went from a back-up to the better of the two for breeding.
He's a lot friendlier too!
I got 5 cages with feeders, 4 rabbits, a bucket of feed, and a bale of hay and bale of straw for $95.
She said if I didn't want the buck, I could practice butchering on him since it had been twenty years. I said my plans did not include using a lop as my buck to breed for meat purposes. I thought my wife was going to get her first taste of domestic rabbit from Gilbert. She pretty much decided right off she wanted him saved.
I finally used him to breed while getting tired of waiting for the NZW Jr buck I purchased. He did well, and even after the NZW buck matured, went from a back-up to the better of the two for breeding.
He's a lot friendlier too!
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mygoldendoe
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I hate I haven't been able to view other ppls things lately. Only have time to update my own and get back to everything else. Im sorry Alice squished her babies but loved seeing the other babies. Love the colors! Tiny feet and ears, babies are adorable.
Pastor Dave
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What a deal!!
I agree with your wifehe needed to be saved how many kits does he average in his litters??
He bred a first time NZW doe, and she had 10, I believe 7 made it from that litter.
Since then the numbers have been around 6-8.
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Kaye
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Nice numbers. He was definitely worth it
I have found a beautiful black lop buck who averaged around 6 almost every time. She's lost 3 since the last post. The weather literally went from 80 to 30 over night a few nights ago. They're exploring the entire cage now, and those 3 didn't get back in the nest. They were all huddled in the corner outside of the box. We still have 5/8, so I still feel good about the litter
Pastor Dave
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Yah, we had a similar incident yesterday.
It had been warm and then got down quite cool during the night. One bunny abt 10 days old had got out of the nest box and couldn't get back in. I found it dead and cold. This particular doe has stayed with and kept bunnies warm with her dewlap in the past, but not this time.
This morning when I went out to feed, the same doe turned around to greet me/ask for treats, and was keeping a bunny warm in front of her. I put it back in the nest warm, live, and well.
It had been warm and then got down quite cool during the night. One bunny abt 10 days old had got out of the nest box and couldn't get back in. I found it dead and cold. This particular doe has stayed with and kept bunnies warm with her dewlap in the past, but not this time.
This morning when I went out to feed, the same doe turned around to greet me/ask for treats, and was keeping a bunny warm in front of her. I put it back in the nest warm, live, and well.
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