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woodleighcreek
The Rabbit Queen
well they are in the garage, and the cage is full of bedding. I will be home all day, is it ok if I sit in the garage with her? Or will it freak her out?
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Lorelai
Ridin' The Range
I've found it's best just to leave them be. We have a doe who fakes us out... she won't pull hair until the last minute, and when she's about to kindle her ears start twitching like crazy! We just leave her alone. She has big litters of around a dozen (she's a New Zealand/Flemish cross, heavier on the NZ), so it's normal to lose one or two to natural causes. And animals can sense when people are nervous or anxious, so I'd really just recommend leaving her alone for a while. You can pop in now and again to check on her, but don't overdo it. Chances are she'll know what to do. Sometimes nature just has to take its course. 
CrimsonRose
Ridin' The Range
yep it's best to just leave them be.... I raised rabbits as a kid on our farm... and we had pet bunnies for years after that... Well about 2 years ago I decided to start breeding them again... and was excited.... my doe never pulled fur never did anything with her box... so I was afraid she would have them on the wire since she didn't take an interest in making a nest... So the day she was supposed to have them I went out every 15 mins to check on her... I stayed up till 3am going out and checking... I knew she was close to having them... she wasn't real active and she didn't eat... Well finally I couldn't stay up any longer and I went to bed... I woke up about 2 hours later and she had had them... pulled fur and made a nice nest... LOL She must have waited till I left her alone... 
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woodleighcreek
The Rabbit Queen
Will my doe accidentally sit on them? The nesting box is now her new favourite pace to hang out and Im afraid she will decide to sit in the box with them in it.
therealsilkiechick
Ridin' The Range
lol, ur gonna drive urself crazy before she even has em. step away from the nest box,lol. have faith in ur doe till she proves ya wrong(or shows ya she can't do it) or she will never learn to do it and become a good mommy like she should be. she has to sit in there sometime or she will not learn what it is for or she wouldn't be able to feed them. none of my does use nest boxes and i hardly ever loose kits. long as that nest is good enough it will protect them.
she has to sit in there sometime or she will not learn what it is for or she wouldn't be able to feed them. none of my does use nest boxes and i hardly ever loose kits. long as that nest is good enough it will protect them.- Thread starter
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woodleighcreek
The Rabbit Queen
Your right, I think I already have driven myself crazy.therealsilkiechick said:
I am just worried. It is not like hatching chickens, lol, I guess im gonna just have to let the doe do her stuff.
therealsilkiechick
Ridin' The Range
lol, ur right it's not cuz then that's when it's my turn to worry. i have a sportsman and it doesn't have a window so with no view for hatching that makes me a nervous worrier here specially with a few hundred eggs at a time in there when i do them.
i got like 10 or 11 does pregnant due at different times so i'm right here with ya. only bad part is 5 i bred in one day and lost the paper i wrote date on. i don't know when they r due but i can feel actual babies in the e-lop bellies so i know they shouldn't be longer than a week now. just in 2 days i can feel the babies way more there is a developement difference. i'm dieing to see all the babies some of these r not first time moms but first litters for them to have for me and 3 lost their first litters from inexperiance and r prego now on second litters and at least one is a new mom. i'm worried a little to but whatever happens happens for a reason....
i got like 10 or 11 does pregnant due at different times so i'm right here with ya. only bad part is 5 i bred in one day and lost the paper i wrote date on. i don't know when they r due but i can feel actual babies in the e-lop bellies so i know they shouldn't be longer than a week now. just in 2 days i can feel the babies way more there is a developement difference. i'm dieing to see all the babies some of these r not first time moms but first litters for them to have for me and 3 lost their first litters from inexperiance and r prego now on second litters and at least one is a new mom. i'm worried a little to but whatever happens happens for a reason....
