Mama ate off limbs. Any success stories?

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I have these two kits whose mother started to eat them maybe 45mins after giving birth. She completely removed the legs, ears, and genitals from one, I culled it.
She bit off half an ear and the end of the second baby's tail. The third one (second living baby) is the one I'm most worried about, it has no ears and also has three damaged feet, but it's the most aggressive feeder and the most robust in general. Could the third baby live with half of three feet? Has anyone successfully raised babies with damaged feet? I know most people would cull them but they're both still kicking and fighting, I'm okay with them having special needs and not being showable (they're pedigreed NDs), but I just want to see if you guys might have some advice going forward.
 

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Agree with above. If you can raise it to 8 weeks you will have meat but otherwise . . . . Netherland Dwarf may not have enough meat to make it worth your while.
 

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Agree with above. If you can raise it to 8 weeks you will have meat but otherwise . . . . Netherland Dwarf may not have enough meat to make it worth your while.
There's maybe enough meat there for stuffing a single egg roll😂

For now I'm keeping it to at least keep the sibling warm and milk supply up, after that it'll probably be snake food. I was just wondering if it could function and live a quality life on three 3/4 feet and a nub, but it seems the general consensus is to cull so that's the plan unless it's in pain or it proves to be a fully functioning bun despite the handicap.
 
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