My favorite New Zealand is pulling fur!

[Duckfarmerpa1]

So, a little bit of good news today...which is nice...lol...yesterday was day 25 for my favorite little bunny, Alice...since she was bred. She is a beautiful red New Zealand..but somehow has a little white stripe on her shoulder...so somewhere in her lineage there must have been a broken. But I don’t care about that since these rabbits are purely for hobby. Anyways, she was the only red out of a litter of 9 and the rest were black as coal. Mom is red. So, I Couldn’t wait to breed her. I chose a beautiful black buck, no name yet, darn. I wasn’t 100% sure she was bred since. Only saw 2 fall offs, but I was busy, so I gave it the benefit of the doubt. Yesterday my hubby put in a custom nest box for her...a tiny lip in the front... Today there is a bunch of fur pulled! Bingo! Wonder how many days she’ll fiddl with her nest? in the beginning, we always woke up eato check the nests...and were disappointed. Now we’ve learned, some rabbits fiddle for days or a week! Here’s a picture of the little mom to be....

 

[Bunnylady]

Until you have experience with a particular doe, you have no idea what they will do in the way of nest prep. I had one Jersey Wooly that pulled copious amounts of fur starting about day 21, and kept at it until the kits came (by which time the cage was swimming in wool, and she was almost completely bald).

That said, most does don't pull fur until just before or just after kits come (or when they end a false pregnancy). I'd keep a close eye on this girl just in case, but I am a bit concerned about her doing this on day 25. Oh, well, time will tell.

BTW, your doe's color is Chestnut, not red. Also, the white on her shoulder could be a sign of Dutch or Vienna, but that's not the kind of markings that you see with the Broken gene.

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

Ok, we were told red..either way, I think she’s beautiful! I’m fine with her pull fur now...she’s new...and, yes, I know how they fiddle..I like the anticipation!! Makes it fun!! We’ve only had a handful of falsies....they were sad...my one that kindled three weeks ago played with her nest for almost two weeks..I had no clue what was going on...lol..they are a hoot!

 

[Xerocles]

Ok. You guys got the new kid wondering and worrying. I understood the nest box went in on day 28, to avoid it being peed and pooped in. That will be this coming Wednesday. Am I behind the curve already? I did notice today that there were two tiny bits of fur in her cage, kinda clumped at one end like they had been pulled.

 

[Bunnylady]

Ok. You guys got the new kid wondering and worrying. I understood the nest box went in on day 28, to avoid it being peed and pooped in. That will be this coming Wednesday. Am I behind the curve already? I did notice today that there were two tiny bits of fur in her cage, kinda clumped at one end like they had been pulled.

Give her a handful of hay, and watch what she does with it. If she tries to gather it all up in her mouth and carries it around ("haystache"), go ahead and give her a box.

 

[Xerocles]

Give her a handful of hay, and watch what she does with it. If she tries to gather it all up in her mouth and carries it around ("haystache"), go ahead and give her a box.

will do.

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

Ok. You guys got the new kid wondering and worrying. I understood the nest box went in on day 28, to avoid it being peed and pooped in. That will be this coming Wednesday. Am I behind the curve already? I did notice today that there were two tiny bits of fur in her cage, kinda clumped at one end like they had been pulled.

Yes, I had saw some fur yesterday..so I put in the box. You’re not behind any curve...lol...she’s young....I’ve been watching her like a hawk...last week, she was...umm...trying to mate with her sister...I still had them together for play time, since they’re bonded and I felt it was fine. but when she was acting like like...I separated her, and started watching...and...well...I saw a clump yesterday but wasn’t sure if it was just...fuzz....I don’t simply breed my bunnies..I play with them and They are my pets....so, if I don’t get everything right... I don’t stress...because, it’s a lot simpler than raising goats!!

 

[Bunnylady]

we were told red..

Seriously? 'Cause it's not even similar - I wonder why they missed so badly? Do a google search for New Zealand Red rabbit - red in the NZ is a bright, even shade all over, somewhere between dark orange and brick red. Some breeds, like the Mini Rex, allow a white/cream belly, but even the belly is red on an NZ (the MR baby in my avatar is actually an Amber, not a Red, but it is fairly close to what a Red looks like)

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

will do.

Not sure if you remember...doubt you do..but my bunny..slip up..got the hay in her mouth, without pulling fur and she wasn’t supposed to be pregnant..and that’s how I knew!! But now the babies are adorable and we’re playing with them a ton..Chris always loves when their “thumpers”are bigger than their heads.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Yes, I had saw some fur yesterday..so I put in the box. You’re not behind any curve...lol...she’s young....I’ve been watching her like a hawk...last week, she was...umm...trying to mate with her sister...I still had them together for play time, since they’re bonded and I felt it was fine. but when she was acting like like...I separated her, and started watching...and...well...I saw a clump yesterday but wasn’t sure if it was just...fuzz....I don’t simply breed my bunnies..I play with them and They are my pets....so, if I don’t get everything right... I don’t stress...because, it’s a lot simpler than raising goats!!

...lots of things are simpler than raising goats...particularly during kidding time...