Promise Acres Rabbit Thread

[promiseacres]

All bunnies 6 weeks and above got tattooed Friday. Today I went through and mixed the litters by size and sex. Going to give them dewormer this week. I have one cage wih 1 doe, 2 buck but hoping to sell doe as pet ASAP. She's such a sweetie but is the one that has the brother whom had a split penis... if she doesn't sell soon. She may get kicked outside with her mother and sister. At this time only 1 buck that I'm going to let go as pet... that means 23 that I"m "holding"...
Did have to cull 2 does 1 had a lump, probably pasterella... and one had very bad pin hips (I think... ) anyways her right rear leg never set just right. Both were out of Rainbow. So down to 25 VL bunnies. Xara did lift so hoping for anothre litter in 3 weeks, attempted Sweetie too but am doubtful as she had zero interest.
Did get photos of Sweetie Pie's litter. They are really looking good.

 

[promiseacres]

Updates on litters.
1. C3PO x Special, mini rex no losses
4 weaned kits, 1 for sale, 3 to show,grow
2. Celestia x Blackie polish no losses
4 weaned kits 2 for sale, 2 hold/growing
keeping best doe to breed, selling Celestia
3. C3PO x R2D2 , MR 2 lost peanuts
1 doe keeping to show,grow
4. Blackie x Butterfly polish no losses
kits weaned, keeping 3 to show, grow, 2 to sell
5. Doc x Padame' ( culled 5 at birth due to possible split penis carriers) lost 1 at 2 weeks. Weaned 5, 4 bucks growing/showing all look really nice type wise there's no split penis, and 1 already has 15.25" Ears... 1 doe for sale as pet/show Padame is retired
6. Doc x Rainbow
Weaned all 8 but ended up culling 4 of 8 1 due to a bad leg, 3 lump/abscesses. So far even this early only have 1 of the remaining 4 as a "hold" ... she went this past Saturday as a replacement doe to a 4her. I hope she pairs well with her buck.
7. Vader x Xara no losses
6 kits weaned, 3 for sale, 3 holding/growing/show selling Vader bred Xara to Doc might sell her after 2nd litter weaned
8. Doc x Sweetie Pie
This was a line breeding. SP is Doc's grandmother... weaned all 8 kits, culled 1 for an abscess, 2 are for sale, probably will post 1 or 2 more next week but am pleased. May rebred the pair if weather cools. But she did turn 4 this Spring. Has bounced back well.
9. C3PO x R2D2
4 kits, 1 was peanut. Looks like 2 chocolate otter bucks, 1 otter doe, they are 4 weeks now.
Haven't' made any shows...might try this weekend. We will see though as its 4h checkin... and 3 hrs away. But have 14 on my sales list now....so

 

[promiseacres]

Did make the show. Polish didn't show very well. Jr's just too young. Mini rex did well, BOV for our sr buck, BOSV for the jr does (a double show, each judge liked a different doe)
Jocelyn sure had fun but now is sick with allergies/asthma. despite giving her meds prior.
Took all 3 kids and my Mom. It was a long day though we spent the night at mom's as it was halfway. May need to rethink the rabbits.... or at least shows.

 

[Hens and Roos]

wow..lots of bunnies! Congrats on the show!

 

[promiseacres]

Litter #10 due this Friday.
Poor girl, she already raised 6 this year... think she's regretting the decision to lift again...lol

 

[promiseacres]

Xara had her kits late last night. 7 kits, 1 looked born dead, 2 looked stepped on... not going to blame Xara...neighbors were shooting off fireworks looks like 1 black, 2 blues, maybe a chocolate.
Some day we won have to deal with stupid neighbors...I pray it's soon.
Sweetie is day 32, palapated her negative but she was nesting day 27 and now she' got a nest. So should be today or tonight from her past litters.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Congrats on the kits, sorry that some didn't make it

 

[promiseacres]

Sweetie had 4 kits Sunday.
Been working with Xara's kits, down to 3. Actually gave them to Sweetie for the day.... not sure what' up but they aren't growing. At a day younger Sweeties are 2x as big. 2/3 looked better so put in Sweeties 4 back in for the night. Will pull hers again tomorrow. Hopefully will have them all doing ok by Friday as we are going camping. May have to try Xara x Doc again for a fall breeding.

 

[promiseacres]

Newest litters (combined, Xara's remaining 2 and Sweetie's 4)

Some of my favorites from the other Velveteen Lop litters this year:
17" EARS and good type! broken gold tipped steel buck 15.5" ears, and good type. lynx buck
16.5" ears, ok type blue doe (yes she's balding... it should grow back very nicely)
P8X12 (15" Ears) & P8X13 (15.25" ears)
And the 2 REW does... one has slightly longer ears, the other slightly better type. so they both stay at this time.

 

[promiseacres]

Sorry didn't realize it's been a month! goodness we've been busy. Going to a show tomorrow night. Am taking most of the Polish, probably will cull most. But having another very experience breeder to look them over first. And she has some new stock for Jocelyn. Updates on the 2 youngest litters.

Going to rebreed Xara (VL) and Special (MR). Though not much luck selling... A part of me just wants to trail ride. but the kids do enjoy the bunnies and I do too. Just frustrating when they just sit. Convention is coming up and I do have transport already, giong to see about sending a couple to show... IDK we'll see.