Trying to breed the first time.

[sfgwife]

Yeah I know I might be jumping the gun a little bit. The breeder I bought from breeds at 5 months. I’m really just wanted to have the kits a big bigger before the winter hits. It gets really cold and crappy here pretty early so if I’m not successful by end of October I’ll probably have to wait until spring.

The doe will/should just pull a ton more fur if it is cold.

 

[MtViking]

The doe will/should just pull a ton more fur if it is cold.

Ok so breeding in the winter won’t kill the kits?

 

[AmberLops]

If they are born on the cage floor, they will freeze to death real quick in the winter.
But if the kits are born in the nestbox with lots of fur and straw, they should be just fine.
When I lived in Maine, it was always really windy in the winter and I did have to use heat lamps above the nest boxes...it got too difficult and I was losing kits to the cold. So I moved them inside

 

[MtViking]

If they are born on the cage floor, they will freeze to death real quick in the winter.
But if the kits are born in the nestbox with lots of fur and straw, they should be just fine.
When I lived in Maine, it was always really windy in the winter and I did have to use heat lamps above the nest boxes...it got too difficult and I was losing kits to the cold. So I moved them inside

I wont breed in the coldest parts of the winter I don’t think. I do have heavy duty moving blankets that I’m going to wrap the hutch with once the weather hits to help with the wind, hopefully I’ll have some grow outs by November then I’ll wait to breed again until March, maybe February if the weathers not below zero like last year.

 

[MG'S Rabbits]

@MtViking
Did either of the does lift?

 

[MtViking]

@MtViking
Did either of the does lift?

Sorry just saw your reply. No neither doe would lift for my buck. I just got a new buck. It’s a rex not satin like my other rabbits. But for me raising to learn and for meat I don’t mind a mix breed the first few litters. I would like to breed pedigree and show quality eventually. I had no interest in that until I went to a show last week and saw what it was all about. It wasn’t a big show but it was fun! I didnt take my rabbits with me I wish I would’ve now. But hopefully by next year I’ll have some pedigree bunnies to take. Anyways my poor young buck hasn’t had any luck with the ladies so I got a couple experienced bucks from a new friend and new rabbit mentor/guru I met at the show he gave me a couple bucks to try. I brought them home three days ago, let them settle in and out my doe with the first one tonight. She lifted instantly and had five successful fall offs! I’ve been trying for 3 months so that’s very exciting. I don’t know if it’s the new buck or if they’re just now getting to the perfect age. Either way I’m happy happy happy.

 

[Baymule]

I was scrolling down new posts.....saw the title to this thread and started laughing.

You do have children, don't you?

 

[AmberLops]

I was scrolling down new posts.....saw the title to this thread and started laughing.

You do have children, don't you?

I've been wanting to make a joke out of it but couldn't think of one worth posting....you got it!

 

[Baymule]

If you hear the screeching noise of hard brakes...….that's my mind veering off into the gutter.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

If the emoj thing would work , I would of had a bunch of little guys laughing on their sides at that ! Gosh, I don't like how these things won't work ....

If you hear the screeching noise of hard brakes...….that's my mind veering off into the gutter.