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even though they are a bit bitchier they are better mothers than the ones i bred in the summer. i think the extreme heat made the does have 3 small nests of 3 instead of one big ten nest. if they were hurting me i would send them to freezer camp but they just seem very upset that i moved the fur...

is it normal for does to be angry or grunty in the winter or is it maybe a first time mom thing? my older ones let me touch them no problem but these two girls are nudging me out of the nest and grunting at me. its my first winter breeding. both seem like great moms plump happy kits its my first...

I was always told 5 months but now i'm hearing a lot of 4 months if they look ready

thank you so much for the advice everyone!! I think I will try to breed her either before or after leaving for Europe, I had problems waiting too long(3 yrs old) and the doe not being able to give birth due to fat build up, but its nice to know if I do have to wait till spring she probably will...

i'm so sorry this happened. even my most experienced hunter friends say its hard to see my rabbits go. (i pay them in beer n pizza to help slaughter)

first off i only ever post the dumbest questions so i apologize in advance if this is really dumb, basically my question is, will breeding a doe later make her a bad momma? i have a doe that needs to be retired, shes been killing kits digging out of her hutch ect, i decided to keep her best...

well i'm glad its a real old wives tale and not just the old guys messing with me haha

I disagree I accept that we are all part of the same cycle but we are not the same. rabbits have a shorter life cycle and thus help my longer life cycle, cockroaches have a super short life cycle especially in my house. everything has its place. respecting and recognizing something has value in...

I've heard that one too, i'm known to be gullible in all area of life but hobby farming i'm the worst lol someone asked me how to breed and I told them to read this site rather than get my advice lol who knows what I would have passed on to them, I should know better all the old wives tales...

lol okay reading it back it does sound profoundly silly, i'm a girl so i shoudl have realized its not the same hole lol i think the old guys have some fun with me i'll believe anything <br /><br /> __________ Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:26 pm __________ <br /><br /> do you guys usually repeat a couple...

again i apologize if this sounds really dumb but theres an old wives tale i was told to leave the doe and buck together for an hour so she doesnt pee out the sperm, i usually do it but today i barely have time between shifts i saw him finish 3 times then put her back in her hutch, should i...

to be honest I was a big baby when I started I would go to the store while my hubby and his hunting buddies butchered. but then I decided I needed to lay hands and thank the rabbits before the butchered, then I wanted to look away but be near it finally I can help butcher. I try to calm the...

oh thank you guys she was ready to go the few days after she kindled I didn't know if it was god or bad to rebreed right after but next time i'll let her have buck time when she shows signs of excitement, I hope she'll breed again a week after kindling, live and learn should have breed her last...

hi I haven't posted for awhile I took my breeding program down to one buck and two does because I inherited a wrecked cottage and I've been focused on rebuilding it. I want to trade my rex buck to a friend for a new buck, my question is I want one more litter out of him, I usually keep my kits...

i'll have to get one, a male was accidentally put with the females after exercise pen time last year lol surprise litters