Recent content by Mrr

Argh. Every single one died last night. I don't know what happened, we tried gripe water, we tried mint.. Everyone looked fine last night! Clearly whatever it was hit them fast because thats the most that have ever gone in one night. My boyfriend and I are now wondering whether or not we...

That's kind of what I thought. Don't worry, I wouldn't have sold them sick, I just wasn't sure if this was something overly contagious or not - though after reading up on Coccidiosis it sounds like it is. In the meantime I came out this morning to find 2 dead kits.. I'm thinking I may lose the...

Would weaning enteritis occur even before they are weaned though? My first two died while they were still with the doe. They get grass hay daily, as well as alfalfa pellets. I'd read that baby/young rabbits and nursing does should have alfalfa? I haven't added anything into their diet, except...

So I'm having an issue here. I have two litters right now - one flemish and one champagne. Both are 6 weeks old and have just been weaned. Problem is, they keep dying and I don't know why. The first time was from the flemish litter.. two weeks ago I went to feed them (and mom) and found one...

Thank you everyone! I just have to say quickly that I appreciate the judgement free advice. I had a few people (not here) tell me that I'm being an irresponsible animal owner by considering culling him vs rushing him straight to the vet.. That I only consider him a "hopping bag of meat". It...

Oh no, the dog didn't pick him up - that's why I was so confused as to what happened. She literally just stepped into the bushes and the noise of her sent him running out. I thought maybe a coyote bit him, but he has no marks anywhere. That sounds like exactly what it is! He's sitting up...

Ugh. Seems like I can't catch a break with my meat rabbits. My flemish/French lop buck escaped his enclosure some time last night. I wasn't overly concerned because we've had escapees before and they always seem to return to the area for an easy capture. This evening I was feeding the other...

Thank you everyone for your help - and sorry for my absence.. this whole thing has been keeping me quite busy. In answer to your question MaggieJ, my friends rabbits are looking fine, which just makes me more confused. Possibly an asymptomatic carrier? The doe who was showing symptoms has...

We have 4 breeding does, 2 bucks, and 30 young rabbits between the ages of 2-15 weeks old (this number will go down this week when we process half of that number). All are in separate hutches, but some share a wall in between them. I've never experienced this before, as I'm still quite new, so...

So I'm really hoping that I'm not dealing with snuffles here, but we recently got our rabbit back from breeding at a friend's house (she was gone for 3 days) and in the past week I've noticed some causes for concern. She has watery marks under her eyes and I've noticed her doing something like...

What if you're looking to dehydrate the feet for dog treats? I have a few friends looking to buy them off me after our butcher days as treats for their dogs. I don't have a food dehydrator, could I use an oven? How would that work?

I found a better picture of him.. he looks much more flat faced than the first picture I saw. Thoughts? I may have another breeder lined up to sell me a false doe. She said she normally tries to get rid of them as she doesn't like them in her breeding program, so hopefully I can find...

Problem is, I've never quite mastered palpating. I tried with all three of my bred does (two of which kindled) and couldn't feel a thing with any of them. Am I doing something wrong?

Thank you so much you guys! This has been great to read all of your feedback. So I ended settling on a price of $60 for the buns. I feel it's a fair price - especially considering that nobody else has them. I sold the little doe the morning after I posted the ad, and had interest in the little...

So my boyfriend and I have decided to move ahead with looking for a breeding pair of Netherland Dwarf rabbits, and while I'm still in the research phase of it all I've started to learn that there is an awful lot going on with their genetics. The part that I'm having some confusion over however...