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Okay, both rabbits went to the vet this afternoon. It is NOT a vent disease. He took scrapings from both and both have bacteria on their vulva. I have a medicine to use on them externally. If they lick it, it won't hurt them. If the medicine does not solve the problem, they go back for...

Thanks for the reply. I did stop at a vet place today and ask questions. Hoping to hear back from them tomorrow. The person I needed to talk to was not in today. They don't have a lot of background on rabbits. They have been our vet for our dogs for quite a few years. The vet tech said maybe...

I had to do a lot of research to bring me up to speed on this topic. Something I was not aware of till I got a ND dwarf female this spring, with full disclosure and I bought her thinking I could save her. Well I ended up having her put down. Not the best result for her, but what I had tried was...

I have a youngster now I am working with that if I had not done what I have done, I would have already lost the animal. A Holland lop youngster, the runt of the litter, and about 9 weeks old. The others in the litter are fine. Well last evening, I noticed it was not looking good. I thought a...

I recently lost a couple to what I think is mucoid enteritis. I am suspecting the feed. I been mixing two different kinds half and half. So most everyone now has wheat in their j feeders. A few have pellets but I may empty those today. Plenty of hay and fresh water. I been pounding my...

Take away the pellets ASAP. Try dry oatmeal, plain, no sugar kinds. Slice of dry bread. Pumpkin, plain. Keep some in the freezer. Hay. Fresh water. You may have to get ahold of your vet. A rabbit eating is not a good thing. I don't know a lot about parsley. Is it from the store or your...

Not sure why some rabbits do stupid things, well that is what I call it. My Californians are real sweet animals. I have 6 does, with 4 currently with litters. And 2 bucks. No problems with this line. I only have 1 timid doe and she will sit in the back corner and basically leave me alone. So...

Hi I'm no expert on colors, so can't help you with that. I recently bought some Netherland dwarfs. The seller gave me full disclosure so I knew I was buying 2 with health problems. Well his price was cheap and it was either I buy them or they go for animal food. Since I been wanting to add...

Real sorry to hear about your grain problems ( again ) , Grumpy. I'm beyond anal about my feed and how it is stored etc. I am currently using 200 pounds in 7 days. I have quite a few litters. The Californian litters have to have their feeders checked often to make sure they don't run out. I...

Ask her if she can keep them another 2 weeks. And tell her you are interested but could she work a better deal for you on the price. I bought a mom with a litter this summer. I got a package deal. I want to say they were not quite 6 weeks when I got them. I sold the litter when they got...

I think another name for those c clips are hog rings. I had one used caged here a few months ago, that I wanted to replace the floor in. It was part of a stacker unit, and I did not want to remove the cage. Just change the floor out. Well it had horrible j clips that I could not begin to...

This is what works for me this time of year. My current flock I have had 6.5 years. I have hens in different age groups. About 12 are my senior girls, at 4, 5, and 6 yrs old. I kept this group because they are my broodies. Then I have 10 that are this summer's pullets and they have not...

I been buying some second cutting for $ 5 a bale. I am parting company with this farmer, because the hay is either really good or full of black dust and the rabbits won't eat it then. I have to give it to the chickens for bedding. So I found another farmer locally but he only has first cutting...

Hi Under no circumstances should one use a buck that much bigger on such small does. The other way around, if the doe was the bigger animals, then that would work. Just give your does some time. I am waiting on some lops to reach maturity so I can get them bred. The ones that frustrated...

When I got my water dishes, I bought them used. They basically look like this one. http://cutlersupply.com/zen_new51/index ... cts_id=722 Locally in the stores, these dishes are around $ 7 each, plus tax. I need to buy some more but my best deal is going to be online. I prefer the metal ones...