He's a year and a half old, has had one successful litter before, but he's the most reluctant buck I've ever seen. The doe has to almost be aggressively ready to breed before he can manage to get the job done. Is there any way to encourage a buck to be more interested in breeding? Yesterday, I gave him a choice of two different does and he wasn't interested in either one.
He is a voracious eater, more so than most of the other bucks. He doesn't seem to be overweight nor much larger than the other bucks. His sire is also a voracious eater, so I've just thought it was genetic. His sire, however, is a much more aggressive breeder although at five and a half years old, he's getting too old. Should I sell this reluctant breeder and try to get another litter from his sire? Maybe try for another litter from his sire and keep him until that litter shows up would be a better plan.
These two rabbits are the only source of the agouti (chestnut) color pattern I have in the whole herd. It's a dominant color pattern for friggin's sake! How can it be so elusive?
He is a voracious eater, more so than most of the other bucks. He doesn't seem to be overweight nor much larger than the other bucks. His sire is also a voracious eater, so I've just thought it was genetic. His sire, however, is a much more aggressive breeder although at five and a half years old, he's getting too old. Should I sell this reluctant breeder and try to get another litter from his sire? Maybe try for another litter from his sire and keep him until that litter shows up would be a better plan.
These two rabbits are the only source of the agouti (chestnut) color pattern I have in the whole herd. It's a dominant color pattern for friggin's sake! How can it be so elusive?
