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I post this just because we learn from each others experiences, and in this case, the lesson learned here is there is always hope. This morning I had a 4 week old kit jump out of the cage onto a concrete floor. As I was trying to catch it, it ended up landing on its back, then immediately...

I’ve heard that due to the large number of rabbits entered at the ARBA Convention, not all get judged. Something to the effect that the judges only have to look at the top 25%. I’ve gotta be confused, but then again how do you work through 17000 entries in such a short time?. Can anyone clear...

We’ve got combo feed/hay feeders, and have been using them for about a year. We are thinking of moving to internal hay feeders because we just don’t like the fact our rabbits have to shove their face in the hay when they want to eat pellets from the trough below. For those of you who have used...

Went to our first show last weekend and did well. Gained a leg on our Silver Fox buck with a Best in Class, and 2 legs on our doe with a Best of Breed and Meat Lovers Reserve In Show. But since we didn’t know anything about showing, we failed to enter the fur show. I remember at least one fur...

So, we purchased a rabbit a few weeks ago and the seller turned out to be on the board of one of the regional silver fox rabbit associations. He recommended we go to a show in March since we had never gone to one. So, we signed up to take a couple of our nicest rabbits in hopes of showing and...

Just picked up a 10 month old Silver Fox buck. We got him last Tuesday, and he seems to be about as skittish in his new digs as expected. He's obviously leery about us, as were our initial trio we got a year ago. So, I'm not concerned about that aspect of the transition. What I am concerned...

We're new to showing. We are planning on going to a show in a few weeks which is a triple show with three open shows and a specialty show for our breed. Can I enter the same rabbit in all three opens, or is the intent to allow me to enter a different rabbit at each open. It would seem that if...

I’ve got an opportunity to buy a grand champion black silver fox buck from a very reputable breeder. But I’ve never seen coloration before like this in a black. The picture below is not the rabbit I’m considering but coloration is similar. Are those brown patches detractors? I talked with...

We’ve got a young buck that developed weepy eye at 6 weeks. Had a hair in it, so we rinsed it out. A day later it was still weeping, so we dosed with terramycin for 5 days, twice a day. He got better and went a month without another occurrence, then it happened again. We doused again and it...

Benelli, our 11 month old silver fox doe kindled litter #2 while I was at church Sunday. Checked her before leaving with no new activity in her 2 week old nest. Got back 3 hours later and her nest was fur lined and filled with 10 vibrant kits. Right on time and no fuss, no muss. Couldn't be...

Why does my rabbit take apple tree sticks from my hand and then push then towards me and drop them..furthermore, he picked one up the other day and seemed to be intentionally raking it up and down across his cage wire. He then moved to another part of the cage and did if again. Is he annoyed...

We originally had our buns in an insulated shed from March through June. We found the portable AC couldn’t keep up with the heat, so they were moved into our climate controlled garage where they’ve enjoyed a steady 65 degrees and 55% humidity for the last 3 months. Now with cooler temps it is...

I’ve got a doe with 2 week old kits. I just moved (today) a 3 month old doe into the empty cage beside her. How long does it take for them to get used to each other so they don’t fight through the wire, The 3 month old has already accepted the older doe, but the older doe is taking her time...

Just wanted to show how we handle poop and pee. Starts with a tractor supply store tub on a harbor freight dolly. On top of that is a hardware cloth screen, then a 1/2 x1/2 inch screen. All these loosely lock together and go under the drains for both of our hutches. Pee and rinse water go...

Hoppy Thursday!

...post this pic of our 2-hour old silver fox kits and wants to know what you think their colors are. Dad was a lilac, with a blue father and chocolate mother. Mom was black with a chocolate father and black mother. So, in order so sate my wife's excitement could you please look into your...

Just kindled our 2nd litter, first for Benelli, our Silver Fox doe. 8 kits, (4 black, 4 lilac or brown) from a lilac Silver Fox father and black mother. We‘re celebrating a successful first time pregnancy and delivery for our super sweet mama. Now the question…. We’ve had 2 litters from...

My doe has been in her pen for 4 months with her shelf in the same corner. 10 days ago we bred her, and now, for the last 4 days, she has moved it out from the corner into the middle of her pen. Each day I put it back, and by the next morning it is in the middle of the pen, oriented the same...

What methods do you use to allow the mother space from constant harassment by the kits. Before their eyes open they tend to hang together and can't see the mother to follow her. But once you hit day 10 or so, and their eyes open, the kits start to roam and can easily find the mother. What do...

Follow up question regarding my previous post about having to feed my 2.5 week old kits after mother's injury. Breed is Silver Fox. Average weight of 7 kits at 3.5 weeks is 10.67 oz (with what appears to be a fader at 9.5) Lightest is 9.5, heaviest is 12.3. We started feeding our kits at 2.5...