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My doe who is due to have her first litter tonight refuses to use her nest box. I have refilled with straw three times now and it all gets pulled out. The good news is she is trying to build a nest in the corner of the cage, but every time I move it back into the nest box she just rips it out...

I have babies! :D Ladybug just kindled 8 and is being a superb first time mom, Buttercup is due any minute, Flutterbye is due Tuesday and is industriously building her nest, and I just caught Rosemary trying to make a hay nest in the corner so I will give her a nest box this morning. Waiting...

I went out yesterday to feed everyone and noticed that one of my 6 week old kits was limping. I got her out and in her own cage (she has already been weaned), but I am wondering what her prognosis might be. Her right front foot is folded over and she doesn't want to put any weight on it. She...

I am pretty sure that I need to treat one of my does and her kits for worms. I have read that safeguard for goats is what I should use, but is it ok for 6 week old kits? And at what dosage? I have been feeding a lot of pumpkin seeds to try to get her weight up and to naturally deworm her but...

I was wondering if there is anything special I need to do for some 5 week old kits that I just removed from mom. They are fed a natural diet of forage, a grain mix, and hay (mineral block provided). I wouldn't normally move them this young, but mom is an older doe who had 11 this time around...

I am new here, also pretty new to rabbits. My goal is to have a small meat rabbitry from which I can feed my family humanely raised healthy meat and also improve our self sufficiency and resiliency in these interesting times. I started out with 2 bred does and a buck, all champagne d'argents...