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I have a NZ doe almost 2 yrs old. This is her 3rd litter and at week 4 she developed mastitis in one teet. I separated the kits and put her on a course of penicillin injections twice per day. The swelling has not gone down but that is to be expected from what I have read. I am 8 days into a...

My processor has found 2 instances of a hard, green liver out of a total of maybe 15 rabbits. She was not able to tell me which rabbits had this condition only that the liver was hard and green. She did not keep the specimen for me to inspect. The first one showed up in a group that was 12...

Hoping someone can help me with this mortality issue. I am loosing kits at about 2 weeks old, shortly after they open there eyes and start getting out of the nest box. They are wet around the vent and seem to be constipated as the area around the vent is hard. In some instances the compaction...

I have a young doe, Altex, NZW, California mix. She is a little over a year old and this is her second litter, first was 10 kits. She is on day 34 today. I noticed blood under her cage on day 32 but no kits. She has been in the nest box since then but has pulled no fur. Today I found one...

I have a litter of 7 just coming upon 8 weeks. Two are 4-1/4# and the rest are 3#-12oz except for one that is a little smaller. Over the last 3 weeks the growth rate has been about the same for all but the bigger ones were born bigger. Does this make the two larger ones better candidates to...

One of my does had a litter of 9 a little over 2 weeks ago. They are in a Bass Sani-Nest inside the regular wire cage. I cut the front end down to make it easier for mom to get in and out. In the first week I lost one kit, the biggest, that I assumed she dragged out after nursing. Lost...

New member and this is my first post. I hope to be a regular participant. I am just getting into rabbits for meat. I have two Crème D'Argent does that weigh in between 8 and 9 pounds. My buck is an Altex, I think mixed with NZ, weighing in at 10-11 pounds. My first litter with this pairing...