So my cali/flemish meat mutts are having their first kits.they are 8 months old now. One doe had 5 the other had 4 and the 3rd should have hers tonight. These small litters for this mix breed? Could be because it's their first?
First babies
- Thread starter 29va
- Start date
Help Support Rabbit Talk Forum:
katiebear
Well-known member
My flemish crosses have 6/8 ...could be because it's a first..How many covers did you get? Some don't think it matters but for me if I get three covers I get larger litters. 
"Cover" means the number of breedings, how many times the buck covered the doe.
As to your original question, I don't count anything related to a first litter as indicative of the doe- not litter size, having the kits on wire versus in the box, how the doe is as a mother, nothing. I would give both another chance, and then you can make some decisions.
As to your original question, I don't count anything related to a first litter as indicative of the doe- not litter size, having the kits on wire versus in the box, how the doe is as a mother, nothing. I would give both another chance, and then you can make some decisions.
It could be a first litter thing but my first time does have 8 or more kits in their first (and subsequent) litters
Small litters can also be due to fat deposits in the abdomen interfering with the ovaries releasing eggs and properly entering the fillopian tubes and I try breeding my does around 5 months old to prevent fat building up
Small litters can also be due to fat deposits in the abdomen interfering with the ovaries releasing eggs and properly entering the fillopian tubes and I try breeding my does around 5 months old to prevent fat building up
