Here's my question. Are you looking for a pet or for a breeding animal and if the latter... what is your purpose?
a doe with this mix of colours in her background will make it hard to get good colours for a few generations. So make wise decisions.
sable messes with colours... and I think...
once they hit two days of not eating, and they have a noticeable loss of condition. that's when I make the call. I never want one of my buns to suffer.
rebreed her immediately AND breed another doe at the same time. OR breed a different doe and breed her two days later. That way you can foster if needed.
so to make sure I understand your question
hen 1 is NOT producing and is getting fat?
hen 2 is laying eggs?
if so, just like with rabbits. too much fat creates issues. Rabbits produce less kits. Hens won't lay eggs.
So put hen 1 on a diet and increase her amount of exercise.
So i've been breeding tricolour holland lops like forever. :)
Love the colour and just the fun of them.
Normally if I breed tri to tri I get a litter of tri.
but this spring I've had dark harlequins popping up in my tri to tri breedings and I'm finding it very curious. Out of a buck who...