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Their mother is a Texas A&M Composite (http://users.tamuk.edu/kfsdl00/rabb.html) and their father is a New Zealand White (also TAMUK). I was wondering if they were steels. I was a bit confused about it because they both have brown and grey in addition to their black (one more than the other).

Doe 2: I've pretty much given up on getting a litter out of my white doe this go round. We're on day 39 and she hasn't even really looked at the nest box. I'll leave it in until the weekend just in case... Doe 1: All five of the kits are alive and well. They've all opened their eyes, but...

The kits have become cuter with time. I ended up with 2 whites, 2 blacks, and one multicolored kit. My second doe hit day 30 on Monday, but hasn't done anything to show she's ready to have kits. She investigated the next box when I first put it in her cage, but hasn't done anything with...

One thing about uploading pics from your phone is that you may have to re-size them. My phone takes ridiculously large photos (3-5MB/1700x2400 resolution per photo). Once you move your pics onto your computer, check the size against the upload limits on RT. (faq.php#f3r3)As I said, you may...

Thanks, Dood! I'll let you know what I get!

I think she's some kind of brown agouti, but I'm not sure what to call it.

I got two of my New Zealand Whites from the same breeder. He didn't focus on personality as much as meat production. The doe is standoffish and prefers to hang out in her cage over being let out in the rabbit tractor;she'll check out the area then set herself down in a corner until it's time to...

I've been reading up on rabbit genetics and colors. The more I read, the more complex it seems. Is there a hierarchy if colors that will hide others other than the white ones? I'm trying to figure out possible color combinations I might get from a pair of my rabbits. The buck is a New...

Thanks everyone! From what I've read, once she's given birth, I should give her as much food as she'll eat. Is that right? She's eaten about the same amount of pellets, but way more hay than normal. How often should I expect her to feed the popples, once or twice a day? I don't want to put...

Homer, It looks like you were pretty spot on with the timing. She pulled a little bit of fur on Wednesday evening and sometime Thursday night/Friday morning she had her litter! :wr_special: I was a bit suprised at how much fur she pulled off without looking like she was half bald. The fur...

I've been hovering a little bit more (checking 4-5 times a day instead of 2), but I'm trying to curb that. I will say that Clementine has been acting pregnant much more than my white doe, Bess. From what I understand, that's not something to worry about because it's really a case-by-case...

We're all first-timers here. That probably doesn't help... She started to try to build a nest under her shelf in the far corner of her cage so I moved the nest box to there. She has managed to take about 80% of the hay out of the nestbox. Most of it fell through, but she spread a nice...

They're so cute and fluffy!

I bred both of my does a month ago. The brown doe is due tomorrow (13 October) and the white doe is due on the 17th. I put a nestbox in the brown doe's cage a few days ago. She's been carrying around her haystache and trying to set up a nest. The part that concerns me is that she isn't...

I love the corrugated plastic and gutter setup you have. That's my favorite part of the really nice setup you have.