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I see that you're raising them in an x-pen? I would say this is a health issue then. They're on the ground with feces and are probably getting a fatal load of bacteria or parasites. E. Coli, Coccidia, etc. If you want to keep them on a solid floor I would recommend cleaning with bleach, daily...

Hi Jamielrh, I'm here in AZ also. I'm sorry you're having a tough time. Don't let this initial rough road hold you back. Have you tried talking to the breeder? Maybe she can give insight into the stillborn issue. It could be a diet, parasite, bacteria or even housing/nest box issue. It could...

In the beginning, anything not Himalayan marked is a NZW (New Zealand White). Anything Himalayan marked is a CA (Californian). Since your CA are all either chc or chch, breeding any of them back to a REW (Ruby-eyed White) NZW will tell you if they are chc or chch. A litter with REW kits means...

Adorable!!

6 week old English Angora kits, (l-r) REW, Vienna Marked Pointed White, REW, Vienna Marked Pointed White, Pointed White

I'm so sorry you have had this experience. A few things I noted, which may or may not actually pertain to your situation... -I rarely carry paper pedigrees, but since they are all online I can email them on the spot, at the time of purchase. -Weights on pedigrees can be off. My pedigree...

What's funny is that in the article the bunny they are showing "three days after we found her", is an American Cottontail, not a domestic rabbit at all.

Molting had been bred out of the English breed, but as far as I know it was before they ever came to the US. Betty Chu would probably know as she currently holds the world record for longest wool with one of her English Angora. English lines that molt was more likely bred back into them in more...

She'll kindle before too much longer would be my guess. Nest building can occur any time from a week before kindling to after kindling (depending on the doe and their hormones and mothering instincts).

If only that were true. Rabbits are determined to be pets or livestock depending on state, county or municipality code, ordinance or law. In a city they may be considered pets, ignored completely or be treated as livestock. In any case there will be an animal welfare department that can be...

@Kitkat Check the For Sale Forum if you're looking for a rabbit to add to your home.

Rabbit breed is determined mostly by what their parentage / pedigree is, and also by what they look like (phenotype). ex. two New Zealands will give you more New Zealands. A mixed breed rabbit that looks like a New Zealand can be entered in an ARBA show as a New Zealand. What can be said about...

Didn't say you lied. I just said I find it hard to believe. Newborn is one thing that I've seen done, and tried with only limited success... and then 4 weeks and after, with 5 weeks being much more accurate, but 10 days? There's just nothing to even see. I look forward to what you post when you...

Yup, those are great for day old kits. By ten days they have changed quite a but and you don't have that same clear cut picture because they've furred out. Thats why I found 10 days to be a less possible time. If the OP had said newborn, I would agree, although I don't think 100% accuracy or...

10 days? I've got to say, I find that hard to believe. After 30 years I can sex at 3.5 weeks - 4 weeks, but I think the averge new breeder will even struggle at 6 weeks. I'd love to see pictures of sexing at 10 days with what to look for. Maybe there's something I'm missing.