Cosima
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Can any of you help me with this? At 7 am two of my does started nesting (Kaly and Chilli). It’s 4:00 pm rn and neither of my does have given birth.
Kaly stopped nesting around 11:00 am and she hasn’t pulled any fur. Her nest looks like someone put a bunch of grass in a nesting box without putting any effort into making it nice or suitable for kits. I felt her belly to Check that she isn’t just having a false pregnancy or gas since her belly is big and I could easily feel kits. While I was feeling her belly. When I was petting her she lunged at me a little which is very unusual because she is my nicest rabbit who usually likes petting every when she is close to giving birth. She is also 2 years old, has had 4 successful litters and is a great mom. I did breed her with a new buck so maybe that would effect something but the buck is smaller then my usual buck. On her last four litters she started nesting 1 to 2 hours before giving birth.
Chilli put more effort into her nest and she has pulled fur but she also has given birth yet. Unlike Kaly she isn’t acting unusual but like Kaly her belly is big. She has had 5 litters 4 successful and 1 unsuccessful but that was because I got her when she was pregnant and the stress of moving messed up her pregnancy. She was also bred with the new buck.
It’s not unusual hot today so I don’t think this could because the weather.
Am I overreacting and if I’m not then what should I do?
Kaly stopped nesting around 11:00 am and she hasn’t pulled any fur. Her nest looks like someone put a bunch of grass in a nesting box without putting any effort into making it nice or suitable for kits. I felt her belly to Check that she isn’t just having a false pregnancy or gas since her belly is big and I could easily feel kits. While I was feeling her belly. When I was petting her she lunged at me a little which is very unusual because she is my nicest rabbit who usually likes petting every when she is close to giving birth. She is also 2 years old, has had 4 successful litters and is a great mom. I did breed her with a new buck so maybe that would effect something but the buck is smaller then my usual buck. On her last four litters she started nesting 1 to 2 hours before giving birth.
Chilli put more effort into her nest and she has pulled fur but she also has given birth yet. Unlike Kaly she isn’t acting unusual but like Kaly her belly is big. She has had 5 litters 4 successful and 1 unsuccessful but that was because I got her when she was pregnant and the stress of moving messed up her pregnancy. She was also bred with the new buck.
It’s not unusual hot today so I don’t think this could because the weather.
Am I overreacting and if I’m not then what should I do?
This spring I've had several does build nests 10 days early (generally they do it hours or a day or two before kindling).
