Not new, but returning!

Secuono · Dec 12, 2024

Royal failed again...not happy. Rebred. Getting tired of it...

Navy, another first timer, had her kits!
Sire G.
Interesting colors....lilac otter??? Can't be, right? Didn't breed her to anyone else, since G did a great job getting 4 fall offs right away! Have it on video, since I wanted an updated video of his breeding style, as he grunted the first time and usually is dead silent.

Berry × Vapor&Rivian

Jet × Dime

Sky × Guilded

The clear greenhouse tarp. Heat and light in, cold wind out!

Secuono · Dec 14, 2024

Moved 9 kits to cull cage.
3 from Malty, 2 from Cruella & 4 from Tealy.

The ones kept until next week.

Secuono · Dec 15, 2024

Weights of the younger group. A few doing well, bunch in between. Some culls showing up, but I just fed the dogs, so they'll stay until next week.

Secuono · Dec 16, 2024

Navy×G

Sky×Guilded

Jet×Dime

Berry×Vapor/Rivian
One broken kit is falling behind. May not make it.

Secuono · Dec 17, 2024

Ignore.

Secuono · Dec 20, 2024

$674 in the green. Minus $268 in feed and plus one sf buck at 15.

Currently $421 in the green.

Edit, my math was way off.

ladysown · Dec 21, 2024

if everyone else is producing, why are you keeping a rabbit (Royal) who is missing in breeding, particularly if you are at the stage of being tired of it. I know people like to say three and done, but my standard is... if EVERYONE else is doing their job and one is refusing to do so (for whatever reason) I don't keep you after two attempts.

Secuono · Dec 21, 2024

ladysown said:
if everyone else is producing, why are you keeping a rabbit (Royal) who is missing in breeding, particularly if you are at the stage of being tired of it. I know people like to say three and done, but my standard is... if EVERYONE else is doing their job and one is refusing to do so (for whatever reason) I don't keep you after two attempts.

She's not the only one. Can't kill them all willy nilly. 4 generations to get to her, not going to throw that away easily. Also has the excellent rex fur. Already killed one with excellent fur and long line, can't keep getting rid of them.

ladysown · Dec 21, 2024

it can be a hard call can't it be. Try running her with a buck for three weeks if she's not mean. Make it a large enough pen so they can get some exercise while being around each other constantly. Sometime it helps too, with those difficult does, to cut feed by half for three weeks, and then to increase it again a day or two before trying to breed. DO NOT DO THIS in a cold winter!!

Secuono · Dec 22, 2024

Tried to get someone to make tiny gravity waterers to my specs, but was quoted an obscene cost per bowl. (50-60$) I have a tig welder, just haven't learned how to use it yet. Guess now I have to!

That time again, weekly weigh-in & culling decisions!

Check out those Malty numbers! 8 weeks and 5 pounds! Over 5 pounds!

Cruella kits are 9wks and nearly 5#, so also doing great, considering the breed.

Tealy kits are awful, but shape is nice on some. Will have to think about what to do, keep best to keep working them into something better or cut the line out and more on.

Three from last week culled out for dog food this morning.
8-9 kits moved to cull cage.

Secuono · Dec 22, 2024

Sale/cull ones.

Secuono · Dec 22, 2024

Weights of 2 of these is off, bc I missed who was who.

Culls of these will now be either fed out for freezer or sold, so staying with mom until then.

Secuono · Dec 22, 2024

Cruella kits

Secuono · Dec 22, 2024

Tealy kits

Secuono · Dec 25, 2024

$421 in the green. 8 buns in dogfood, 16. Two sudden bun(castor buck & broken castor Rex doe) sales, 40. And cage at 30.

Currently $507 in the green.