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Question: I've heard that they nurse in the middle of the night. Can you actually keep the kits out all night and the doe will nurse them whenever you return them? You don't have to get up at 1 a.m. and bring them out? That's great!

I agree! I have a litter of 10 day olds and the weather has been 98-100F. I've been putting ice bottles against the nest box and the mom will lay against it. I finally got it cooler by hanging a wet towel and the mom MOVED THE ICE AWAY from the kits. They are amazing!

Hanging the wet fabric was the trick! Thanks @MaggieJ It is just a bit cooler (97°) today, so that may help too. But they are now cool enough that everyone is eating, moving, and the kits are snuggled up. Wonderful! The mist is aimed at the towel, so it should stay wet. Not sure how I can...

I have sifted the hay. I don't think it's too bad. It's grass hay I cut myself. How old were the kits when they died, do you know? Mine are 10 days and eyes beginning to open, so I'm thinking they've survived. I have no idea if my other kits have ever had black nostrils because I never disturb...

I know this is a very old post, but is there any remedy if there is mold contamination? Bleach? I have very dusty hay, and have noticed black in the nostrils of the kits. I don't think there is any problem (yet) but I am going out to sift the hay and get rid of the dust right now! - Thanks for...

p.s. that ☝️ is less than half the cage in that photo she has plenty of room, sometimes she lays by the other bottle. Just didn't want anyone to think I had her crammed into that tiny space LOL

Thankfully, it's hot & dry. The cages are under a covered area. I had hung a feedbag from the ceiling within her cage to keep the mist from traveling to the kits. I replaced it with a wet towel. (burlap is not available in my stash LOL) I had planned to do that, but hadn't gotten around to it...

My son has a sous vide thing, but it cooks in a plastic bag. Do they all do this? I would like it if I could cook in stainless steel or glass ... am I off base with this?

I was reading through some older posts - don't want to hijack a thread. @KelleyBee you said you cleared out your freezer by canning meat, but didn't want to can the vegs. I'm thinking along the same lines. I bought a dehydrator and have been dehydrating any fresh vegs that we aren't going to...

She is an almost 13 lb Tamuk doe. She is a total sweetie. I sure don't want to lose her, but I think they're going to be okay, none of the adults seem to be having real stress. They are eating, usually not panting, not even staying in the spray all the time. I want to have rabbits that can...

When I had goats years ago, we just brought the doe out to a friend who had a buck. Turns out that people don't do that much in Texas, but I have a friend with a buck, so we're good. As long as I can afford to drive 45 minutes away to do it LOL.

I agree! I had goats years ago, and at best, the milk was 'meh' ... then they got into some plant that made the milk noxious LOL - but we still drank it because it was all we had LOL... so I was not eager to taste this new milk - it is FANTASTIC! Better than cow's milk. Unfortunately, her teats...

Not possible to bring her in. Possibly I could bring in the babies, but we are fulltimers in a 19' travel trailer, so not really plausible to bring her in. She's doing fine, I'm managing to keep the temp under 100 in her cage - generally it's about 92' and she's fine, eating, not panting much. I...

His foot is still a bit larger than the other, but the odd thing is it looks like leather. I'm hoping it's not going to get gangrene or something. I'm keeping an eye on it. There is no broken skin, so I don't think any external application would do anything. Other than his leather foot, he's...

What?? are you implying my kits are dirty? I have the cleanest kits on the block! I put them through the dishwasher to make sure. Ok, I'm just in a goofy mood. No, I'm fairly sure it's not dirt. However, today, I couldn't even tell which kit it was, he has caught up and blended in with the...

Wow! You're on a roll! You have written a bunch of GREAT posts tonight :D First note, I was tongue-in-cheek about something being wrong with you people!!! Sheesh. Of course there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with ANY of you in ANY way. I couldn't imagine anyone taking that comment seriously :D...

She is purebred tamuk LOL I know that is a composite breed, not a pure breed. She is breeding with an unrelated buck.

I am the person who decapitates them. I find it to be the most humane way for me. The rabbits are extremely calm as a matter of fact they are eating the grass until the moment that I cut their head off. I use large loppers for branches, slide it down around their neck calmly and then whisk! I'm...

TBH I don't have very much hay fall out. They seem to pull what they want. Very occasionally one will go berzerk and pull out a lot, but that's unusual. They eat a LOT of hay, though. I have found that it's best to have it over the lowest part of the poop chute, because if it is at the top, the...

I make plastic hayracks that I mount on the exterior of the cages. They can pull the hay in through the cage bars, and there is no hay that falls outside the cage. It works really well and has cut down a lot on wasted hay. You can use just about any plastic container that you can cut in...