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Broken means a pattern of coloured parts and white. The color genes are en/EN I think, with en/en the rabbit is solid, fully colored, en/EN is broken (like Checkered Giants, English Spots etc.), and a set of EN/EN produces Charlies, mostly white rabbits with a little colour (less than 10%). How...

1.: Yes, can be normal. 2.: There can be size differences, keep an eye on the smaller ones, if they get fed. But this is a rather small litter, they should be fine. 3.: I'm not good at math to calculate the probability of that outcome, but for every kit the chances are 50/50 for m/f, regardless...

Cool. All I 've heard about smoking rabbit was that it get's mushy. It's great to know that it's worth a try :) I've got an old smoker on my premise, an underground fire pit connnected by a 3-4m tunnel to a wooden, iron clad box where you would hang the meat, wasn't used for many decades, but...

If I keep saying, friendly and quietly, "the earth is flat, just look on the horizon", it's pointless to discuss that with me if I just keep doing it. That is the tiring aspect, everyone correcting me would waste his/her time since every try would be my reward. I would be stealing the lifetime...

I see my rabbits nibble on odd stuff now and then, they are pretty good at learning what helps, and what not. Activated charcoal is used to capture toxins in the digestive tract, I would use that if there is an acute problem of that kind (rare), normal charcoal isn't that effective. Although...

I don't think this is a good idea at all, or does what you think it does. Also I'm sure you're wrong about germs not to be the cause of diseases. Sure, toxins are a cause too, and stress too can compromise the immun system. Aluminium is under scrutiny for some things, like contributing to...

What do you plan to breed for, meat, fur, pets? When I started raising rabbits I did it old style, small hutches, single rabbits. I quickly realized that they are social animals, and have a lot more potential then most give them credit for or have any use for in the lifestock role. Now I do...

Downsizing a litter is no concept rabbits have, and 11 is a lot but not too much. I too would think that there's something making her hop in when her mind is preoccupied, like something spooking her. With chickens around I also would set a camera or traps to check for rats, just to be sure...

She's still under remote control from her hormones, I would just let her act out her urges. I don't think mastitis is likely, but maybe feeding some mint might help a little to reduce milk flow,

I agree that you should seperate all of them as good as possible from each other, no matter if there are symptoms or not. remember all those Pandemic proceedures, washing hands and if possible changing clothes? Good opportunity to practice that now. Cayenne isn't going to stop anything serious...

Right, now that you mention it, it very well could be something different, like cocci. I think symptoms would match way better than with EC, I don't see any similiarities with the issus my doe has. There are quite some threads about kits dying off, it's a frequent issue, use "kits dying" as...

I'm just treating one doe for EC, two weeks in with fenbenazole as a follow up that, afaik, is better then nothing but not a sure thing at all. Vet wasn't too enthusiastic, but I sometimes disagree with her. First treatment was some kind of antibiotic, injected for 5 times in a row, and that...

False, you can handle them if necessary, no problem. I check and clean the nest asap and then leave them undisturbed for a week, just putting the hand in the nest to make sure they are warm and cuddled up, don't like to disturb them much by waking them too often.

Nope. Sorry, but no. I Know it's impossible to put all of ones experiences in a post, but your next post sounds irrational to me. I reckon you're convinced of this, and to quite some extent I can sympathise with the notion that doctors relying on machines waste crucial time and sometimes...

Mostly it just gets discarded because it's a bother to collect it, and most times there isn't much anyway. But it can be rendered and used for cooking or other stuff. I think there are more easy ways to gather fat for soap. https://rabbittalk.com/threads/rabbit-fat.36329/#post-352279

Not very likely I would guess, but she'll need a very quite place, boring quite, to settle in quick and to avoid any more stress or distraction. I also tend to keep does that are about to kindle in a hutch for a day or two to make it easier for her by not giving too many options of where to...

Just adding another thought, my dear Chantal came down with E. Cuniculis for some weeks now. One of the symptoms is the partial loss of control of her hind legs, Of course the disorientation and head tilt are the main symptoms, but of what I read symptoms can be quite diverse. Actually, you...

Even when I make hay by hand with the scythe some critters end up in the bales even when I try to save them. Slugs, snails, grasshoppers, bugs, ants, you name it. Doesn't matter. Actually, it's a good sign, at least the stuff isn't loaded with chemicals. Which as a much bigger problem than some...

I think you worry too much, I haven't ever seen any other animal that cares less about noise like fireworks. On New Years Eve mine are just happy that someone is up to give them fresh food and a treat, and when chopping wood or working with the chainsaw I need to lock them away because they keep...

I did let the kits have garden time with the buck, worked perfectly, he always was very friendly to every kit. And then they hit puberty, and those little hotspurs started to attack the buck. He was still friendly and somewhat startled, and dodged the attacks, but I had to seperate him from the...