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They don't look to be fed. She seems clueless. (First time mom) I let her be all day. Thanks for the advice.

So here is the newbee again. The Doe didn't like the nest box and started building a nest on the wire this morning. So I covered the bottom of the cage with straw. She built her nest in a horrible spot, one was shoved under the feeder and died. So I moved them into the box. Nest and all. She...

Thank you. It's finally cooled down to the mid 80's and next week we start dropping into the mid 70's.

Like this One?

That's the one thing I'm good at.

Meat. My hope is to have enough to have rabbit for dinner once every other week. Then every week.

Thanks. And now I know what REW is. Dang! There is a lot to learn about rabbits.

What do you mean by broken?

Today the kits are 1 day old. I checked the nest and there are no dead ones. Or after birth or any other birthing too. 1st question. I saw a tidge of blood on the ground under her cage. Is that normal? 2nd question. I weighed the kits. They range from 1.9 oz to 2.6 oz. Is that normal for meat...

Thank you. I put ice bottles next to the nest box and she moved them. It's 90° in there and the kits are uncovering themselves. I just let them be. They had to be hot inside her too. So maybe it will be ok. They sure are a lot bigger than I expected.

There is now movement in the hair in the box. So she had babies after all. I put a towel up to block the sun. She got nervous when I fed the rabbits in the adjoining cages. So I'm trying to give her some time. I gave her a few BOSS and some fresh hay, pellets and water. I plan to bring the box...

Pulling Fur now.

No babies yet. She hasn't pulled fur either. But, she isn't using the nesting box for a potty.

Frankly, I am very worried. Suppose to be mid ninetys starting tomorrow for a week. Her actual due date is tomorrow

First time seeing a hay stash. My doe, Birthday is gathering hay and putting it in her nesting box. Her hair has been looking like she is shedding so I'm hopeful that's part of the process. She is a first timer too, so I'm expecting problems. But hoping for the best. Just thought I would share...

Thank you. We don't have them on the rabbits yet. We were eating the wild ones and that's when we decided to go with home grown. I cleaned them in the house so that's the other thing I learned on this site. Do the messy work outside.

I raise goats. So I'm really new to rabbits. Actually most of what I know I found the information here. I saw my first fall offs a few weeks ago. But not sure if they settled. It's been really hot. So my question is this. The wild rabbits in the yard have fleas. My rabbits are chest high off...

Got it. Let us know the out come. The work around could be to sell live animals, and courtesy slaughter/butcher for the buyer. Basically, take the order one week, deliver the next week.

Have you done the math to see what they need to sell for, and how many you would need to sell to make it worth your while to hire a processor, then spend the day at the farmers market? Not trying to discourage you. Just thinking of alternatives if the laws prevent your endeavor.

So are you concerned with the laws because you want to sell your butchered animals to the public?