Search results

We just had 2 does kindle and both are missing kits. I push the fur aside and check on the pile of kits each day. One doe is missing one and the other is missing two… Has anyone else ever experienced this? I looked around the hutch and I couldn’t find any dead kits. I don’t think the does ate...

We keep our nesting does on 12 gauge wire hutches. Pretty standard for meat meats although we’ve had a problem. When the doe nests the straw and fur fall right through the holes. Sadly we actually lost a litter because the fur fell and the kits froze. 😞 Is the straw too small or should we put...

So we have a CA doe that I left in our buck’s hutch for 3 days (I now it sounds unorthodox but given how unaggressive our does are I know from experience it works for us). Prior to this she weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. One week after leaving the buck’s hutch she weighs about 9 lbs! Is she pregnant? I...

Our NZ doe is now pulling fur on day 30 after breeding. She kinda just stopped but her nest looks finished. Is she just waiting to deliver? Is it normal to stop building when they’re done? How long is it usually between pulling fur and birth? We gave her straw and corn husk to build her nest...

So we have some does that we breed (one only allowed one fall off). I’m noticing an enlargement of their dewlaps. Some sites online said it’s a sign of maturity for mating. Although they didn’t get bigger until after they breed. Is it a sign their pregnant? I tried palpating one 13 days post...

So some of our parishioner gave us a hay bale, although we also have pellets from the store. What should the ratio of hay to pellets to treats be for our meat rabbits? I’ve seen some numbers like 80%-15%-5% respectively. That seems like a lot of hay. Does that quantity of pellets provide a...

So we have a rabbit recovering from syphilis. She had a really bad case; she was neglected for way too long; we didn’t really know what we were doing… thanks to this site I knew exactly what to do. I gave her a 0.01/ lb. dosage for 5 days. She recovered wonderfully; the results were almost...

Hello rabbit community, I decided to become a member because my household recently acquired rabbits and we need help. We have 3 does, 2 NZ and 1CA; and 1 NZ buck. We can’t get the buck to breed. I’ve moved different does into his hutch and he doesn’t seem to be enthused by their presence. I...