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I lost one of my favorites today. My first homebred lionhead buck. He was six months and going to start his breeding career soon. He was perfect. And I feel responsible. I moved him to a different cage and didnt clean it or disinfect it first and he developed diarrhea after 3 days. The buck that...

I had someone ask if I wanted their harlequin buck (black magpie, 1 yr old) due to them moving. I told them sure cause I could use a harlequin for my meat rabbits to add in some color. Come to find out hes been neutered. So I cant use him and I cant afford to feed a rabbit that cant earn his...

Hey all, I have a first timer doe that kindled 5 kits. They're 4 days old today. She built a nice nest but at no point have I seen her nurse them, I have also not seen their bellies full. In the last two days I held her so they could nurse and maybe she'd get the picture. So they aren't...

I've had a couple litters born in the last few days. I've been able to be there and check on the kits 30 minutes post kindling. I noticed in one does litter the kits had smooth and soft skin, which I associate with normal kits. Then this evening I had a doe give birth and the kits feel dry and...

I went out for night check a few minutes ago and found one of my 14 week old champagnes hunched in a corner with her eyes closed in the classic painful position. She was sitting in a wet spot and soaked through but didn't seem to care. Cage still had food and water and cage mates are running...

Do both parents need to be solid self in order to get more self blacks? I'm looking at a doe and I know one of the parents was a himi. She is black and I cant tell if I'm seeing marbling in her eye or not. She has some scattered white hairs. Is there a possibility shes self black or is she...

Quick question: if a REW rabbit came out of one or two broken parents, is it unknown if the REW has the En genes or not? And unknown how many copies as well?

I have a couple of first time does that have been reluctant. Running away from the buck again and again. I'd give them a few minutes then take them away and try the next day. Same story. He was finally able to get two of them in a corner and he fell off and looks like they were bred but I've...

This may raise the blood pressure of people who hate using color names, especially across breeds. So I don't understand the difference between the color "cream" or "fawn" and the genetics behind it. In another thread we had discussed how my little lionhead buck appeared to be an orange agouti...

This girl was a surprise baby from a broken black otter mini lop doe I acquired. She popped out this little one. Looks like opal but also has white tipping at the ends. I have no idea what the daddy was aside from obviously being a lionhead. And such a full mane for one of her parents having...

I had a lionhead litter born in November and they are now 8 weeks old. There were five of them, which is a bigger litter size for lionheads. Four of the kits are growing like weeds and doing great. Good weight and everything. But one of the them is half the size of her siblings and very thin...

So I was given this lionhead buck. Hes a charlie which I'm gonna breed to my solid does (to avoid making more charlies). Hes tiny and very compact which will improve my lines a lot. It a fun puzzle to think about what color he might be. Theres definitely some type of agouti or chinchilla at play...

This is a bit of a genetics puzzle for me. I had a kit born to a doe that I was told was smoke pearl. I'll include a picture of her. The buck (who unfortunately passed away and I dont really have good pictures of him) was either a cinnamon or an orange agouti. He had a broken pattern so it was a...

Hi all. I have been breeding meat rabbits for a few years and recently have gotten into some pet breeds as well! I'm always researching and learning about these little guys day and night. They bring me so much happiness! It's such a rewarding hobby. I'd love to get into showing as well although...