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I have a 4 year old doe who has these big lumps around 2 nipples. I'm guessing it's a loculated absess. It's been there since her last kindle about a year ago. Eats, drinks, poops, and behaves fine. Should I breed her and see what happens or just cull? Thanks

New Zealand White had her first litter of 9 on the wire on August 20th. some fell through the side wire to the floor. 3 died within a few days. She took VERY good care of the kits until 2 days ago when she went off her feed. So today kits are 2 weeks and 5 days old. Their bellies have felt...

I have a closed watering system. City water goes thru a pressure regulator then to the nipples. Is there a way to add ASV to a closed system like this? thanks

I just noticed a big lump on the belly of this doe. There is a nipple on it. Don't know when she last kindled as I had them in a colony setup until 3 weeks ago. Now that all (4 DOES AND 1 BUCK) are caged up again, I've been able to actually touch and examine each one again. And this is what...

So I converted to a 20X8X10 (L x W x H) hutch in May from hanging wire cages. It's basically a huge wire cage with wire 3 feet under ground (which was a lot of work to get down 3 ft and now regretting. Upkeep has been much easier. Last year I had tons of babies, TONS. This year, not so much...

I'm REALLY BAD and IDing weeds. Looking for some help from you all to ID some good eats for my bunnies. I'm still trying to move them off pellets. I also plan to make a rabbit food garden this year. These are weeds around my yard. What are they and can the rabbits eat them? Thanks!! 1...

I have had the water nipples now for several months and the adults love it. Now the little guys have Not figured it out yet. The little guys are 4-6 weeks old. I tried not not filling the bowls for a day and a half but then the take in less feed. After filling the bowel again, they trample...

I have in my garden: Okra Tomato Banana Avocado Lime Lemon Grapefruit Bell peppers Orange Strawberries Corn pineapple Pesto Mint Oregano Landscape: Pine tree Coconut Euricas Bermuda grass Buganvilla sp? Can my rabbits eat these, certain parts, the fruit, parts of the fruit, leaves...

Toady my litter of 10 is 22 days old. this my first litter. I walked out to feed them this morning and found 1 kit laying on its side, still alive. Not weaned obviously. I picked up the kit and noticed right away it was just skin and bones. Kit had NO energy. Yesterday, all the kits seemed...

I'm new to rabbits and new to breeding. I have 4 rabbits (3 doe 1 buck). Is there software that can help me inbreed to create a new line? Currently I'm breeding for meat and DOG food for my family of 5 and 3 dogs. But want to create new line of buck and doe without having to purchase another...

I have Edstrom Auto Water System (http://www.bunnyrabbit.com/price/edstrom.htm) for my 4 adult NZWs installed close to the top of the wire cages with PVC piping. What should I do for the kits water? I had my first litter of 10 on Easter so they can't quite reach those high nipples. Should I...

So today is day 29. I put nest boxes in yester for each of the three does. I tied doe the wire nest boxes to the wire cages to keep the new Zealand whites from flipping them around. To I went out to to check on the nest boxes. One of nests was a huge mess. This is the older doe (6mo). She...

First post here, so hello to everyone. Been probing this site for 6 months now. I have. 3 does ( 6m, 5m, 5m) and 1 buck (5m). There all nzw being raised for meat and fertizer (poop). Bred all three does 23 days ago. Palpated their belies but I don't feel any lumps in any of them. I'm not...