Search results

Yes, that certainly looks like vent disease to me. You need to give your whole rabbitry a treatment of penicillin. They can be carriers without showing symptoms (how it came into my rabbitry!) and it is highly contagious. I did 14 days of daily injections of Penpro for everyone. If you have...

They look like chocolate agouti to me :)

The reason why you shouldn't use Neosporin is because it encourages the wound to heal over quicker. If it heals before you've gotten all the gunk out then the abscess will most likely return. So just keep the wound open, clean and dry!

Sounds silly... but walk them together as a pack. Don't let them come face to face.... just allow them to walk forwards and gradually bring them closer and closer until they are all walking side by side. Walk until they are tired, on neutral territory. Do this every day for a couple of days :)...

It looks like a tort to me?

Did some research for you... could it possibly be a type of tapeworm? http://dora.missouri.edu/rabbits/cystic ... rval-form/

Your broken looks like a Chocolate Magpie! ;)

I have a couple of Flemish mix rabbits that do that too. I think it is a mixture of large heavy ears & wide ear bases... sometimes the heat too. They can grow out of it... or stay that adorable forever :) I love it! But I raise meat rabbits and don't show lol.

I would keep doe #3 out of the Chin/Cali X SF pairing to see how she finishes. She looks to have the best build for a brood doe to me.

Your doe is a Lionhead right? ..which would make 7 a HUGE litter o.O Maybe she is just struggling to feed them all? And the bigger/stronger ones are getting more access to the milk bar. I'd be more inclined to hand feed or supplement them (or take out the larger ones for a feeding)and give...

Any reason as to why she is being fasted? I would offer her all the yummy food she could eat to keep up her strength and hydration. Not sure what it could be... I would guess a stuck kit OR some kind of growth/abscess that is stopping the kits coming out? Honestly I would most likely cull her...

I just had a 16.5 week old doe give birth to 5 healthy babies :) She was living colony style and weighs 6.5lbs

Sooo sad that you lost Moon :( but you did amazing with the emergency C-section - you really should be proud of how you handled the situation. Best of luck to the little ones, I hope they turn out nicely for you!! :)

Most likely a fluke.... however, the blame might not be on your buck. I would try breeding him to a couple of other does (if you have access to it) and see how those litters do in comparison. Also try a different buck to the same doe and see if you have the same problem. If the doe goes on to...

I think she is physically capable of having a litter. HOWEVER... I'm not sure I'd be comfortable letting a doe I knew was injured get bred and raise kits. Remember that they are prey animals and will not necessarily show their pain or discomfort openly. I'm no expert, but I imagine the usual...

Thanks for the explanations... really appreciate it :) !

Since I breed for meat I do prefer more of an intense breeding schedule - ideally I would like to aim for about 6-9 litters per year, per doe. However, the happiness and welfare of my does is very important to me.. so I watch their body condition to decide breed back and weaning dates rather...

I read somewhere recently that marbled eyes could be an indicator the rabbits is actually genetically a self chin. Either that or VM. Beautiful rabbit!

I would not vaccinate, and it would defiantly put me off buying stock from a breeder that does. Even if I wasn't raising meat rabbits for raw dog food, it just doesn't appeal to me. Maybe I'm old fashioned... but I'd rather have rabbits from people that cull hard for health and breed a strain...

Number 2 is my favourite. I think she has the best head, color and markings. Hard to tell bone/build from the pictures and without getting my hands on them or knowing what is ideal for a dwarf breed. The buck is REALLY nice too - shame you can't keep him!!