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So Penny definitely has the wool block. I was so focused on the kits that I wasn't be very attentive to Penny. Over the course of about 5 days, she's gone from plump and healthy to all milk and bones. :oops: For a few days she was on oats and hay, but now won't even eat that and stopped...

After a zillion fails and me moaning about it to you guys, I think we've got a winner. Not only is Penny actually building a nest, but I brought her inside so we won't have to worry about exposure for the bubbas. I've got my fingers crossed for a couple of chestnuts that look just like Lindsey's.

No litters in August, Had all 3 does miss in September, 2 misses and a singleton in October (didn't make it b/c milk didn't come in, I think), and had a litter of 9 this week -- all dead on the wire. I'm strongly suspecting my other doe is just fat--i'm about ready to call her a miss, and have...

About how long does it take a normal rabbit to kindle? Came home to one kit :D , and I'm wondering what my chances are of siblings! I'm worried if it turns out to be a singleton because my other does missed and she is a first timer...

I'm wondering if there are some reputable websites that discuss on what percentage of kits survive to adulthood, or fryer age, or whatever. I'm sure it's different for different breeds. I really want my future buyers to be able to pre-select their kits, while still understanding that there is a...

Chickies' "AI" thread got me...we need sentient computers to manage our rabbits! (It's really artificial insemination :lol: ) Also, whenever I read SF, I read San Franciscans in my head, (Since most rabbits are named after place names, and I guess I confuse them with Californians for a second)...

Well I took a couple members of the angora gang up to Durango to get my feet wet in the show world. Guess what! We got BoB and best opposite in both shows (cuz Satin angoras aren't too popular round these parts ;) ) But I had a really nice time, met some folks, sold a bunny, and got some...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ZWGyq_8Y4 (not safe for the squeamish) Seriously, when we think the AR movement couldn't get any more ridiculous :evil:

So all my adults have developed white eye crusties -- no irritation, but it's depressing. My five 8 week old kits (http://rabbittalk.com/pasteurella-i-ve-never-done-this-before-t8227.html) are housed completely separately, and they haven't shown any symptoms of anything. Lovely eyes, no...

So, being rabbit folk, all of you doubtless have dozens and dozens of crocks, bottles, feeders, dysfunctional hay racks, miscellaneous wire, litter pans, urine guards, carriers, etc etc etc. How do you arrange your rabbit bounty when it's not in use? As of now, my unused things are mostly piled...

I was afraid to try this at first, but I think it's a winner for me. For one thing, their nails are like butter, especially compared to my dogs'. It takes almost no time at all. When I was using clippers, I had a really hard time seeing where I was cutting, because all their foot fur...

First official Bar H popples! I get to put it on the pedigrees and everything! I thought the doe missed, but now it all makes sense that I couldn't feel anything. The girl's a hefty 9 pounds, so it must have been a really easy pregnancy. She's a real expert. She doesn't particularly get why she...

I know there is a difference here, and I've skirted the issue by giving into the rabbitosis and deciding to keep my WHOLE LITTER and probably my whole brand new litter too, but how do you decide what's show quality? Obviously, the closer to the SoP, the better, but you can't only show perfect...

My Kiva account just got back up to $25, so I found Manahi, a woman in Jordan who is raising rabbits and chickens, so I decided to reinvest in her! http://www.kiva.org/lend/438611 She only is up to 3%, so if any of you guys have Kiva accounts, rabbit raising globally is a nifty thing to...

Here are the plans for the pole barn we're going to build. We're going to try and get the poles and roof up before the snows hit, and build out the stalls and the loft later. (I might get a few walls for the rabbitry, though.) Next year, we'll be getting a few babydoll sheeps, and we'll have...

Penny's best impression of a lion, or lionhead! Shearing bunnies is fun!

I've quarantined a few of my bunnies, and the black one is getting hit by the heat - hard. Poor 'goras. He's been sneezing, but I'm not sure if it's from heat or more of the snuffles. He's panting from the heat when I just checked him. Also noticed a white eye crust. Can an eye crust come from...

Its 100 degrees in the shade today, and probably for the next several weeks. It's actually not terrible, because the humidity is almost zero up here in the high desert, but i've clipping down all the angoras. Most of 'em seem lazy but okay and ignoring their frozen bottles. Brought in my black...

My litter of kits will be three weeks old on Tuesday - and mom has white boogers! OH NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! At this point, the plan is to call the vet tomorrow and hook up some Baytril or other antibiotic for mom. I think i'll move her someplace else, and clean up the original cage and keep the kits...

I have several two-stackers, and to start out, I put my bucks in one stack, and a mother/daughter pair of does in each of two other stacks. I wasn't really thinking about it then, but I recently swapped one doe from bottom to top to hopefully assuage her new-rabbitry-anxiety. Maybe it's working...