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Thanks guys! I feel better! I will leave them be.

I had a litter of rabbits born this Sunday and tonight this litter is going to endure a low of 37 degrees. Can this not two day old litter survive? The doe built a good nest and it has a decent amount of fur in it. It is a solid bottom box with a thick layer of shavings and straw?<br /><br...

So now that it is cooling off he should be good to go? How long does it take to get a buck back to full capacity?

So my first two litters were 6 and 9 off of 8 month old NZW does and 8 month old NZW bucks. So my next litters were 4 and 3. It was over 90 when they were bred back. Would the heat have caused the litters to be small. I always let the buck breed them in the morning and afternoon to make sure...

Trying putting a light with a timer on her to restore her back to normal summer daylight patterns.

I think you guys are right. She is crockpot bound unless there is a major change in the near future. I dont expect the kits to live which will probably be her end. Why would they be so small? My other does that are also recenlty first time moms had nice big fat kits but these little one are...

She has been trying to scratch and bite since a few days after I got her home but not nealry with the fury or persistance she is showing after kindling. I went to give her oats today as a snack with a bit of apple and she even attacked the oat bowl. She would have bitten me today when I checked...

I was really hoping that breeding her would calm her down. She was only 6months when I got her and I really thought she would get better with age but apprently not. I had no clue when I picked her up that she was agressive. She will survie as long as the three kits but I think she is out of...

For a newbie 2 out of 3 succeful breeding is not bad right? Well my third doe finally kindled today and she only had three tiny babies. Half the size of normal but not peanuts. I am so tempted to cull this rabbit. She has been mean and aggresive since the first day I bought her( I have had her...

Thanks guys! They are from 2 litters. They are healthy looking rabbits but it will blow my mind if they reach 4lbs in 8 week. Are the last few weeks when the fastest growth occurs?

I have 15 NZW fryers (2 litters) that are almost 6 weeks old. I have a 4x3 pen to put them in to grow them off to the 8th week, hopefully. Is this a big enough pen? How should I go about seperating babies from their mothers? Thanks inadvance for the advice! :D

Thanks for all the helpful info! You guys are great! If you use the smallest hardware cloth can there feet still get stuck? We have a comercial grower in the area and he swears by wire bottoms. If I use a card board cutout to cover the bottom everytime will that not help the cold weather problem...

So I am going to build nest boxes tomorrow. So should I use a wire botton or solid? Should I include a partial top or just leave it open. I am think that the wire bottom would really help to keep things clean but I just read an article from MSU(Mississippi)that said not to use the wire bottom...

Well I bought a fifty pound bag of rolled oats so we will see. I know that they must like the taste because my doe with the smaller babies would have chewed off three of my fingers if I hadnt moved them out of the way. I didnt know rabbits could eat with such gusto. I think I heard her smacking...

I am thinking of introducing my kits to some oats from the local feed store. I am currently feeding an 18% pellets and grass hay. Should I offer the 3 week old kits all they will eat or ration the oats? One litter in particular is not growing as fast as they should. Thanks, Wesley :D

If this makes you feel any better I have two litters off young does. One had nine and the other had 6 and both does have not lost a kit and they are nearly 3 weeks old and eating and drinking on their on.

I havent heard sneeze in a couple of days and her litter is growing the fastest of my two litters. She has not had a snotty nose. I think it was the hay. I had gotten some hay that seemed to be pretty dusty. When I pulled the hay from her she stopped just as quickly as she started. Thanks for...

I only hear her when I am close. SHe seems to have stopped as of now.

I may try a little Olive oil or some saline solution.

First let me say that I really enjoy rabbit talk. One of my does that has her first litter has started sneezing over the last week. She has no discharge that I can see, no weepy eyes, and her front feet are not matted. She is eating and drinking well. Seems to be energetic and shows no signs of...