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I really wasn't sure where to stick this, so hopefully here is reasonable enough. I have polish rabbits - 2 does and a buck. They're a project I share with my middle daughter, age 7. The kids all really enjoy playing with the baby rabbits (admittedly I do too), so we breed maybe 6 litters a...

I sold an 8 week old kit on Tuesday. Today the buyer contacts me and says he’s been sneezing all week. She says: And she throws out the possibility of Bordetella. My thought would be environmental. My rabbits are outside in a barn in wire floor cages. Kit is now a house bunny. I have 2 does...

Thursday 2-13-20: Carrot had her first litter this morning. Doing ok I think - she made a nest, pulled some fur, and had her kits properly in the nest. I was concerned she didn’t pull enough fur, so I put a handful of dryer lint on top of them. Perhaps I am fussing too much, but the temp is...

Hello wise RTers! I have a new issue and could use some advise. Scenario: I have 3 senior does and 1 buck (youngster, around 5 months so just starting to breed) together in an approximately 6x10 colony (indoors). This group has been together since last year, other than the buck who is from one...

Hi all! I'm peeking out from under my rock with another question (I read daily but can't find time to post or anything useful to say). I'm looking for thoughts on an indoor cage. My daughter (almost 4) wants a black pet rabbit. I have 3 in the nest box now for her to pick from (conveniently...

Hi all! I'm still around, lurking daily, just never have time to post. But I return to the RabitTalk gurus for some quick advice. I'm on my phone so the quick version is I found this guy huddled by the hay feeder. His two siblings were dead in the nest, looks like they got squished (my colony...

In my adventures of figuring out a colony, I've hit a new snag. (I've posted in this section as this really isn't a colony specific question.) I left Mr. Buck in the colony, so now I have 3 does, 1 buck, and 14 just weaned kits. Senior doe is now busy building a new nest, or at least trying to...

Hi all! I still lurk daily, just can't seem to make computer time in the day to post. But I've encountered a new problem I'd appreciate some advice on. A quick recap on my situation. I have a 6'x15' colony which houses one senior doe and two junior does. I returned Mr. Buck to the colony a...

I know a number on here have chickens, so I'm looking for recommendations on bantam breeds and a hatchery that will do small orders.  It amuses my mom to have a pair of chickens. I built her a small coup, and my daughter likes to go feed the chickens when she's down there. These are pretty well...

My second people Popple arivved last night. He was 12 days overdue. We had him checked yesterday, and he looked good. I really wasn't having any contractions so we headed home to get the milking done. We actually thought really hard about having him at home. But as the contractions got stronger...

Literally. It got cold last night! We got around 2″ of snow which isn’t much to speak of but the wind just howled all night. Charlie is on day 31 and had a nice nest built so she’s due any time. I checked the buns this morning, and it had snowed in the indoor colony. The wind gusted so hard it...

We're milking last night and hubby goes back in the barn to turn the gate that separates the cows that have been milked from those that need milked. I look up when he comes back, and there stands Banner the pony next to him. Apparently the little stinker ducked under a wire and snuck into the...

Anyone here bake their own bread? Since hubby can no longer eat preservatives we've been making all our own bread, but have yet to find a recipe we really like. We're trying to end up with a bread that's fluffy in the middle with a soft crust, but not too crumbly as we use it for sandwiches. ...

We ended up having to butcher another rabbit Christmas eve. Everyone was fine in the morning when I fed, but that evening when they converged on me at evening feeding, I noticed blood on the backside of one of the older kits. My first fear was bloody poo, but once I picked her up for a better...

Ate our first rabbit on Saturday! A couple days before we did our first butcher. Of my 11 kits, 4 were bucks so we did those first. I caught the rabbits (not hard when the come running over to climb on my feet), and hubby did the rest. I supervised. :lol: The first one hubby dispatched with a...

My family has never been big on Christmas presents. I mean, yes, we get each other presents, but we were never the strict "do not open till Xmas" kind of people. Big stuff we kinda got throughout the year as we needed it, and then just did smaller gifts at Christmas. Hubby's family has always...

Edit: I wrote this a few days ago but couldn't get to the computer to get it posted. So "yesterday" refers to the 15th. I debated rewriting but thought it would remain clearer as is. Everyone in the colony remains healthy as of this morning (the 20th). I lost one of my does yesterday, and am...

I keep hoping for a few minutes to get an update written and post some pictures, but between keeping the farm going (we're still busy trying to get corn into the silos) and my daughter demanding attention in the house, I just can't seem to find the computer time to get it done. At any rate, the...

Day 31 and still waiting. I admit farming got in the way and I didn't get my nest boxes in until day 29. Talk about last minute panic! I removed the buck at that time and thought sure one of the does was looking pretty restless. Went over all excited the next morning, and nothing. *sigh* They're...

I managed to get the colony ready for my adults last week - just haven't had a chance to get pictures posted. The move didn't seem to phase them at all, which is good. I was hoping to end up with slightly more space in the colony, but the way the panels and everything worked out it ended up at...