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Hi, it's me again :oops: I took my doe who had a urinary tract infection to the vet, and they gave me ten days worth of antibiotics for her. The ten days are now up, and I can see no further signs of an infection. Her bum is dry/normal again, and she seems perfectly happy. She lifts every...

I'm doing re search for an essay on rabbit meat I'm writing at the moment (I'm homeschooled, and I was allowed to choose a topic for this one :lol: ), and came across an interesting article. It's about someone who used to raise rabbits in standard wire cages, but switched to a colony style set...

My little Martenised Himalayan ND doe is due to have our first litter by my new buck any time now. I just went to check her and she's pulled fur and plonked herself in the nest box, so could be today. But because I'm impatient and curious about the statistics, I'll ask anyway :P The buck is a...

I did a post about a month and a half ago about a doe that has urine all over her bum. Post link is here: post319587.html#p319587 Well, she still hasn't got any better. If anything, she seems to be worse! I brought her inside today and gave her some apple cider vinegar (not sure if it'll help...

Is this doe shaded or not? I've been calling her a Blue Seal Marten, but I'm not sure. She's out of a Seal Marten and a Blue Otter. I'd love it if I'm wrong and she isn't shaded, but I need you opinions :P

What are some important questions you always ask a breeder when buying/thinking of buying a rabbit off them? I've found a breeder who's rabbits are what my two does trace to. Before contacting her I had a hint through the recent- semi recent show results for her area (she's about 8 hours away...

I posted about one of my wee does a while ago, but she has still not gotten better. She has a browny yellow stain around her genital area, and is obviously very sensitive around there. She has always been a grumpy, sensitive girl. But whenever I'm holding her and touch her bum she makes it very...

One of my two Netherland Dwarf does has what I think is the beginning of mastitis. She (Dinky) only has one chubby little baby (4-5 weeks old of the top off my head) at the moment, and Dinky had an abundance of milk her last litter. So I guess I should have been a bit more onto it. :( Her...

Does anyone breed Brokens or Butterflies for show? Is it really that hard? Is it worth it? I've been advised against brokens by a breeder who I respect allot- she has over 30 years worth of breeding and showing experience. I'm just wondering what your opinions are? I know I've posted some...

I've wanted to get into meat rabbits for a few years now, and recently read a book by a guy named Bob Bennet. He raised Tans for years- both for show and meat, and it got me thinking. Have any of you had experience with the breed? They really appealed to me because not only are they very...

Hello! I haven't been very regular for the last little while here, but am still working happily on the rabbitry with my younger sister. We've run into some set backs- dealing with Vienna carriers, trying to find other reliable breeders to buy from. But it's still been allot of fun (mostly...

So my tiny wee Netherland Dwarf doe (Dinky) that I posted about a few days ago, kindled last night. I found two kits in a nest with hardly any fur this morning, and as they were cold and lifeless looking I left them there to be disposed of a little later. I remembered a thing I read not too...

I have a little Netherland Dwarf doe who is currently day 27 in her pregnancy. I'm always a bit nervous when my does get closer to their due date, and I was out checking her before when I noticed her Vagina is rather swollen. It seems to be just above actually, in the fluffy part that you...

Can someone please explain to me what this genotype is/ means? At-Ar / Br-Br / Cd-Cr / Dd-Dr / Ed-Er Er-Er / Dd-Dd / Vd-Vd / Wd-Wd / Sd-Sd I recently joined a bunny nerd game ( :D ), Showrabbits.com, and was curious as to what earth the genotypes actually mean. This one was a Chocolate Otter...

I have two junior NDs at the moment- a Martenised Himalayan buck, and what I think is a Blue Silver Marten doe*. So I was just wondering what colour possibilities there would be from breeding the two together? Ideally I'd love a Self blue or non martenised Himi, but I'm not sure whether either...

Hello all :) I've been wanting to start breeding Havana/chocolate rabbits for a while now, and the first plan was to start with Havana Mini Rex as a second breed along with our Nethies. But after acquiring two mini Rex does and finding they aren't going to work for us, I'm still left with a...

At what age would it be possible for a Mini Rex cross Netherland Dwarf buck to breed? Our Mini Rex doe had a litter of cross bred kits, and at eight weeks old one of the buck kits began to try breeding both his sisters and dam. About a week later, I checked him to make sure I got the genders...

So I have recently (within the last few months) purchased my very first Mini Rex does. One is a BUD Ruby Eyed White, approximately a year old, and the other is a five month old Havana doe. I am looking at acquiring a buck some time around the beginning of next year, but for now I'm just trying...

If you read some of my previous posts I had the idea of starting another breed a while ago, but only recently (well, today, actually :oops: ) starting to do some real research. Some back ground info- me and my sister have been breeding Netherland Dwarfs for three years now, and amongst...

At the moment half of our rabbits are thin, and have rough, patchy coats due to only being partly shed out. I don't quite understand how they could have lost so much condition though- they are fed a large amount of pellets in the morning, get grass throughout the day, and veggies etc. in the...