Thanks OneAcreFarm & MamaSheepDog..:D
I didn't think it'd be possible for me to have any colorings on my kits other then Californian or Black..So exciting! lol Did the Otter or Agouti coloring possibly stem from the Champagne D'Argent in Emma? The two kits that are colored like that are my...
Hey again!
Thanks for the help/advice MaggieJ & MamaSheepdog
I will be doing a nest clean tomorrow morning! (day 10 for the black kits & day 9 for the white kits)
Also MamaSheepdog-The unique colored babes looks very similar to the big bun in your avatar picture! :)
But anywho..everybunny...
Thanks for all this info MaggieJ.
I think I'm going to go ahead and take your advise to cull Ellie (the nest attacker) once she kindles & raises her litter by herself. She has begun to try & attack me now when I feed her. She has bitten me 3 times & this is not acceptable. I'm not sure what has...
Thanks Bramble... :D
Okay so here is my new updated! I'd really appreciate some opinions & help from you guys!!
"The Newbie" to the colony (Ellie) attacked MY Does nest a 3 days ago! (I no-longer consider Ellie my bunny! :angry: ) She scattered the babies all over the nest tunnel and drug a...
Okay I got brave thanks to MamaSheepdog & did a kit count and snapped a few pics. There were no cold, stillborn, eaten or any bad kits in the nest. My two original does (Heidi & Emma) each gave me 5 healthy happy kits. 5 Pinks ones and 5 Black ones. (Emma is a New Zealand Black & Heidi is a...
HI again! :)
I've been gone from RabbitTalk for quite sometime now but I thought I'd pop back up to give an update! :D
My first kits in my colony have arrived!!! (Feb, 10 2012) These are actually my first kits ever!! I now have 3 does and the buck has been moved to a separate housing once kits...
Thanks MaggieJ I'm glad you like it!
Ox,
In the picture the "hay" that is in the feeder is just some yard we bush-hoged from the vacant house down the road. We bush-hogged it to use as bedding for our other animals & I just tried some of it with the buns to see how they liked it. But we...
Hi Everyone,
I'm still fairly new to RabbitTalk & raising rabbits so bare with me. I Just wanted to share my colony set-up with everyone and get some opinions and thoughts about it. I currently have 3 Rabbits. (just raising meat mutts for ourselves)
- Heidi (A Californian Doe)
- Spencer (A...
This pictures is when we first got Rosie! It was her first night in a home! She was quite nervous and once we got her piggy bed all ready she didn't leave it for quite a few days!
This is our Mini Pot Belly Piggers! Her name is Rosie. She weighs about 40lbs & is about the size of our cat. Shes an i
This is our Mini Pot Belly Piggers! Her name is Rosie. She weighs about 40lbs & is about the size of our cat. Shes an inside piggy! Its quite fun having a pig in your home! Shes 100% potty trained like a dog. She knows how to sit & sit pretty. She is harness trained too. She also loves to go on car
This is our Mini Pot Belly Piggers! Her name is Rosie. She weighs about 40lbs & is about the size of our cat. Shes an inside piggy! Its quite fun having a pig in your home! Shes 100% potty trained like a dog. She knows how to sit & sit pretty. She is harness trained too. She also loves to go on car
Hi there,
I'm new to this site as well as soon to be new to meat rabbits and colonies come spring. I wanted to share my plans for an outdoor colony with you though. (There are 2 different plan ideas) Let me know what you think of it. Also do you feed your dogs just rabbit or other raw meats too...
Hi guys! Thanks for all the help so far! :) I attached a layout of my plans on how I'm building my colony pen for you to see. Please let me know what you think of it!
Also would I still need to get litter mate does even if I plan on getting them all at young ages? Around like 4-5 months?
I am...
I'm looking to start a colony come spring! I need help though!! Lots of it..lol I have
a general idea of what to do but still don't feel like I have enough
information.
I only want to house 3 does together and bring the buck in for a short
time. Maybe a week or two and then place him back into...