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I have been very aloof for the last 6+/- months, not that I haven't wished I could be around more! I retired 2 weeks ago! And that took a lot of preparation at work along with other weird things happening like being scammed and then hacked. Just wanted to share my news and say I'm glad to be...

3686 The little dude in the middle is the one I'm wondering about. I posted a long explanation in the gallery so sorry if this is repetitious for some...I've never posted a pic before and I'm tech-challenged anyway! The Mama bun is chinchilla colored and the Papa is Californian marked but not...

I thought I read somewhere that you can rebreed right away after a miscarriage but I wasn't interested in that fact at the time. Now I can't seem to find it. She only had 3 or so that I am aware of, over 2 days. They were born on day 27 and 28. It is now day 33 with no more babies so I'm...

Do you think that is too far apart to have a nice - or any - litter? She had 12 last time. And my first timer had 9 - raised them all.

On my other post I mentioned one of my roosters, Rudy, who attacks me. Rudy was supposed to be a hen (aren't all roosters?), so after realizing that my would-be hen crows, and after losing 4 others for various reasons, I purchased 6 more chicks. Well, 2 of these pullets turned out to be...

I have 3 hens that started eating the newly laying hens' eggs so I separated them and put them in a tractor. One we reintroduced to the flock. She seems to be doing fine. Maybe it was only one of the hens eating eggs and it wasn't her. Now, the remaining two hens (with a rooster) are eating...

I make my own soap so use this a lot and have a bit on hand. Can I use this in my bunnies' water to de-stress them? I plan on moving them inside for winter and into new cages as well. I use a 5 gallon bucket with flex tubing for 2 does and a buck. I usually only put 3 gallons of water in the...

I did a forum search and didn't find anything so please forgive me if this is repetitious. I have an aquarium water heater for my 5 gallon bucket but how do I keep the tubes from freezing? I think I've seen some sort of electrical line that can run alongside the tube or wrap around it but at...

I read that this should be given before flowering. Is that because it tastes better or because it is no longer safe? I also read that it is a liver tonic. Should I be careful in how much to give? I usually only give a few weed leaves anyway (because I don't know what I'm doing!)

I thought I would share some of the notes I made to myself after my first weekend experience butchering so maybe another first timer might learn from my experience. I hate learning by experience!! I just had one litter of 8 to dispatch. I am only doing the rabbits for myself and my family, so...

I have 8 bunnies to harvest, hopefully this weekend but with father's day, I don't know... Can I kill, drain and ice them rather than including skinning them on the same day? Sorry, it's probably a stupid question but part of me wants to put them out of their misery too. It's so freakin' hot...

I weighed my largest 8 week and 1 day old kit figuring then that the others would be near that but probably less. S/he weighed 4.4 lbs. Is that about the average size for a meat mutt at that age or does it fall on one or the other end of the line?

To all of you who have posted questions and to all who have responded! If it wasn't for this site my little doe, well big doe, and all her now-due kits would not be here or would not be doing too well. And it was such a simple thing. I noticed Sunday and maybe Saturday, that Darla moved her...

I read (somewhere) that ginger root is good to feed kits when weaning. How much do you give? Should I give them a 3- 4 inch piece like I get from the grocery store and let the litter of 8 go at it? And how often - maybe every other day for a week? These will be my first weanlings so I'm not...

We have had a few very warm days for spring, with full sun. Temp around 80 and I noticed my doe with 2 week old kits looks like she might be a little hot because she seems to be breathing a little faster - maybe just my imagination. But if she is hot already, I'm in a heapa trouble for when...

I just noticed Sunday that my chickens have diarrhea. They aren't lethargic and do not seem ill, at least when I saw them last. I read on the internet somewhere to give them buttermilk soaked bread but it didn't say for how long. Any ideas? I also saw that I can add raspberry cordial to the...

I am new to this bunny business and have had trouble getting my questionably blind buck and proven doe to breed. Well tonight they apparently mated 3 times and it looked like along with or just prior to the fall off, the buck bit the doe, all three times. The third time the doe screamed. I'm...

Hello All! I am new to rabbits and this forum and of course have a lot to learn! The first thing at the moment is why my buck and doe aren't breeding. I'm fairly certain the buck is blind so I wonder if that has something to do with his reluctance in a new location. I picked up 2 does and...