Better luck this month

[MatSuAK]

Lost two litters in January, total of 22 newborn kits. Was very happy to see these two litters this morning, fat, warm, and happy Great feeling to have popples in the barn again :rabbit-hop2: :rabbit-hop1: :rabbit-hop2:

 

[Marinea]

Congrats on the kits!

*fingers crossed they do well*

 

[MatSuAK]

These two are great moms, shouldn't have any worries.
I'm not sure what happened last month :shock: Black Betty was a fabulous first time mom, but no fur pulled on the second litter. It was her daughter, Starlight's, first litter. No fur pulled for her either. I brought both the litters in, supplement fed them, but couldn't get either mom to nurse them and gave up. My snakes got a good stockpile in the freezer out of it :evil:
We did have crazy warm temps all winter, the trees were actually starting to bud as it was 35-40 degrees. Then BAM, two days of below zero and single digits It had warmed back up to 25 the next day when they gave birth, but I think the crazy ups and downs ruined it??? Several fellow rabbit addicts, that had bred at our December show, also lost litters. Otherwise I would guess it was something specific to my barn.

 

[Sagebrush]

I am wondering if the reason good mothers are not feeding litters or pulling fur is because they know something is wrong with the kits? Kind of like how a mother cat or dog will push pups or kittens away from the others when they know the baby will not survive.

 

[Zass]

These two are great moms, shouldn't have any worries.
I'm not sure what happened last month :shock: Black Betty was a fabulous first time mom, but no fur pulled on the second litter. It was her daughter, Starlight's, first litter. No fur pulled for her either. I brought both the litters in, supplement fed them, but couldn't get either mom to nurse them and gave up. My snakes got a good stockpile in the freezer out of it :evil:
We did have crazy warm temps all winter, the trees were actually starting to bud as it was 35-40 degrees. Then BAM, two days of below zero and single digits It had warmed back up to 25 the next day when they gave birth, but I think the crazy ups and downs ruined it??? Several fellow rabbit addicts, that had bred at our December show, also lost litters. Otherwise I would guess it was something specific to my barn.

I just had a doe who was a great mother for her first two litters just completely fail to pull fur on her third litter. :shock: I have no idea why. We have had some crazy up and downs here too. It's swinging from almost 40 to below zero almost overnight.