Day 26 tomorrow

[offherrocker]

Due to family and neighbors who used to raise rabbits, I put the nest boxes in with my 2 does tonight. They both SWEAR they had rabbits deliver on day 27, so paranoia won out, lol. I am SOOO nervous!! You'd think I was the one having babies, lol.

Both does were checking out the outside of the boxes when I left. I put some straw in there too. Anything else I need to do or watch for?

 

[Alaska Satin]

Due to family and neighbors who used to raise rabbits, I put the nest boxes in with my 2 does tonight. They both SWEAR they had rabbits deliver on day 27, so paranoia won out, lol. I am SOOO nervous!! You'd think I was the one having babies, lol.

Both does were checking out the outside of the boxes when I left. I put some straw in there too. Anything else I need to do or watch for?

I've never had rabbits deliver that early, but I always put the box in at day 28. It's better safe than sorry.

The worst that can happen is they use it as a potty, and you pull it out and replace the bedding when they start "haystaching" (filling their tiny mouths with unbelievable amounts of hay and *hopefully* putting it into the box, rather than on the edge of the cage):


Sometimes they build a nest more than a week before kindling (seems to happen more often at this time of year), other times they wait till they're actually having or already had them.

 

[offherrocker]

Hmm....should I have put the straw in the cage outside of the box? I had pre-loaded the box before I put it in....

 

[Alaska Satin]

Hmm....should I have put the straw in the cage outside of the box? I had pre-loaded the box before I put it in....

I do both. The rabbit will put it wherever she wants it, sometimes changing her mind several times (and/or eating it all!).

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

Rabbits are due 31-32 days after being bred, but I always give them nest boxes a week before

 

[offherrocker]

My lion head mix gave birth this morning! Waiting on the Rex doe lol. Babies didn't look wrinkly so I am pretty sure she fed them. Not sure how many yet, felt it was a little chilly to pull them all out and check.

 

[offherrocker]

8 kits. But one has a blister looking dot on the top of its head. I will get pics tomorrow after work. They all look to be the same size, so that's good.
Hopefully the Rex will go in the next 2 days.

 

[offherrocker]

These were born Sunday, day 30. The one kit has that blister looking thing. I also have one kit smaller than the others. Still happy though!
The rex doe should be having hers any day now.

 

[Cindy in SD]

So far, both of my does seem to go on exactly 30 days. Seems odd, but I like it.

 

[golden rabbitry]

Due to family and neighbors who used to raise rabbits, I put the nest boxes in with my 2 does tonight. They both SWEAR they had rabbits deliver on day 27, so paranoia won out, lol. I am SOOO nervous!! You'd think I was the one having babies, lol.

Both does were checking out the outside of the boxes when I left. I put some straw in there too. Anything else I need to do or watch for?

just give the box day 26, delivery is technically days 28-36, 31 is the desired due date. Just let nature go it's way, I've assisted a lot of labors and deliveries cuz I have hollands and they need it often but pretty much every other breed is perfectly fine

 

[offherrocker]

On day 32 with my rex...still no fur pulling and no babies....the 8 lion head babies are doing good so far. Kind of wondering about the color on one though....it currently looks a solid pale grey right now. It seems like its gonna be a pretty one when bigger!

 

[Captaincatholic]

On day 32 with my rex...still no fur pulling and no babies....the 8 lion head babies are doing good so far. Kind of wondering about the color on one though....it currently looks a solid pale grey right now. It seems like its gonna be a pretty one when bigger!

Any photos or updates?

 

[offherrocker]

No babies. Rebred her on the 3rd. 2 fall offs, then she peed lol. Saw one more fall off after that, possible that there were more....I left her in there while I was feeding and watering. About 30 minutes.

 

[offherrocker]

I will post pics of them lion head babies tomorrow.

 

[offherrocker]

3 out, 3 chilling in the box, lol