I know she had no less than 4 falloff’s. But I have no way of knowing if she’s pregnant or not outside of that. She made a nest and pulled a small amount of fur a few days ago. This would be her 3rd litter. And my buck’s 5th. I’ve never had an unsuccessful breeding before, so not sure how to recognize that situation.Depends on your herd. In my herd... if they haven't kindled by day 32 they aren't going to and I expose to a buck. IN OTHER HERDS sometimes does delay until day 40. You know your own herd... and this particular doe normally is on day 30... so unless you know beyond a doubt that she's preggers... I'd call it a day and rebreed her.
Given that she and the buck are both successful breeders and that she has made a nest I would say she is, or at least was pregnant. I would Inspect her for a stuck kit, and giver her another 5 days to see if she is just having an off delivery (I always wait 5 days after day 32 to be sure, this is a safe amount to account for any accidental date inaccuracies on my end, and any delays on the does end)
If she made a nest a few days ago, I'd take that as a clue that she might be pregnant (though not necessarily). In any case, I always leave the nest box in for at least five days past the due date, which for my big rabbits tends to be 32-33 days. I've had several rounds of heartache when I pulled the box on day 33-35 and come out to find bunnies all over the wire.
I’m sorry to hear that. I know it stinks losing litters. It is still possible though that she never did get pregnant but instead had a false pregnancy. (They still pull hair for those) I would suggest wait a couple days to be 100% positive she is not pregnant and then I would rebreed her possibly to another buck if you have one incase he temporarily infertile If not then just breed her to the same buck and try again. Good luck!
I always breed at least two does at once, mostly because my rabbits tend to have such big litters that I often need fosters. Also, especially as does get older, missed pregnancies, or small litters, do happen. But since there is quite a bit of play in butchering age, when I end up with overly many bunnies to harvest, I split them into two groups, and harvest the biggest at 8-9 weeks, and the smaller ones a month or so later at 12-ish weeks. Maybe that approach would work for you?
Great advice! We've been able to see our kits kicking around day 29. And if mama will allow it, we've been able at times to just rest our hand lightly on her side and feel them moving. It is pretty easy to tell the difference between a kicking kit and a show rolling digestion movement.Well two things you can do.
1. stand and watch her when she is relaxing and watch her belly. You'll be watching for little bunny kicks.
2. see if you can feel babies in her.
Hello. So you still have no kits?
