bigfoot_158
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Well the story start like this: I had a jail break about a month ago. What exactly means is that I had a old wood frame cage built with chicken wires sides and quarter by quarter bottom, it also had a chicken wire divider in it. I was keep two does one side and a buck on the other side. As I was in the process of building my all wire cages. To my surprise on a evening check, the does had broke thru the divider. So I had just finish one cage and moved the buck to it and in the next day or so finished another and move one of the does to it. Leaving behind one doe. I know that someone had did the nasty but didnt know which two or even that he might have bred both of them.
So my daughter and I just before this big rain came thru tonight. Went out like we do daily and pick some grass and gave all them some. At this point not even a hint of anything different going down in the rabbit/garage. So after the big rain rolled thru I sent daughter out to do water and give them more grass. She comes running and in the house and yelled "Dad the one the chicken wire cage has a bunch of hair and I can see things wiggling in it" I say no way. She yea I think she got babies in there. So I jump up to go see. Sure enough she has babies in there. So I dont even have nesting boxes built yet. So I scramble to find a cardboard box, Yes found the right box from my muck boots bought for hunting. Will do till I get one built tomorrow. She is first time mom and a jr. in age. She 9 babies and one was a little cool so brought that one in the house and warmed it up and put it back in the nest. I think it will die it didnt seem to have a full belly like the rest and not moving as good as the rest if makes it thru the night I will be surprised that it did.
She used the fresh grass and pulled alot of hair for the nest since she had nothing else to use. I only found a spec of blood in the hair/nest that she pulled. No after birth or anything else that I could find.
My question is: How many first time moms has a successful litter? Percentage will work for a answer.
This is my first litter too, so that tells how new I am too this rabbit breeding thing. Thanks in advance.
So my daughter and I just before this big rain came thru tonight. Went out like we do daily and pick some grass and gave all them some. At this point not even a hint of anything different going down in the rabbit/garage. So after the big rain rolled thru I sent daughter out to do water and give them more grass. She comes running and in the house and yelled "Dad the one the chicken wire cage has a bunch of hair and I can see things wiggling in it" I say no way. She yea I think she got babies in there. So I jump up to go see. Sure enough she has babies in there. So I dont even have nesting boxes built yet. So I scramble to find a cardboard box, Yes found the right box from my muck boots bought for hunting. Will do till I get one built tomorrow. She is first time mom and a jr. in age. She 9 babies and one was a little cool so brought that one in the house and warmed it up and put it back in the nest. I think it will die it didnt seem to have a full belly like the rest and not moving as good as the rest if makes it thru the night I will be surprised that it did.
She used the fresh grass and pulled alot of hair for the nest since she had nothing else to use. I only found a spec of blood in the hair/nest that she pulled. No after birth or anything else that I could find.
My question is: How many first time moms has a successful litter? Percentage will work for a answer.
This is my first litter too, so that tells how new I am too this rabbit breeding thing. Thanks in advance.
. The only reason some were lost is that they got stretched, but that one managed to raise 5 well and my other litters were 7 and 8, all Hollands, all 5 weeks old and doing pretty well right now
