well i was getting worried as this was this does first litter and she didnt pull fur until about 1 min before she had 11 babies one was still born but the other 10 look healthy
Thanks all so far the 10 are doing great. I got one that keeps getting out the nest box and it is the fatest one I think he keeps hanging on the nipple.
I think that the thing about rabbits pulling the fur from their "dewlap" may be mostly an urban legend. None of my rabbits do, they pull it from their underbelly, chest or the backs of their front legs. I have always heard that rabbit pull it from their "dewlap" and I am relatively sure I have read it in books, but since I started paying attention, I have never seen that.
A freind of mone noticed a long time ago- the bigger the dewlap-- the more hormonal the does were--and dewlaps use energy---a large dewlap on a doe- lower milk production-- but- that was her experience--
Was it one of the biggest? We have been discussing that it is often the big greedy ones that stay latched on and get pulled out of the nest.
Some people put a lip on the nestbox so the kits get scraped off when the doe jumps out. That might be something you want to do to prevent this happening again.
my does pull from their groin and belly area (at least thats where I see the thin patches after they kindle). I've never really seen missing fur from the dewlap.