How much of a pregnancy indicator is a dewlap?

[macksmom98]

I have 3 does, maybe 4 that I believe to be pregnant. One has pulled fur so I know her dewlap is loose (she's 2 yrs old), one has not very loose hair but a few pieces could be pulled out (she's 6 months and just got her dewlap), and the other has hair coming out on it's own it's so loose (she's about 9 months old). I'm wondering, does age or other factors have any Bering on a positive pregnancy or as to how loose it gets? Can pregnancy hormones cause hair to fall out all over, or is that likely something else too?

 

[HansenHomestead]

Following!

 

[Dood]

Sounds like normal Moulting to me :shrug:

My bunnies are all blowing their summer coats and growing in their winter fur and only 4 are pregnant and the bucks are definitely not preggers

 

[macksmom98]

Ok then. My Bucks aren't doing anything, lol....

 

[TF3]

I haven't found ease of hair removal any sign of pregnancy~ they pull regardless.
My previous mamas haven't had dewlaps, but my two SR girls have grown significant ones in the past week or two (due this week)~ so I was wondering more about the development of a dewlap indicates anything

 

[macksmom98]

If my 6 month old Holland is pregnant, that could be true of her. She has grown a small but definite dewlap in the last 3 weeks or so, which would be the timeframe that the pregnancy hormones started. May be a coincidence but maybe not....

 

[Prisma]

Dewlap itself is no indicator of any thing but a rabbit getting fat (in some cases not all). In a few breeds actually a DQ for show. I've not found any link to fur being loose either; its that time of year for shedding here too and well they all look like they've blown snow ball coats even though they are inside....