It's a tad crazy.
I have the two litters I actually expected and knew would e coming, they're about 2 months now and the bucks got moved to the grow-out pens yesterday
But then I also have three litters that's more or less unexpected. I mean.. seriously? I'm a control-freak, where did I slip!? :x :shock: And Peta is the sire to all of them! He has fooled me, seeming completely uninterested of any such behaviour!
Well I should be honest. Sotöras litter did not surprise me, she lived with him for several weeks and started to get a preggers look a while before kindeling. But I never felt anything when palpating so I was unsure that she might just be fat.. Anyway. She had a pretty litter
And Spira got a litter! Now that was completely unexpected! I can see when she got her date (nursing her kits in the same pen Peta lived) but I kept half an eye on them at all times and nevver noticed any interest in either of them...sneaky! I'm not unhappy though. I have hoped for that cross and planned to spare a buck from it, but it was sooner than I'd chose to breed back. And I was hesitating, her stomach stabilized again but.. well. I wasn't sure. Anyhow shes doing fine and she's so grumpy it's funny. She charges, she has even bit me a couple of times but never hard. I feel sorry for her, she obiously doesn't want to be mean, but she's overprotective of her kits and very insecure. She got 4 pretty manteled kits which I placed in Sotöras nest (exchanged some kits between the two, they gave birth with just a day between) to give them a chance of being nice. The other kits are wonderful! I'll name the buck I decide to keep Bortbyting - changeling (from the old tales where forest trolls/critters change a newborn human baby with their own).
Then now a couple of days ago I found a litter in Dills nest! What the...? She dated Kori a week ago but these were Petas. Well.
I'm happy that my rabbits always have bedding materials and nest-boxes. Or else I'd have 3 dead litters. Or at least 2. But as it is they're all doing fine! And they're pretty!
I know that Peta is the father since he's my only agouti rabbit And all kits are agouti. BUT! I found out that both Spira and Sotöra carries steele! Hidden behind their solid black (or Spiras scheckered black). Because of this I've learnt a lot about steele Before I only knew it was some colour thing. I thought it was like chin or something but not quite... soon I'll become the bunny colour expert! Mohahaha! Learning both english and german genecodes and...uh. Well. As long as it's oly black ad agouti and possibly steel involved..
I have the two litters I actually expected and knew would e coming, they're about 2 months now and the bucks got moved to the grow-out pens yesterday
But then I also have three litters that's more or less unexpected. I mean.. seriously? I'm a control-freak, where did I slip!?
:x :shock: And Peta is the sire to all of them! He has fooled me, seeming completely uninterested of any such behaviour!Well I should be honest. Sotöras litter did not surprise me, she lived with him for several weeks and started to get a preggers look a while before kindeling. But I never felt anything when palpating so I was unsure that she might just be fat.. Anyway. She had a pretty litter
And Spira got a litter! Now that was completely unexpected! I can see when she got her date (nursing her kits in the same pen Peta lived) but I kept half an eye on them at all times and nevver noticed any interest in either of them...sneaky!
I'm not unhappy though. I have hoped for that cross and planned to spare a buck from it, but it was sooner than I'd chose to breed back. And I was hesitating, her stomach stabilized again but.. well. I wasn't sure. Anyhow shes doing fine and she's so grumpy it's funny. She charges, she has even bit me a couple of times but never hard. I feel sorry for her, she obiously doesn't want to be mean, but she's overprotective of her kits and very insecure. She got 4 pretty manteled kits which I placed in Sotöras nest (exchanged some kits between the two, they gave birth with just a day between) to give them a chance of being nice. The other kits are wonderful! I'll name the buck I decide to keep Bortbyting - changeling (from the old tales where forest trolls/critters change a newborn human baby with their own).Then now a couple of days ago I found a litter in Dills nest! What the...? She dated Kori a week ago but these were Petas. Well.
I'm happy that my rabbits always have bedding materials and nest-boxes. Or else I'd have 3 dead litters. Or at least 2. But as it is they're all doing fine!
And they're pretty!I know that Peta is the father since he's my only agouti rabbit
And all kits are agouti. BUT! I found out that both Spira and Sotöra carries steele! Hidden behind their solid black (or Spiras scheckered black). Because of this I've learnt a lot about steele Before I only knew it was some colour thing. I thought it was like chin or something but not quite... soon I'll become the bunny colour expert! Mohahaha! Learning both english and german genecodes and...uh. Well. As long as it's oly black ad agouti and possibly steel involved..
