Molting?

[TerriG]

Sorry to bomb the page with posts. Just finished morning chores and have several questions.

I noticed today that one of my does (she was born in the spring and is pg with her first litter) has almost a patchwork look to her coat. I have never noticed it before. Could she be molting or getting ready to molt? I had no idea that rabbits molted until I saw it mentioned here on RT. I have only been raising rabbits since August, so there's lots of things I am learning.

 

[skysthelimit]

Picture would be best, but that sounds about right.

 

[avdpas77]

It is a bit late for molting, it is usually a Fall thing (except for the original juvenile moult) but I still have one doe that is moulting. I guess there is a possibility of some kind of disease, but I think you would be losing hair down to bare skin in that case.

This may vary between breeds, so hopefully others will comment. I suspect that you are correct and it is simply a regular moult and nothing to be concerned over.

 

[TerriG]

I'll see if I can get some pics later. I am hoping to be able to get new pics of the kits too. They are into the really bad popping stage, so I need an extra set of hands.

 

[skysthelimit]

It is a bit late for molting, it is usually a Fall thing (except for the original juvenile moult) but I still have one doe that is moulting. I guess there is a possibility of some kind of disease, but I think you would be losing hair down to bare skin in that case.

This may vary between breeds, so hopefully others will comment. I suspect that you are correct and it is simply a regular moult and nothing to be concerned over.

The wollys and one Rex are still moulting. Ugly brown on the chin buck, and a few naked places on the wooly sr, baby hair still on the wooly jr. But really my group should be done by now too.

 

[TerriG]

Pics I took this afternoon. Hopefully you can see what I am talking about.

Can you see how it almost looks like a patchwork or something? Her fur is normally just a solid buff down to her white belly, not patches of different shades.

 

[skysthelimit]

looks like molt to me. That's what my hollands look like when they molt. The JW go bald and the Rex look scorched brown.

 

[ZRabbits]

Looks like molting. That's how my ND Willard molts. My Flemish Fawkes has that right now because he's getting his adult coat in.

Karen

 

[Lady]

Rabbits can molt any time of the year, like farm birds, it depends on when they were born as well.