I'm so very excited to announce the arrival of my very first little rabbit babies! Rio had 8 babies about noon today, but sadly one was born dead. I found another on the wire, alive, but kind of chilly, so I put it in the nest with the others, who were all feeding so I hope that one got fed, too. When I took them inside to get weights the kit was still a little on the cool side, but it was separated from the group. I put it with the others and put one of the other kits on top of it and covered them with extra fur.
About an hour ago Hollis also had her kits. I believe she had 5, but she is very protective of them, and since I could see all were squirmy and watched her feed them, I'm not too worried about for now, I will try to check later. Both does delivered the kits next to the nestbox. There was plenty of straw there, but with Rio's kits I did put them in the nestbox once I lined it with fur and made sure they were good and covered. This was an OK thing to do, right? I plan on moving Hollis's kits later today.
The kits were a lot bigger than I expected! I was expecting little teeny tiny things! Everyone in Rio's litter was between 2-3 oz. Rio had one black kit and it looks like Hollis had two. I was kind of thrown off about that! I don't know anything about rabbit genetics but I wasn't expecting black buns!
A few of Rio's kits
Hollis's Kits
Random kit of Rio's
About an hour ago Hollis also had her kits. I believe she had 5, but she is very protective of them, and since I could see all were squirmy and watched her feed them, I'm not too worried about for now, I will try to check later. Both does delivered the kits next to the nestbox. There was plenty of straw there, but with Rio's kits I did put them in the nestbox once I lined it with fur and made sure they were good and covered. This was an OK thing to do, right? I plan on moving Hollis's kits later today.
The kits were a lot bigger than I expected! I was expecting little teeny tiny things! Everyone in Rio's litter was between 2-3 oz. Rio had one black kit and it looks like Hollis had two. I was kind of thrown off about that! I don't know anything about rabbit genetics but I wasn't expecting black buns!
A few of Rio's kits
Hollis's Kits
Random kit of Rio's