Not new, but returning!

[ladysown]

you only sell your rabbits for $5 each? how can you afford to do that? rabbit feed is expensive.

Move your feed bowls up off the floor. Even putting them up on a brick or piece of wood helps (if you place them so they can't knock them off). I've learned with my meat rabbits to only give them what they will clean up in one feeding or they make a mess. Giving them more later in the day (again enough for only one feeding) keeps them from making a mess.

If you get J-feeders you can place them fairly high and that helps to prevent them scrabbling out extra feed and also discourages the using it as a litter. I use those metal water bowls as feeders for adults. They keep them VERY clean.

My J-feeder supplier provides j-feeders with built in drainage. NOT screens, but metal sheeting with holes in the bottom. They stay extremely clean regardless of what bunnies are using them. Never have wet area, dusty areas, or mould build up spots. I DO NOT like screening on jfeeders as they just rust.

 

[ladysown]

Would prefer something neat n tidy like this-
View attachment 38404

But currently have a convoluted mess like so-
View attachment 38405
Better than before. Needs a bit more reworking to be neater. Maybe further color coding by buck, too.

a good pedigree program will do that for you. Perhaps not as a graphic but will show you inbreeding coefficients quite nicely.

 

[Secuono]

Vickie kits.
Looks like a broken chocolate??

 

[Secuono]

Supposedly, there's a market for raw rabbit hides with some parts still in. We'll see if it was worth the effort!

 

[Secuono]

Moved the foster over to Unity's nest, since Tanya kits were leaving it alone in the nest, and it could get cold alone.
More nests given out. One feels empty, ate all of the hay in the nest, so I removed it. Another is not nesting, rest at least dug somewhat of a hole, Yynx pulled some fur, too.
Vickie is sitting on her kits, none injured yet, but can't wait to cull her...
Freckles isn't jumping in n out any more, so that's good.
Jessi's nest was removed, kits in with mom full time now. Might remove Tanya's nest next week.

All previous culls have now been fed to the pup.
Seeing how big Goliath is at such a young age and all of my rex keepers smaller than him....Makes me want to cull the blue otter I had kept back...The sister, the other rex doe and the Zero's rex doe, after they raise kits by Goliath, they'll all be culled out.
Relisting Tanya and will cull her in 2wks most likely.

 

[Secuono]

Sometimes I pose them like tubes, bc its funny. Too much butt to be level, but no curve. Lol

 

[Secuono]

No new kits yet. Just more possible not preg does. Ugh.

Vickie kits.


Unity kits, plus the foster.


And freckles kits

 

[Secuono]

Printed cage charts. Definitely need to do a whiteboard type like a member mentioned!

 

[Secuono]

Quin lost 7 of her 11 kits. Didn't pull enough fur. Idk if the 4 will make it, especially when it's so cold. But we'll see.
Rebred immediately, since she lost most and she's fat.


And Yynx had her kits. Tons of fur, all alive. Didn't count them, she wasn't happy with me checking on them. Guess that's better than her sister...



Another doe is pulling fur, seems a bit confused.

Freckles is now pooping in her nest. Ffs. But Vickie at least isn't doing that!
Another doe got more hay, no changes.

 

[Secuono]

Nana × Rivian.
First timer, did excellent! Had 7 kits.


Moved Quin's 4 kits into her nest, added tons of extra fur to the nest. Hoping they stay warm and she feeds them!

 

[eco2pia]

Supposedly, there's a market for raw rabbit hides with some parts still in. We'll see if it was worth the effort!
View attachment 38418

my uncle used to trap for fur back in the 50s and 60s when he was in high school for extra money. He at some point got a raccoon that was judged too far out of prime coat to be valuable. He case skinned it and carefully skinned out the head, so that it still had a face.

Now it sounds almost crazy to today's kids, but my grandpa used to put it on his arm like a hand puppet and make it talk to us and we thought it was the coolest thing ever.

 

[Secuono]

Moved Vickie's little dark one to Quin's nest, since she only has 4 and the guy was underfed. But first brought her out to feed the kit, once fat, both went back.

Quin is nest sitting... Seems half are.

Vickie kits-
Wrong on early color guess on some, lol

 

[Secuono]

Yynx kits, doing great, mom staying out if the nest.


Nana kits


Unity & foster


Freckles


Thought I took a pic of quin kits with foster, but I guess phone failed.

New feeders came in!


All full nests except that back top one, Gigi. Waiting on her.
Tanya nest came out.

 

[Secuono]

Quin kits & the new foster, Vickie kit.


Feeders, so new, so clean!


Crazy these are only cents more expensive. Definitely worth it to get these vs the smallest, if you have space. But they come in lots of sizes.
Holds more feed than my cardboard hopper extenders allow.


And found glass. Can't get it fully clean, scratches, but hopefully it'll work anyway.
Going to put the cage holes on the back. Then use glass chalk markers for the info on the front!
It's a big piece, so should get all info in easily.

 

[RABBITGIRLFORTHEWIN]

Got weights & pics.
Was hoping the blue mutt buck would be biggest, but he's not only not top weight, he's also mandolin shaped.
NZ used to be mandolin shaped, did that change to the half-moon of Cali & SF?
Also, is there more meat on a half-moon VS mandolin?

Thinking of keeping buck #1 & the two Rex does.
Would you keep buck 1 or one of the others; 2, 3, 4?


Tag. Breed. Weight. Sex. Confo.
1. NZ/Rex. 5.10. Buck. Good
2. NZ/Rex. 4.4. Buck. OK
3. NZ/Rex. 4. Buck. OK
4. NZ/Rex. 4.3. Buck. Mandolin
5. Rex. 2.2. Doe. Shoulder OK
6. Rex. 6.2. Doe. Good


Definitely a buck!
View attachment 30458
He didn't want to hold the pose.
View attachment 30468View attachment 30469
View attachment 30461View attachment 30462View attachment 30463
Cute beggar
View attachment 30464
Grumbling doe, potentially already bred.
View attachment 30465View attachment 30466

The white boys argued over night. Split them all this morning, but left the 2 Rex does together.
View attachment 30467

The 3 black cages won't work, seller way too unreliable.
Found more small stackers. Thinking of opening them & attaching them together to make big doe holes.
Will try to get them today.

So cute, where did you get that posing table??? Just wondering because I'm looking for a nice table.

 

[Secuono]

So cute, where did you get that posing table??? Just wondering because I'm looking for a nice table.

Old cat tree part.

 

[Secuono]

Got 19 tiles for rest mats. Omg, they're too heavy!


Then worked on my glass chart.
Even larger would of been better, but this was as big of glass I could find at home.

 

[Secuono]

Gigi was digging in her nest earlier today, so gave her more hay.
Just came back from night watering and she's pulling fur and putting it in the nest! Added more fur, just in case and put a cover over it. Hope they're all warm and happy tomorrow!!


Also, cut a bunch of mulberry branches for everyone, except Gigi, as she's busy.

That sound isn't rain on a metal roof, it's a bunch of happy bunnies chowing down and shaking branches. Lol


Lynx chowing down.


Others getting theirs.


47 second mark, I remembered to open phone's camera cover, lol. Little Hamlet, Baymax son.


Branches


Gigi haystaching.

 

[RABBITGIRLFORTHEWIN]

Old cat tree part.

Oh! that's a good idea, thank you.

 

[RABBITGIRLFORTHEWIN]

Got 19 tiles for rest mats. Omg, they're too heavy!
View attachment 38528

Then worked on my glass chart.
Even larger would of been better, but this was as big of glass I could find at home.
View attachment 38529View attachment 38530

Another question, are those resting mats just ordinary tiles? thanks.