Oops!! Breeding Age Question

[Bad Habit]

OOPS!! I had a group of jrs all in together(a lionhead doe, and a pair of hollands(buck and doe)) and some time in the last 3 days, my holland buck had his testicles drop. He is 15wks old. The does are 14wks(holland) and 11wks(lionhead). I separated him from them as soon as I saw his testicles, but how likely is it that the damage is already done? I don't know that he's shown any romantic tendencies towards the does(I usually separate by gender, but the group was getting along so well, I just left them be.)

 

[arachyd]

It is quite likely. I've known them to breed at about 12 weeks.

 

[Prisma]

Mark dates and be prepared, more than likely you have some bred youngsters :/

 

[ckcs]

I had a doe get pregnant in a Lionhead litter when they are around 12 weeks. I was shocked when she started pulling fur. I got a nestbox in just in time but all of the babies were doa. They looked very, very small.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Start palpating!

 

[Miss M]

Welcome to my world, BH!!!

I had a growout litter that had gone unbutchered for various reasons. At 19 weeks, one of the does was pulling fur. A couple of days later, she kindled 8 healthy babies.

Obviously, she had been successfully bred around 15 weeks. :?

We finally got to where we were able to butcher all the bucks, and we kept the does in case they were pregnant. So far, we have three litters out of a possible 5, with the most recent being 2 days old now.

Each of the does will be butchered with her litter, as they reach a good weight. I hadn't planned to keep any of these does, and I still don't want to -- they're just not the size, cleanliness, etc. that I want. An abundance of babies is nice, I admit, but this is getting a bit nuts!

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Welcome to my world, BH!!!

:hmm: ...and Mystan'g influence continues to spread throughout the RabbitTalk community...

 

[Miss M]

:hmm: ...and Mystan'g influence continues to spread throughout the RabbitTalk community...

Indeed. :angry:

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Yup. :| It's all his fault. :angry: He's a bad influence.

But at least everybody has lots of baby bunnies now, so I guess it isn't all bad... <br /><br /> -- Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:19 pm -- <br /><br /> Don't tell him I said that, though. He must continue to live in fear of repercussions for his questionable behavior. Miss M, I hope you have "the chair" handy.

 

[Miss M]

Yup. :| It's all his fault. :angry: He's a bad influence.

But at least everybody has lots of baby bunnies now, so I guess it isn't all bad...

-- Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:19 pm --

Don't tell him I said that, though. He must continue to live in fear of repercussions for his questionable behavior. Miss M, I hope you have "the chair" handy.

Right here: :chair:

Don't tell him that because of his influence in my rabbitry, I now have two litters inside because their mothers are in the same cage and they were born two weeks apart, which means I always have little fuzzballs to play with. Wouldn't want him to know that it's fun.

I think I have chocolate steels!

*ahem* I mean, this is not good.

 

[mystang89]

LOL :lol: Muhahahaha - You're all welcome. I'm here to serve the community And congrats on the chocolate steels. Now I'll be off to see the doctor about this splitting headache I mysteriously ended up with :doc:

 

[Bad Habit]

He didn't seem like he had any interest in the girls. So I am hopeful. I guess I have had a 4mth old kindle, once, she came back to me at 3mths and pregnant.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Miss M, I hope you have "the chair" handy.

Right here: :chair:

Nyess... I figured you would have it near to hand for just such a case as this.

Don't tell him that because of his influence in my rabbitry, I now have two litters inside because their mothers are in the same cage and they were born two weeks apart, which means I always have little fuzzballs to play with. Wouldn't want him to know that it's fun.

I think I have chocolate steels!

Get control of yourself, Miss M! :evil: This unseemly show of enthusiasm will only serve to encourage Mystang's wayward influence! :nono:

*ahem* I mean, this is not good.

Better. Much, much better. :yes:

Muhahahaha - You're all welcome.

Welcome? Welcome?!? You have created a veritable popple explosion! :angry: :explode:

Now I'll be off to see the doctor about this splitting headache I mysteriously ended up with :doc:

Don't be a wuss. Go chew some willow bark.

He didn't seem like he had any interest in the girls. So I am hopeful.

You are doomed, Bad Habit, especially since Mystang has brought his infective influence to this thread. :angry:

I'm looking forward to seeing your first generation lopped lionheads! opcorn: I bet they will be ADORABLE!!! Just think- the start of a whole new version of loppy maned cuteness! They'll sell like hotcakes... you are gonna be rich! :money:

*Ahem!* I mean, what are you going to do with a litter of maned mutt rabbits? Whatever were you thinking?!?

Mystang... be a man and come over here to accept disciplinary action. Miss M, the chair please... :chair:

 

[Bad Habit]

Lol I had lionlops before, I could hardly GIVE them away . The hollands will be nice, though, they go for 50$ min around here.

I shall remain ever hopeful...

But since he's got testicles, what would it hurt to give him a try on my 10mth smoke pearl doe...

 

[the reluctant farmer]

Mystang... be a man and come over here to accept disciplinary action. Miss M, the chair please... :chair:

I think Miss M chaired him while you weren't looking, and that's why he had the headache. But since we're not certain I suppose it wouldn't hurt if she did it again, just to be sure. Maybe you need something bigger than a chair, Miss M?

 

[HoppinHalfPints]

:indy-jones: :nightmare: :beammeup: :injail:

I recommend any of these....

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I had lionlops before, I could hardly GIVE them away . The hollands will be nice, though, they go for 50$ min around here.

I shall remain ever hopeful...

Second time's the charm, right? No... um, wait... THIRD time is the charm.

Good luck anyway!

But since he's got testicles, what would it hurt to give him a try on my 10mth smoke pearl doe...

Yes! He needs to be "proven", does he not?

Mystang... be a man and come over here to accept disciplinary action. Miss M, the chair please... :chair:

I think Miss M chaired him while you weren't looking, and that's why he had the headache.

Oh, Miss M "chaired him" all right... but then he had the audacity to try to laugh it off and say

LOL :lol: Muhahahaha - You're all welcome.

...which is why I felt that further disciplinary action was needed. :angry:

Maybe you need something bigger than a chair, Miss M?

:thinking: You could be right, TRF. :?

At times, I have seen Miss M resort to the hammer :bash: or the ray gun :annihilate: for especially difficult cases.

We may need to pull out the heavy artillery to deal with this particular problem. We could send him a plague of :mosquitos: , curse him with insomnia :countsheep: , or silence him :shutup:by requiring his posts be "approved" prior to posting...

Obviously, this case will require careful consideration, weighing the problem of lack of fertility to overabundance. :bunnyhop: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :lilbunny: :bunnyhop:

As always, the input of our general membership will be taken into careful consideration in our proceedings, and we value your input. opcorn: :twisted:

-- Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:16 pm --

:indy-jones: :nightmare: :beammeup: :injail:

I recommend any of these....

Oooh! All excellent suggestions, Half Pint! I bet his wife (and kids!) would approve!

 

[3mina]

Hey Mystang, send some of that voodoo you're doing up north please. I've got two senior does I need litters out of and they aren't cooperating

 

[Miss M]

So the chair wasn't quite sufficient. :angry:

Let's see... what a range of possibilities! :hmm:

Yes, after careful consideration, I think I've got it! Your punishment, Mystang:

You are to be abducted by aliens :beammeup: , who will then do mosquito tolerance experiments on you :mosquitos: .

That should do it.

Hey Mystang, send some of that voodoo you're doing up north please. I've got two senior does I need litters out of and they aren't cooperating

Well, BH is in Ontario, I believe, so perhaps the popple invasion will spread to you before long!

Don't be a wuss. Go chew some willow bark.

:rotfl:

He didn't seem like he had any interest in the girls. So I am hopeful. I guess I have had a 4mth old kindle, once, she came back to me at 3mths and pregnant.

We never saw any interest in that cage, either... but the fourth doe of five just kindled today! :roll:

 

[Bad Habit]

I had lionlops before, I could hardly GIVE them away . The hollands will be nice, though, they go for 50$ min around here.

I shall remain ever hopeful...

Second time's the charm, right? No... um, wait... THIRD time is the charm.

Good luck anyway!

But since he's got testicles, what would it hurt to give him a try on my 10mth smoke pearl doe...

Yes! He needs to be "proven", does he not?

Well, that's what I'm thinking, LOL. Give him a chance to do the dance with no pants. The 10mth old doe, I got for free(no ped) because she is very hormonal and wants bred.

And if I do get some F1 lionlops, well... the dog has decided he likes rabbit meat, so it won't be ALL bad.

Or I could just box them up and send them to Mystang to deal with!!