This is my second time breeding my NZ rabbits. The first time only one of the two does took. This was back in June. Due to the extreme heat I held off on breeding them again till September.
So I put the first doe in Saturday early morning and left her for a couple hours. She is my largest doe. She is a good bit bigger than my other two rabbits, but she isn't fat. She is just a larger rabbit from the same breeding stock. She is also the one that didn't conceive last time. I monitored her diet closer, but she still wasn't wanting any from the buck. So I knew that I would need to try it again.
Sunday morning doe two went in. The same results. So I searched the forums and saw the post concerning apple cider vinegar. I put some in the water and hoped it would help.
So yesterday evening I decided to do as the breeding post suggested and leave her over night. I of course stayed for a while to make sure they were getting along. Both of my does are very submissive and skittish. The two prior days they spent the whole time running from the buck and keeping their tail end down. This time though she was in there for less than five minutes and went to the middle with head down and tail end up. He hopped on and then did a fall off with a couple of screams. Yep he is a screamer. Since they were getting along well and she was more receptive I left her the night. i went back out before bed and checked on them. they were still going good.
Tonight I am going to try doe two again and leave her the night.
I can't say for sure if it was the vinegar or just the evening mood, but maybe this will be of some help to others. Thanks for the breeding post Mamasheepdog. I will leave the link here for others that might like to review it. http://rabbittalk.com/judging-a-doe-s-readiness-and-breeding-tips-t9869.html
I do have a few questions, Should I put the does back in after a week to make sure they took? If I do, should I leave them overnight again? Is it ok to continue to give them the vinegar?
Thanks for all the wonderful post on here. It has been a huge help!!!
So I put the first doe in Saturday early morning and left her for a couple hours. She is my largest doe. She is a good bit bigger than my other two rabbits, but she isn't fat. She is just a larger rabbit from the same breeding stock. She is also the one that didn't conceive last time. I monitored her diet closer, but she still wasn't wanting any from the buck. So I knew that I would need to try it again.
Sunday morning doe two went in. The same results. So I searched the forums and saw the post concerning apple cider vinegar. I put some in the water and hoped it would help.
So yesterday evening I decided to do as the breeding post suggested and leave her over night. I of course stayed for a while to make sure they were getting along. Both of my does are very submissive and skittish. The two prior days they spent the whole time running from the buck and keeping their tail end down. This time though she was in there for less than five minutes and went to the middle with head down and tail end up. He hopped on and then did a fall off with a couple of screams. Yep he is a screamer. Since they were getting along well and she was more receptive I left her the night. i went back out before bed and checked on them. they were still going good.
Tonight I am going to try doe two again and leave her the night.
I can't say for sure if it was the vinegar or just the evening mood, but maybe this will be of some help to others. Thanks for the breeding post Mamasheepdog. I will leave the link here for others that might like to review it. http://rabbittalk.com/judging-a-doe-s-readiness-and-breeding-tips-t9869.html
I do have a few questions, Should I put the does back in after a week to make sure they took? If I do, should I leave them overnight again? Is it ok to continue to give them the vinegar?
Thanks for all the wonderful post on here. It has been a huge help!!!
