They're here!!!! (UPDATE)

[HansenHomestead]

Well everyone I am so happy to announce the arrival of our first ever litter! Cloudy went into labor around 2:45AM last night, and delivered 6 beautiful kits! All alive, and well! I could not be any happier right now!!!

 

[macksmom98]

Oh Becca this is great news, congratulations! How do you I is she started at 2:45? Did you get to witness her giving birth? Hope this is the first sign that all of us are going to start having better luck! Enjoy them an update pics often!

 

[HansenHomestead]

Thank you!!! I had read that does that are bred in the evening usually kindle in the wee hours of the morning, and with further reading a lot of people had said around 3AM is that magic hour. So I set my alarm for 2:30AM, and when I had went our to the garage there were already 3 born, and I waited a few more minutes, and she jumped back in the box, and gave birth to 3 more! It was amazing to watch!! She's quite protective of the nest so I had to take it out to get a count, and make sure non were dead. All look very good. 1 has a belly that is not as round as the others, but it does look full, not sunken at all. I admit I cried when I saw them! :lol: This morning my husband wanted to see them so I took the box out again, and picked one up, and he panicked a little, and he was like, YOU CAN'T TOUCH THEM!! I was like, uh with domestic rabbits, yes you can, lol. I am going to taking a ton of pictures!

 

[bikegurl]

:congratulations:

 

[macksmom98]

I do the count and take lots of pics, so that everytime I want to see them I can look on my phone instead of disturbing them, lol.....but no problems touching them, just don't like to handle them more than once a day or so. That's amazing you got to see it! I bet you are so excited you won't even need a nap!

 

[MaggieJ]

So glad to hear your good news, Becca!

:congratulations:

 

[HansenHomestead]

Thank you everyone!

They are adorable! My problem is going to be NOT touching them so much, haha.

 

[macksmom98]

That's always my problem too!

 

[HansenHomestead]

So basically no touching a lot?

 

[macksmom98]

It's kind of a personal preference, like a lot of stuff.
Not that it will really harm them but I like my moms and babies to try and have the most natural environment, and to keep things quiet for them. I also have to set an example for my kids, or they would be into them all the time too. So that's where I am coming from.....

 

[Homer]

So basically no touching a lot?

:lol: You're too much.

Way to go Cloudy!

 

[HansenHomestead]

@macksmom, I totally understand that you mean, I will TRY to not touch so much, lol.

@Homer, I can't help it. I am so ready to love, and squeeze the crap out of those little boogers! <br /><br /> -- Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:35 pm -- <br /><br /> Here is the whole gang! Any ideas on colors? The black ones have a pink belly, and the bottoms of their feet are also pink.

 

[imajpm]

Congratulations!

 

[Marinea]

Beautiful kits, congrats!

Love on them all you want, it won't affect mom taking care of them.

 

[FourRingCircus]

Goodness, gracious! Look at those bellies! :1pig:

Congratulations!! I know you have anxiously been waiting! How neat you got to witness it!

 

[Zass]

:congratulations: Beautiful babies!!

 

[HansenHomestead]

Thank you all very much! I just love them to pieces! We went out to a friends for a dinner, and was gone for about 4 hours, and when we got home I RAN to the garage, and loved on all of them, and mommy.

I also weighted them, and they all weight exactly 1.8oz.

 

[WhWRabbitry]

Yay! Congratulations!!

 

[HansenHomestead]

It's day 3, and everyone is doing fantastic! All the kits weight almost 3oz, and are very active.

 

[macksmom98]

Those are full bellies!