I have a Grand Champion2 from Bass and I don't like it at all.
The letters are too big and I can't get a decent tattoo from it.
I end up touching them up. I am looking into a Rabbitat.
Roger L
In the US you use the tattoo number at the shows. The judges are
not suppose to know the names of the breeders. When naming
your rabbits you usually use the prefix of your rabbitry first and then
name the rabbit whatever you want to. Example Mikoli's Snowy.
If you did not breed the rabbit...
It sure sounds like the buck is not doing his job but it could also be
other issues that are causing the does not to settle.
Are you on well water? There was a breeder around here that
could not get his does to settle and it was something in the water.
It could also be the feed. A friend of...
At this stage of her pregnancy you should be able to feel the kits easily
unless she only has one or two in her. It's possible that she could be late
though. I have had does go 35 days and still give birth to healthy babies.
I always start counting the day after they are bred.
Is she pulling...
There is nothing wrong with breeding in the winter as long as precautions
are taken! My rabbits do not suffer by being bred in the winter. They suffer
more having litters in the summer. That is why I limit summer breedings.
Mosborn3 cannot show rabbits that she gets from a shelter! They are...
I breed and show mini rex in black, castor, red and black otters
with brokens in all of these varieties. I know have blue otters as
of a month ago. Looks like somebody was hiding his dilute
genes from me LOL.
Roger L
Does your rabbit have a crock or a water bottle? It could
be a fungus if he has a crock and plays in it getting his feet wet.
I havea young mini-rex buck that developed sores on his feet
and he was constantly playing in his water until I gave him a
water bottle and treated his feet with...
My favorite time is when you have a litter of two week old babies
all lined up peaking over the edge of the nestbox debating whether
they want to jump out into the world.
Roger L
I breed mini-rex and hairless spots on their hocks are common.
I use EZmats in all of the cages and if a rabbit gets sore feet I use
a piece of sheetrock in the cage for them to rest on. It won't hurt them
if they chew on it and it seems to work.
I was at a show this past weekend and an old...
Just remember that a watched pot never boils.
She may be waiting to be alone for awhile.
I have a doe that just kindled yesterday that was a day late.
I was in the rabbitry most of the day cleaning and she waited until
I was done and had quiet time before she kindled. I think that she
just...
I breedin thewinter in a space that is heated just enough to keep
the water from freezing. I live in New Hampshire and we can get some
pretty cold weather but I don't have any problems with the kits getting
cold.
I would think it would be better though to bring them into an enclosed
space...
Most does vary on the time when they pull fur so it is not a truly
realiable way of telling if they are ready to kindle. I have does that pull
fur a week before kindling and some that pull fur just as they are ready
to give birth.
One of the more reliable ways that I have found is to watch...
Are the rabbits that have the matted paws sneezing?
Usually the first signs that a rabbit is getting a respiratory problem
is sneezing.
What does the matting on the paws look like?
I had a doe that I had flown in from the west coast. I still had her
in quarantine (Thank Goodness) when she...
Sorry to hear about your sick bunnies!!
The first thing that you need to do you have already done. Quarantining
the sick rabbits and disinfecting the cages and walls and floors around them.
The next thing you need to do is find a different vet. Any vet that prescribes
antibiotics over the...