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Two litters born early May 1st. Alilac doe had two (she's fostering 4 from my previous harlequin litterof 10) and another harlequin doe had 7 with onestillborn. Up to my eyeballs in babies!! :faint:

One of my harlequin does just kindled 10 on day29. She surprised me and kindled early and while I wasfeeding. I got to watch again. Such a level-headedgirl to allow me to supervise!!LOL. The babies are from a newbuck. I'm anxious to see what my black magpie doeand my blue japanese buck produce...

Jill---you might consider fostering 3-4 of thelarge litter to the smaller litter. Both mommas will do finewith 7 or 8, but my experience has been that a litter of 12 will loseout a fair bit in the growth department. When theyare little its really easy and with an all white litter you can...

I read a recent post where someone requested help. Their circumstance was such that vet care seemed to be out of reach. At the risk of offending someone on the list I still feel the need to comment on the responses that were posted to that person. When help is searched out comments about how...

Rabbits do have miscarriages, I have one that did. It occured over two days and there were kits and placents. I believe she was three weeks pregnant (new doe to me).

Voting buck here too.

:stork:Nineteen new lilac babies. Mytwo new lilac does just produced a total of 19 babies. Ifthey produce like this they shouldn't be on the rare list anymore!!LOL. Will try to get photos in a couple of days when theybegin to fur up. Right now its just a huge squirming mess ofbabies in both nests.

Looks like he might have a tad of dutch in him....what a chubby bun!! Too cute. Needs to join me on a walking regimen!! LOL:elephant::colors::run:

Try some jello water, gatorade,or some parsley drenched in water. My rabbits all love the parsley and will eat it when all else fails. Also try some plain old fashioned oatmeal and see if she will eat that. Puta crock of water in her pen if you use a bottle waterer.Anything to get her drinking...

Some times, despite our best efforts, the runtswill fail to thrive and will die. I'm a softie so I generallygive it my best effort. I have had good success with takingthe doe and turning her over so her belly is up. (I sit to dothis and hold her securely in my lap, with her head in my arm...

:stork:My last litter of the dayarrived. 6 born 4 survive. Ithink the labor was too long, the last two were stillborn. A very good day all in all and all of themomma's are doing well. I'll sleep welltonite.

One more litter kindled and I got to witnessit. Thats three of the four. The last doeis sure acting ready. I really expect it to besoon. So, the count is: doe one kindled 6 with 3living; doe 2 kindled 7, doe 3 kindled 6 and doe 4???? Arainbow of babies!:rainbow::magicwand:

Thanks for the concerns Blue SkysRabbitry. I've been involved in animal husbandry for a verylong time and my rabbits are used to my being in the barn. Ispend lots of time watching all of my animals so that I usually knowwhat is normal for an animal and what is unusualbehavior. If I thought my...

:stork:Two of my four pregnant dutchdoes have kindled. The one that worried me was a day early and had abunch, all in the nest. Lots of fur pulled. Ihaven't counted yet, but will when the day warmsup. The doe I wasn't as concerned about pulled tonsof fur but lost two of her babies to the wire. I...

Congrats....they say the does are in their mostreceptive condition right now....look at all the babies due!!:highfive:

LMAO....I guess percolate is one of those wordsthat you'd know if you were *my age*. Back beforeautomatic coffee makers you would boil your coffee on the stove and itwould bubble and boil....*percolate* before it wascooked. I don't know that even my girlswould know the meaning of percolate in...

I have a couple of does that pull fur and builda nest early. Two will actually go as early as twoweeks. I know I go against the currenttrend, but I put the nest boxes in when the does want tobuild. Its not as sanitary, but I have yet to have a doe soilthe nest. She will continue to check the...

I'm sure there are those that kindle on day 29or 30, just as there are those that will wait until day 32, but ALL ofmine have waited until day 31. I have 4 dutch harlie littersdue this weekend, two tomorrow and two on Sunday. One of thedoes worries me a bit as she is quite the "fraidy bun" AND a...

Fellow breeder Barbi Brown,has the most wonderful flemish. She lets many of hers havethe run of the place outside and its so much fun to see them hoppingaround! Her place is well worth a stop if you arecoming through during the week or on a Saturday when sheisn't at a show. She's in Manteca, not...

Oakdale is a nice little community ( I livehere!! LOL) and its a pleasant drive. I love the flemishgiants, but I'm limiting myself to three breeds at the time and theyare all rare breeds. I happen to love the harlequins of anybreed so I have dutch and regular harlies, and I've just ventured...