Well, you could try what I do - but pacing backand forth in front of their cages still doesn't work for me.(A watched doe hates to kindle).
First of all, just because rabbits usually give birth on day 31 - itdoesn't mean it will ALWAYS happen. I've heard of does giving birthanywhere from day 28 - day 35! Usually by day 35 the kits are stillbornbut I have heard of some being born successfully.
You have to remember a couple of things.
a. Your does were bred a bit "old" for a first time breeding....Ithink. I don't work with Dutch rabbits. I am sure they'll be fine butmost of the smaller breeds are bred around 6 months or so - before theyget too fat or the bones settle or soemthing like that.
b. This is their first litter. They may not know what to do much aheadof time like an experienced doe will do. Frequently a doewill have her first litter "on the wire" simply because she didn't knowenough to nest or what to do.
The best thing to do is to give them lots of hay for nesting, a nestboxwith hay in it - and just wait. Either the doe will nest - or it won'tnest.
Check on her frequently for when she has the babies - and then beprepared to make a nest for her in the nestbox if she hasn't doneso....and move the babies to the nestbox. That is about all Ican suggest right now - sorry!
Around kindling time, if I think my does are having any problems, Iwill give them raspberry tea (I don't have access to fresh raspberryleaves). Some breeders will give them parsley. I also make sure that Istart giving them Tums from day 28 so that by day 31, they have a bitof calcium and won't go into a seizure from lack of calcium.
Peg