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How old are the does? That might make a difference. I had difficulty with this last breeding too, she basically acted like a rock in the cage with the buck. Just sat still as stone in one spot without moving no matter what he did. Finally after day two of having them together for close to an hour she relaxed enough to lift once.
One thing I recently did was put a light in one side of my hutch, the side of the bred doe, because I know, like chickens, that their physiology is run (partially at least) by the light hours in the day. I am making sure she gets 14 hours of light because I want a nice big litter. I know lots of people have litters in the winter time, but most of the breeders I talk to also have a lit rabbit area. We will see in a few weeks if she is pregnant.....
How old are the does? That might make a difference. I had difficulty with this last breeding too, she basically acted like a rock in the cage with the buck. Just sat still as stone in one spot without moving no matter what he did. Finally after day two of having them together for close to an hour she relaxed enough to lift once.
One thing I recently did was put a light in one side of my hutch, the side of the bred doe, because I know, like chickens, that their physiology is run (partially at least) by the light hours in the day. I am making sure she gets 14 hours of light because I want a nice big litter. I know lots of people have litters in the winter time, but most of the breeders I talk to also have a lit rabbit area. We will see in a few weeks if she is pregnant.....