I had the exact same problem a few years ago with a chick one of my hens hatched. It was smaller and thinner then all the rest, and the top of it's beak was curved down. It never got very big and it only lived for a year, never was able to figure out why.
I caught the second rabbit! The first rabbit is also getting thicker, so I don't know how much it will end up weighing. When I first weighed it, it probably hadn't eaten for a while.
Thank you everyone for the info. :)
I have a few more questions:
Will orchard grass hay work, or does it have to be timothy?
What is a good size for a pen where it could get exercise? I am planning to keep it outside in a hutch,( one side of the hutch is wood slats so it doesn't always have...
Yes, If I can't find the owners I will be keeping him, and I'm also trying to catch the other one.
Please tell me all you want, because this will be my first time keeping rabbits. :)
I usually use corid for chicks, and pig swig for adult birds, but have only had to use it for chickens and turkeys, so I don't know if it's safe for waterfowl... Metronidazole would probably be best, It treats both cocci and giardia.
Hi all, I was wondering if any of you have some ideas of what breed this rabbit is? Maybe a New Zealand? Sorry, but I don't have any background information on the rabbit, There's been two of them wandering around on our property for three weeks, I can't find the owner, and just finally caught...