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What I am trying to say is that the buck carries a blue gene so if the doe has blue, I get a lot of blue kits.

What's interesting is that the white kits have a slight smutty color, like Cal's do when they are born in the winter - I wonder what the white kits will end up looking like: A REW NZ or a Cal...

There is one more black kit buried underneath the pile, where it's warm :) We went from 40's and 50's this week to a snowstorm last night and Mama pulled more fur for them again. 4 x white and 2 x black (out of 6 white and 3 black) from a black NZ Doe and Cal buck with recessive blue genes.

Great news, all of the babies are warm with big, fat bellies!

She added a bunch of fur last night so that will help. Cross my fingers, but I think we are in the clear.

UPDATE: As a first time mom, she is lousy at covering them up. So, I cover them back up with straw and fur in the morning and at night after the feedings. They seem to be doing well. We caught a break and the weather here in Boston has been in the 40's and low 50's which is unseasonably warm...

OK, I can try that. What about dryer lint, would that help? Should I put wood shavings under the straw too? And do the Does ever add more fur to the nest or is it a one time thing?

1) Yes, the Doe is a first time mom. 2) She used straw and made a hole in the back of the nesting box where the kits were, and she pulled fur but it was scattered throughout the box. That's all she used. (I collected the fur and lined the hole and put most of it on top of them. Is there...

My garage isn't heated so I don't know if that would help. They are now up to temp and full of life. I lost 3. I pulled as much fur from the nesting box as I could to put it on them. The nesting box is in the house right now but I will need to put it outside at some point.

Hi, I had a doe kindle last night and she made a decent nest but the babies were not really covered and close to death (it's 24 out right now). In an effort to save the 10 kits, I put them in the incubator to get their body temps up. Which seems to be working for 8 of 10. My question is...