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I lost all the kits. Still not quite sure what happened. Will breed Mama again and see what happens. My breeding pair and the two twelve week kits are fine, so it seems contained to the young ones.

I'll have to look up Cocci for rabbits. Mama doesn't show any symptoms of anything but ear mites. Thanks for the heads up on the sugar water. I was just trying anything--but I also see that I didn't mention that we tried nursing the kits first--this Mama allows me to hold her in my lap and...

So far I've lost three of the seven kits. Can anyone help me with what I'm dealing with? I don't understand the diarrhea when they're only still nursing.

Update on my newest litter--2 weeks old. I did lose one today, with a couple others showing similar symptoms but not as bad that we might manage to nurse through it. DH had been doing more of the bunbun care for the last couple days and we discovered a misunderstanding about what "checking the...

Question on SF coloring and genetics. One of the kits from Paws' litter (now 9 weeks) silvered very heavily all the sudden last week. It seemed like poof-all the sudden she was nearly white. She is more heavily silvered than any adults I've seen, while the other three from that litter are...

New updates: I did choose to sell Paws the crankypants. She was not a bad bunny, just not a great fit for our family. And i have a new litter of seven from Apple that are doing well. Looking for a blue doe now.

What are some other options for fur in the nestbox? Most of what I added additional to what Paws pulled is getting tamped down and there's not quite enough on top of the kits now. I've already groomed my others today for a bit more.

Just now when checking, I noticed a small smear of fresh blood on the floor of Paws' cage. Is this something concerning, or just keep an eye out. Kindling was about 15-16 hours ago.

Thank you both for everything. I was much better prepared for this one, and the outcome might have been different had I not been following along and asking my random questions for the last few months. I'm so glad I had been saving the extra fur! Interesting about the thumping. I hadn't seen...

Update. All kits are still doing well. DH did bring the box in at a point in the night, and I returned it this morning. We will keep an eye, but all are quite wiggly.

Well, I just went out to check quick before heading down to bed, and thankfully noticed the fur moving. I have six wiggly little ones! But a couple questions if anyone gets this tonight. Now, Paws did not pull anywhere close to as much fur, nor did she stuff the box with hay like Apple did...

So, the buns live in the garage, attached to the house and are used to comings and goings, the garage door opening, etc. Right now with Paws hopefully ready to pop anytime, I try and be careful with too much excitement, but we did open the door to put some new coffee chaff away. I was just...

Day 32. Nothing's changed--no more nesting, no kits yet. I tried to gently feel her tummy while she was having breakfast, but she wouldn't let me. Not sure what to think, though I know there's still time. I think Ms Pms may get replaced.

And now it's to the anxious waiting time with Paws. She gained weight and started nesting on time, so George must have done his job. Day 30--I'm expecting maybe tomorrow evening to be it. Thing is, Paws started nesting, adding about 3" of hay to her box and a bit of fur and then stopped. She...

All four little bun-buns are still doing great! Bugging mama and jumping around. They're so funny to watch--almost like they're surprised how far they can jump. Now today I went to breed my other doe, Paws aka Ms PMS. She's been goofy ever since we got the buck. Some days she's fine and...

Well, the little baby hippos are starting to look like bunnies. So much fun to watch them grow. All four are doing well, and Mama is taking good care of them.

I did pull them today again and weigh them--I have a good kitchen scale meant for ounces that I use for making herb blends. (And being from Colorado I do have to clarify that I play with culinary blends) All 2.3-2.5 ounces with fat little tummies. Mama doesn't seem to mind about me pulling...

Finally! Woke this morn to a nestbox full of fur. Mama Apple did great there. There were four kits in the front of the box that didn't make it, but I also have 4 that were where they should be buried under fur who seem wiggly, fat and healthy. So, I'm taking this as a very successful first...

Thanks again for the support and tips I get from here. It is truly appreciated!

So, you're saying wait til we're past the second date as I was thinking? My homework on sf's is that 31-33 is average for the breed. I'm mostly positive she is pregnant--the second breeding 12 days after the first had four successful "falloffs", so it was just a question of first oopsie that I...