Advice on gestation calendar after questionable attempt breeding rabbits

[flickerfarkle]

Yesterday I made my first attempt at breeding rabbits. I've got a 9-month old buck and two does, 10 and 11 months, all silver foxes. Yesterday was the first time any of them had been bred (maybe).

I did morning and evening sessions with both does and the buck mounted several times, and did a lot of jackhammering, but no fall-offs. None.

I don't know if the does were helping out by lifting their rumps. I'm not sure what that would look like but I didn't notice it happening.

Last evening I searched online and found that, yes, there are some abby-normal bucks that don't "fall off." And the only rabbit breeding mentor I've had told me to breed twice on Day 1 and then try again on Day 2. And if Day 1 was a success, the does will reject the buck on Day 2.

Well, today is Day 2 and neither doe rejected him. However, he did have fall-offs on some of his mounting attempts, so maybe he isn't abby-normal after all.

Anyway, all that to get to this. Is there any harm if I start counting from yesterday for my gestation calendar, just to be safe (which might make me a day early for palpation and kindling boxes, etc). Or should I take it for granted that yesterday's attempts were unsuccessful and start counting from today?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I'd personally count from the first day. Doesn't hurt to be prepared early.

 

[Obsessedwithanimals]

Start from the first day for sure. Sorry this is late. I'm new. If you ever need rabbit advice please contact me I have a Rabbitry so I should be able to help most of the time.