Broody Rabbit

[gregnuttle]

So here, I think, is a new one. I have both hens and rabbits free-ranging in my back yard. Tonight, when I went to collect my eggs from the chicken coop, I found one of my female rabbits sitting in the nesting box. I reached underneath her, and sure enough, she was sitting on 4 eggs, keeping them warm. It would be funny, but I'm pretty sure she's planning to have a litter of bunnies in the chickens' favorite nest box, which I don't think the chickens will be too happy about. Any suggestions?

 

[coffeenutdesign]

Put the rabbit in a cage before she has babies? Maybe she thinks she's the Cadbury bunny?

 

[mustangsaguaro]

How long is a rabbit's gestation? I would say if she's not due soon and you want baby chicks see if the rabbit will stay on the eggs. That would be pretty funny, as well as different.

 

[laturcotte1]

Tooo funny!!!

 

[Angie8eggs]

Put the rabbit in a cage before she has babies? Maybe she thinks she's the Cadbury bunny?

I literally laughed out loud when I read this, so funny! Good thinking!

 

[jed2012]

Put the rabbit in a cage before she has babies? Maybe she thinks she's the Cadbury bunny?

hahaha!

 

[ChickenPeep]

She's probably trying to keep them safe until Easter.

 

[jed2012]

She's probably trying to keep them safe until Easter.

lol

 

[Alicorn Farm]

We have a male rabbit in with our hens. This morning I went out to feed and he was sitting on a nest. My broody hen went out for breakfast and bunny was babysitting lol