Buck not interested in breeding

[justamerefarm]

We have a Flemish Giant buck that is about 1-2 years old and he does not seem interested in mating with our females. Does anyone have any suggestions about what we can do to get him interested?

 

[Tuhmu]

You may just not be seeing "the act", I guess I'm not familiar with rabbits but with my goats this last fall, I rented a buck and he appeared to have 0 interest in the ladies(though they just couldn't get enough of him) so I traded him for another a month later. Just started kidding last Friday, over half the herd done. If the 2nd buck took care of any, they wouldn't start till April 26. So buck #1 apparently just wanted to keep his relationships private.

Like I said, not sure if that applies to rabbits though.

 

[Silver Bantam]

One thing you can try,is putting the doe in the bucks cage, and the buck in the does cage and leave like that for about a day. This way, they will both be able to smell each other, and maybe get him more 'in the mood' This is what I often do with tricky does that dont want to breed even when they're ready. Another thing, is he might just be a slower matureing buck. If he is around one, then this could be the case. I don't breed Flemish, but I think the averag breeding age for the bucks is about 8-9 months.