Calling All Rabbit Nutters

[U_Stormcrow]

What breed?
Bucks usually go sterile in the heat.

No idea. All are young, they were two months old when we got them over the course of April and May, so I'm hoping maybe in the next month or so. Most of the previous escapes were Peanut Bunny (the tan/brown oldest female) joining Snu Snu (same age male, black with a bit of grey) in his pen. They would hang out together for a few days, then she would disappear. Blackberry Jam (the younger, black with a bit of grey, female) has not exhibited the same behaviors, but has spent much of the last week up against the fence dividing her cage from his, with him on the other side. She's the one that has disappeared this time.

 

[Everose]

July in Texas.

A mini rex?! They're the ones who hardly ever make babies when it gets hot, those dense coats don't help.
I've had babies born in the summer, and I know my havana buck isn't sterile. It's not a hard and fast rule, but in most cases a buck won't be fertile til temps cool down.
I can't even begin to count the number of times when I've bred all the rabbits late summer for fall babies and been totally disappointed.
When I had my first trio of rabbits I swore they were broke because they wouldn't have babies, turns out my Californian buck was just too hot. That's why I have Tamuks now.

 

[Kiki]

No idea. All are young, they were two months old when we got them over the course of April and May, so I'm hoping maybe in the next month or so. Most of the previous escapes were Peanut Bunny (the tan/brown oldest female) joining Snu Snu (same age male, black with a bit of grey) in his pen. They would hang out together for a few days, then she would disappear. Blackberry Jam (the younger, black with a bit of grey, female) has not exhibited the same behaviors, but has spent much of the last week up against the fence dividing her cage from his, with him on the other side. She's the one that has disappeared this time.

A mini rex?! They're the ones who hardly ever make babies when it gets hot, those dense coats don't help.
I've had babies born in the summer, and I know my havana buck isn't sterile. It's not a hard and fast rule, but in most cases a buck won't be fertile til temps cool down.
I can't even begin to count the number of times when I've bred all the rabbits late summer for fall babies and been totally disappointed.
When I had my first trio of rabbits I swore they were broke because they wouldn't have babies, turns out my Californian buck was just too hot. That's why I have Tamuks now.

Trebby's dad has been making babies for years all summer long.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Peanut Bunny, siblings, momma - mid April, age about 8 wks.

Some of the Breeder's bunnies she has identified as NZs, I don't know that all of them are. I didn't study rabbit breeds as I did chicken breeds (which I didn't study enough) before buying.

 

[Everose]

Peanut Bunny, siblings, momma - mid April, age about 8 wks.
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Momma has californian/himalayan markings and babies are castor/chestnut/agouti.
Are they big now because to me they resemble flemish giant crosses, they look pretty chonky for eight week olds next to momma.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'm not sure how to characterize "big", but since we have an age on Peanut, I'll go bag her up and weigh her. I'm sure she will just love that...

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Peanut is 5.8#. The larger black bunny, whose description I will revise to "black and chocolate brown", is almost 6.3#.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Peanut Bunny

Snu Snu(I think)

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Blackberry in the Lowe's bucket in Snu Snu's run.

Yes, I can barely see her there - the camera didn't make things much worse. Is it any wonder I struggle to get an accurate head count some days?

 

[Everose]

Poor lil girl looks skinny from the side.