First, you should know that raising kits is a big thing! I’ve had two litters in the past. This was several years ago when I didn’t have as much knowledge. The first litter was fairly successful for a first time mother rabbit, but sadly half the litter died. The second litter I had was with a different mother rabbit, she also was a first time mom and only 10 months old with 8 kits. The entire litter died. I blame this solely on myself for that. I should have instead done more research and brought the litter with their mother inside. I don’t recommend raising kits outside because they have a higher risk of dying. Simply a rainy day can cause a kit to die. So if you are going to have kits, I really would recommend housing them inside.
Another issue is finding good homes for your rabbits. My kits grew to be 6 months old until I finally could get them a home. So are you willing to wait a while if need be to find them homes? There are so many rabbits who end up in the shelter. So the question is, will you be able to find them good forever homes?
I must also point out that if your doe does go unspayed, she has a much greater chance of getting cancer in her uterus each year she isn’t spayed. That’s why I spayed my girls and neutered my boys right after they had their litters. Plus, they all were able to live together as well! It makes the bonding process so much easier when they are fixed, hardly any fighting at all with them. They were all a big happy bunny family of 4, two does, two bucks, all living together in their big indoor cage. Now I only have one rabbit, a buck named Oscar who’s 7 years old and he’s a free range house bunny.
Years ago, I convinced my dad to let our rabbits breed by showing him the plan we had for the kits and the responsibility I was going to put forth. If you show him that you are going to take responsibility for the care of the kits, then I think this aspect of the matter is fairly easy. He will likely be on board with the idea.
I wish the best for you and April!
