kits died

[dawnandjimmy]

New Zealands (9 to 12 pounds) average only slightly larger than Rex (7 1/2 to 10 1/2 pounds). I have seen medium sized does deliver single babies that were a great deal larger than any normal sized NZ baby without issues. While you can't completely rule out a stuck baby, since she delivered the others, the father's breed clearly isn't an issue. While it isn't typical for a doe to spread delivery out for hours or even days, it isn't unheard of. You can try palpating her to find out, and you don't even have to try to find babies - just squeezing her abdomen will most likely trigger a pretty strong contraction, if she's still in labor. 

As to the lost litter (and I am sorry to hear you lost them) if I have babies born at a time when it gets below about 50[SUP]o[/SUP] at night, I have learned that I can pretty much count on losing them unless I bring the doe into the house to kindle. I know other people don't have that problem, but I do.

Thank you for saying sorry not sure if anybody did that responded but thank you anyone that knows me knows that I am an animal lover and my animals are very important to me..some people think people are crazy for loving their animals like they do because they are animals. Well I do and I would not have animals and spend money on them to feed and Make sure they are properly taken care of and healthy if I did not care about them that's just absurd to have an animal and not have any feelings for them...Although I was pretty upset this morning about it I figured it's kind of a lesson I guess I got to learn as I go and actually it was my mistake we normally have a heat light on top of the cage but like I said it's been warm here so we shut it off forecast didn't even show that it was supposed to freeze but I should of had it on there anyway just in case I am only beginning to breed so everything I learned either by experience or by book or by person is gonna benefit me and them in the long run.

 

[dawnandjimmy]

Well I reckon my Rex is One of the rare ones because almost 9 hours later after giving birth to three that I know of but didn't survive she ended up having one more nine hours later I just don't understand what's going on I am totally confused with her and no it did not survive and she has plenty of heat Source because she is in my house now

 

[I Love Layers]

Well I reckon my Rex is One of the rare ones because almost 9 hours later after giving birth to three that I know of but didn't survive she ended up having one more nine hours later I just don't understand what's going on I am totally confused with her and no it did not survive and she has plenty of heat Source because she is in my house now

It was probably positioned incorrectly.

 

[dawnandjimmy]

I massaged her belly to make her have contractions just in case anyMore in there and nothing happened so I guess she's done I will never put her through that again that was her first litter and her last she kinda acts a little upset or sad she is not the same cheerful rabbit do they even have feelings like that with their litters?

 

[Bunnylady]

"Normal" is for a doe to have all of the litter at one time. within a period of about 20 - 30 minutes. The does that don't generally have, um, 'issues' of some kind.

With some, it seems like they get started and just don't finish on time - one thought is that out-of-shape, flabby does may not have good enough muscle tone to get it all done at once. Genetics may play a role; a friend that bred English Angoras at one time told me that breed is notorious for spinning delivery out over a couple of days.

Sometimes, the kits themselves are the problem. An unusually large kit may take a long time to deliver, and that can happen regardless of the breeds of the parents. Generally speaking, the numerically larger the litter, the smaller the individual kits are. I have seen pedigreed Harlequin does bred to a buck of their own breed deliver single kits that were at least 6 inches long; that is larger than even Flemish Giant kits normally are. Younger does usually have kits that are all about the same size, but sometimes having kits that vary significantly in size can happen, particularly in older does.

Sometimes, kindling problems are "just one of those things," and sometimes, the animals themselves are the problem. For many years, I have held to the belief that good mothers tend to produce good mothers, so a family history of good parenting skills should be taken into consideration when choosing future breeders.

All in all, choosing not to breed this doe again may be a wise decision. As to whether they actually "mourn" lost kits, that's a bit hard to say. Rabbits certainly can form relationships with their owners and other rabbits, but my impression is that a doe's connection to her offspring seems to be more instinctual rather than emotional. They feed them, and protect them, but within a few weeks, they'll want nothing to do with them, and may even attack them.

If the doe is "sad" now, she will pretty quickly get over it.

 

[dawnandjimmy]

Yes she is over it all now..happy to say she is my normal girl now. Whew!!! I never even wanted her to breed or even mate. That was a fluke. And a mistake on my part. It only took not even 5 minutes in with my male new Zealand and bam. The deed was done...never thought...my Rex has never even mated before and she is over 2 years old!!! She was meant for a pet only ..no breeding ever....and never again will she be left alone for even a second with a male rabbit...I'm just thankful nothing happened to her cause this could of all went south and not for the best...we were lucky on this turn of events....at least I'm learning though on the dos and don'ts of breeding...I only plan on breeding pure bred rabbits ..like for instance my first breed I got if my new Zealand's my buck is about 9-10 months old and my doe is right at 4...I'm not mating them till she is 6 months old. My back just for some reason does not seem very big for a meat rabbit. Idk.

 

[dawnandjimmy]

Yes she is over it all now..happy to say she is my normal girl now. Whew!!! I never even wanted her to breed or even mate. That was a fluke. And a mistake on my part. It only took not even 5 minutes in with my male new Zealand and bam. The deed was done...never thought...my Rex has never even mated before and she is over 2 years old!!! She was meant for a pet only ..no breeding ever....and never again will she be left alone for even a second with a male rabbit...I'm just thankful nothing happened to her cause this could of all went south and not for the best...we were lucky on this turn of events....at least I'm learning though on the dos and don'ts of breeding...I only plan on breeding pure bred rabbits ..like for instance my first breed I got if my new Zealand's my buck is about 9-10 months old and my doe is right at 4...I'm not mating them till she is 6 months old. My back just for some reason does not seem very big for a meat rabbit. Idk.

. My female new Zealand...