Don't separate them from their mother. They need her for to to 7 weeks. I have a 7 week old who still nurses from time to time. It is how they get their right antibodies and prebiotic and such to stay healthy.
Even if she has another litter? Still keep them together?
I will try to clarify things. She is not likely to get pregnant again since she is already pregnant. However, if the buck is there when she kindles he will breed her and she will most likely take. Bear in mind that just because the testicles are removed it does not mean the buck is immediately sterile. He won't be making any more sperm, but there are live sperm in the ducts. It isn't until those are gone that he can no longer impregnate a female. Clear as mud?
If a doe has a new litter she should NOT be nursing the older litter. The older litter will take the milk needed for the new ones. As long as they are eating pellets they can be separated. If you are worried about it mix a little powdered milk in with their pellets.
My does have no issues with nursing more than the current litter. All our babies have been healthy and well fed. They also don't just nurse their own. We have two mommas who are sisters and they will let whichever baby who wants to nurse when it is dinner time. We let them naturally ween themselves. But you definitely don't want to separate early as then you have health issues.
Keep the boy separate from the girl. But don't separate the babies until about 7 weeks. It is actually illegal in my state to sell bunnies until they are 7 weeks due to this (much like kittens and puppies). If you keep the papa bunny away from momma she should've be getting pregnant to have another litter. But if she is already pregnant, my does do fine with 2 litters at a time because the older litter are in the processing of weaning themselves by the time the new litter is born.
Have you considered eating rabbit meat? (One way of dealing with all the bunnies.)
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My husband has. I cant process them. Not just because I don’t have the gal to but because it’s illegal in my village to process animals. I’m going to try and sell some first. If they don’t all sell then I’ll find a butcher.
No. I wanted to get a look at them but it was windy when I opened the coop. I started moving all the fluff on top of them but thought they might get cold. I mostly wanted to see if they were alive. They were because the fluff started moving around. It’s supposed to be warm tomorrow, in the 30s, so I might be able to get pics then.
