Palpate bunny? babies or aliens?

[luvzmybabz]

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OK Babs is due today and I gopt a good feel of her Saturday when I cleaned her cage. I sure thought I felt buns in that oven. Today I watched her resting and if not buns then something alien has taken over I added a nest box when I cleaned. She has been lazing around since I cleaned her cage using the nest box to sleep. On her last litter she was SUPER nice, the morning before she kindled at noon she wanted a bunch of love but had pulled fur the evening before now nothing. Sunday was 28 days I usually plan for 30 which is today am I just being over protective? She is panting like a dog that ran a marathon. She is in the house so I know it is not too hot.

Is there anything else I should look for?

 

[TheOLDNewChick]

Pulling fur, arranging the nestbox...that's about it. Listen for grunting.

 

[arllcountrygirl]

Try not to disturb her too much. Sometimes they just need their space. Be careful with movin the nest box and moving her to a different pen. If you rearrange things or move he into a diff pen close to her due date - it can cause them to stress sometimes. Which will cause a doe to wait. Doesn't happen very often but does happen all the same.

Keep us updated.
Amanda

 

[feathersgalore]

Any babies yet?

 

[luvzmybabz]

Nothing yet just feed her and tried to check her gut gently but she was not having it. I sure hope my brain is not playing games with me making me thing I see and feel things that are not there. The night after I breed her the 2 bucks got out and my hubby says he has seen one of them a couple of times since out in the back of our 2.5 acres but I think he may be fuill of it. I have gone to a few auctions looking for a decent buck since then and have not found squat. Figures when I don't need one I see them everywhere.

 

[feathersgalore]

When I first started breeding rabbits, I had a breeder tell me to feed fresh parsley to overdue moms. I've done it a few times (I don't know if it was the parsley or they were just ready).

 

[luvzmybabz]

I will see if I can talk hubby into picking some up on his way home. Just pecked in on her and she has poo that was kinda odd. Pellets about 1/3 to 1/4 normal size but a number of them clustered together like a large blackberry about 1 inch long?

 

[feathersgalore]

Sounds like a normal "morning" poo. Normally they will re-digest these. You will find them occasionally.