Rabbits!

[LouisJamie]

Im mew to rabbits and have a pair of magpie harlequin rabbits... They had a first litter of 7 babies.. All magpie colors but 2 are bew and 1 is rew... Can someone tell me why this happened i got the pair from the same breeder at diff times... Is it a bad thing for those results... Desirable or not

 

[Bunnylady]

It just means that your rabbits are crossbreds. Harlies should only throw Harlies. However, it isn't uncommon for breeders to do outcrosses, and the genes that get introduced can lurk for generations. I had a Harlequin that had come from a breeder that had done an outcross to a New Zealand White to try it improve type, several generations before. When I bred a couple of this rabbit's grand kids together, I had 3 REW's in the litter. Every so often, if I bred some of the rabbits that had this particular doe in their background together, I'd get an REW or two . . . . I called them my "paint-by-number Harlequins."

 

[313759]

I own large meat rabbits. Not exactly sure about the breed. We started out with three. Had no idea what gender until we sexed them turns out we had 2 males and 1 female. They were still to young to breed at the time. But they were pretty close to adulthood. They shared a pen with 8 ducks 10 chickens and 2 turkeys. They all lived in harmony until one day our little bantam rooster became aggressive and attacked one of the male rabbits. It was so bad he couldn't walk. We didn't have the money to bring him to the vet so we tried to help him. We separated and sold the bantam roo. We noticed he wasn't getting any better so it came to the only option. We gave him to a friend and asked him if he could put the poor rabbit out of his misery. He agreed so we gave him the rabbit and left. I knew even if he did become better he might suffer permanent damage in his legs. I mean what's a rabbit without legs. A few months later we went to collect eggs. A nest lay hidden behind the nest boxes. In the nest I saw 5 thin furred babies their ears open but eyes shut. We gave them another week to mature then we brought the babies along with their mother inside. Now the babies are furry and have left their mother who we returned outside with her mate. They are extremely friendly. Jumping into your lap and allowing you to pet them. We even gave them dried fruit for treats.

 

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That's my boy

 

[313759]

Question:: my bunny is going to have babies and this is her first litter of kits. What type of formula do I get if she refuses to let them feed. I've had to bottle feed a lot of cats and dogs cows and pigs but never rabbits. Just wondering so I can be fully prepared when her delivery day comes.

Don't worry. As long as she has a nice dark quiet place to have her litter you don't really have to bother. Btw some rabbits will ditch or eat their babies especially their first but as long as you have a little nest box for her she will most likely build a nest of fur. Make sure she is in there long enough to get used to her surrounding. Because plopping her in there a couple days before birth won't help.

 

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My girl

 

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My Netherlands dwarf buck is 7 months old and very sweet

 

[sweetheart84]

I have a large walk-in closet that she has her cage and box in she runs freely in my master bath and closet. I know some new mothers tend to eat their young or have nothing to do with them. We only ever raised meat rabbits so we didn't really have much to do with them. But my bonnie is our fur Barbie and great with kids and my cat. Just wasn't sure what kind ofmilk to give tthe babies If momma don't want to take care of them.