Troyergals Chat Thread!!!

[TheKindaFarmGal]

I have one that was supposed to kindle before Angelica, she may just not have been bred. Rabbits are tricky sometimes.

So I've heard...:/

Yeah - like Miss May. Stupid buck apparantly did do his job and breed her, but we didn't know, and she had 7 kits with no box - but she didn't pull any fur either, soooo... :/  

Uh oh.

 

[dan26552]

Yeah - like Miss May. Stupid buck apparantly did do his job and breed her, but we didn't know, and she had 7 kits with no box - but she didn't pull any fur either, soooo... :/  

That sucks.

So I've heard...:/
Uh oh.

They're not hard. Just every once in awhile they throw you curve balls.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

That sucks.
They're not hard. Just every once in awhile they throw you curve balls.

It's not going to discourage me, I still want em!

 

[dan26552]

It's not going to discourage me, I still want em!

And it shouldn't!

 

[dan26552]

Sometimes they just don't breed like rabbits. I've found that to be very inaccurate. Like Granny, her litter record when we got her was six, twelve and ten (something like that) now we had a hard time finding a buck that wasn't related but was what we wanted so we just kept breeding her to her son and those litters go something like this, 3, 3 and the current one of four. We think it's something to do with the inbreeding but that shouldn't be a problem any more cause we have Hamada and the other buck. Sometimes they just don't take either.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Sometimes they just don't breed like rabbits. I've found that to be very inaccurate. Like Granny, her litter record when we got her was six, twelve and ten (something like that) now we had a hard time finding a buck that wasn't related but was what we wanted so we just kept breeding her to her son and those litters go something like this, 3, 3 and the current one of four. We think it's something to do with the inbreeding but that shouldn't be a problem any more cause we have Hamada and the other buck. Sometimes they just don't take either.

Hmmm, that's interesting. What is the ideal age to breed a rabbit for the first time?

 

[dan26552]

Hmmm, that's interesting. What is the ideal age to breed a rabbit for the first time?

Yeah. When they're ready. Smaller breeds mature faster and are thus able to breed sooner larger breeds take longer. A good age is about 6 to 8 months for a standard doe.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Yeah. When they're ready. Smaller breeds mature faster and are thus able to breed sooner larger breeds take longer. A good age is about 6 to 8 months for a standard doe.

ok, that's what I thought. Thanks!!

 

[dan26552]

ok, that's what I thought. Thanks!!

Yep. They can breed around 3 to 4 months but if you breed them too soon they'll stay small only produce small litters. You have a doe right?

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Yep. They can breed around 3 to 4 months but if you breed them too soon they'll stay small only produce small litters. You have a doe right?

Yeah, I used to have two sisters. She's old tho - like 3.5-4 years now, I think.