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[redrstr29]

This is my flemish

 

[redrstr29]

It kind of has the Mandolin body shape thats why i though Flemish cross also

 

[CicisBunnyBarn]

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This is a joke, right? (that sure doesn't look like any Flemish I've ever seen!)

sorry I'm not a rabbit expert:/ the coloring and just the look makes me think of a Flemish. But I'm young and I haven't been raising rabbits for long so sorry.:/

 

[yankeehill]

growing up in WI we left a lot of our rabbits out all winter. we did bring any does we hoped to breed inside, then filled whatever inside cages we had left, but that was more for me and my sister during chores. we had Jersey Woolies, so they had it easiest, but we also had holland lops and polish and they were fine too. we had a bigger issue with the heat of summers. frozen bottles were wonderful, and we actually set up fans out in their area to keep the heat down a little.

We plan on buying heated waterers for winter use. It'll be an expensive purchase, but SO convenient! A friend of mine had a similar set up here in Maine, and left them ALL outside all the time and never had troubles (aside from frozen bottles). I'm thinking I could find some super heavy canvas to wrap around them, or maybe make temporary sides that can be removed come spring. We'll see.

 

[redrstr29]

I was talking about the other one...im alittle confused

lol

 

[CicisBunnyBarn]

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I was talking about the other one...im alittle confused:/ lol

I was talking about salt and peppers rabbit

 

[CicisBunnyBarn]

Does anyone recommend breeding during the summer? I'm trying to decide if I am or not.

 

[Duckchick2011]

The only real problem with breeding in the summer is the heat. Bucks go sterile from being over heated and you could possibly lose kits if you didn't keep them cool enough. IF you got your rabbits to successfully breed and had a liter then you would need to find a way to keep the kits from getting over heated. You could always try, just go in with the knowledge that it might not work out and have a plan for keeping every body cool.

I prefer breeding in the fall and winter months but I only just started at this time last year. I didn't get any kits until about september/october even though I tried breeding a few times during the summer.

 

[Bunnylady]

The only real problem with breeding in the summer is the heat. Bucks go sterile from being over heated and you could possibly lose kits if you didn't keep them cool enough. IF you got your rabbits to successfully breed and had a liter then you would need to find a way to keep the kits from getting over heated. You could always try, just go in with the knowledge that it might not work out and have a plan for keeping every body cool.

I prefer breeding in the fall and winter months but I only just started at this time last year. I didn't get any kits until about september/october even though I tried breeding a few times during the summer.

You can also lose your does to heatstroke. Every rabbit is susceptible to heatstroke, but pregnant does are especially so.

 

[Duckchick2011]

You can also lose your does to heatstroke. Every rabbit is susceptible to heatstroke, but pregnant does are especially so.

This too. I need to add that I recently lost a bun to heatstroke. It wasn't a pregnant doe but a young healthy buck and I am going to miss him like crazy. That is why I am putting frozen water jugs in my rabbits pens now and keeping an extra eye on everybody. When if first happened I brought half my rabbits in the house to cool off I didn't even realize how badly they were being affected until that day, but I can see the difference just having the frozen jugs out there it has made in them.

To all of you fellow beginners out there don't take the heat lightly. Your buns have to wear fur coats out in that stuff.