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[SternRose]

So sorry to hear this.  Even with all the experience you have, there seems to always be a new twist with bunnies.  I'm no help.  I'm learning from all of you. Just wanted to check in on you and your babies.  Is this a new mom?

Her first litter with raising by her self, but her second litter.

 

[abserbean]

Can you remove the babies during the day, and only give them to her for nursing? Sometimes the moms are just too rough with cleaning, but maybe if she had less access?

 

[SternRose]

can someone please tell me the breed of my rabbits? I don't think they are mini Rex.... There hair is not like Velvet... Or do mini Rex have different hair?

Looks like a lion head(mix maybe) but I need better pics.

 

[SternRose]

Oh my...Is she over cleaning? Does baby have somethin wedged in that area like hay or a poopy foot she may be trying to get? Or a small cut that left a scab she keeps opening?

Do you think lightly wrapping it would help or upset mama? Maybe wrap it til it heals if its cut?

I think she's upset. Her first litter was raised by her and her sister, both had a litter to care for.

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

Sometimes the mothers will do strange things like when something has got them really upset...like a rat, snake or opossum snooping around.
Now I had one litter that once, when the babies were just old enough to hop out of the nest box, one of the chickens ran under the hutch and jumped up and tried to peck/eat the feed off of the babies up through the wire.

 

[SternRose]

Can you remove the babies during the day, and only give them to her for nursing? Sometimes the moms are just too rough with cleaning, but maybe if she had less access? 

She might abandon them and not nurse them.

 

[SternRose]

Sometimes the mothers will do strange things like when something has got them really upset...like a rat, snake or opossum snooping around.
Now I had one litter that once, when the babies were just old enough to hop out of the nest box, one of the chickens ran under the hutch and jumped up and tried to peck/eat the feed off of the babies up through the wire.   

They do live in the chicken coop. So it's very possible.

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

I know mosquitoes hate dryer sheets. I put them around my porch to keep them away or you could plant lemon grass but I don't know if that's safe around bunnies...

thanks for the tips!

 

[PrimroseMom1]

I use fans in the rabbitry and make sure weeds and grass are kept short. I also make sure there's no standing water, especially here where we get a lot of showers.
Mosquitos can carry any array of diseases and yes some can be harmful. They can also transfer some diseases from ill stock to healthy stock. But in general, with a healthy herd, no a mosquito bite should not cause a rabbit to drop dead. Keeping the numbers down as low as possible helps prevent other issues as well.
Vanilla tree car fresheners work well in the chicken coops too as a deterrent.

Angel, we do the same. I use fans and vanilla car scents for the chickens and bunnies. I also use fly strips.

 

[Angelicisi]

Do the fly strips work for mosquitos? I just saw a bunch on sale but fly seasons about over for us so I didn't grab them but mosquitos stay all year I will totally try a few.

We have a bug zapper set away from rabbitry to draw them over to the zapper and zap um and it does indeed kill a LOT, but down south here, a lot doesn't make a dent.

Angel, we do the same. I use fans and vanilla car scents for the chickens and bunnies. I also use fly strips.

Just came across this. Going to try it inside the rabbitry this weekend! Seems simple enough. May help a bit