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[Americano Blue]

 

[SternRose]

I'd take! They soo is cute!

 

[abserbean]

I know it's very early on but your story is reassuring regarding a first time mom doing right by her kits. I pray to have the same luck. Congrats on your little piglets

. They look great

Question: I tried my first palpation this morning on my non pregnant doe. I didn't feel anything unusual. I was at least expecting to feel the hard pellets in her GI track. Before I attempt the prego bunny, I want to make sure I'm doing it correctly. Any feedback and or insight is appreciated.

Thanks! I had read so many horror stories, I had the kids expecting the worst. Of course it is still early, but so far everything has gone very smoothly. I told our 4H leader, I need to remember that rabbits have been doing this a long time without my help.
I had no luck with palpation, even with our leader's help. She said she can't always tell on the mini breeds either, and she has several litters a year. I thought for sure I had felt something on our doe that turned out to not be pregnant, so that shows you how good I am at it! I did notice early on that my pregnant doe's nipples were more prominant, and she became a little nervous and would run to the back of the cage when we opened it. Never aggressive, thankfully, and now that she has kindled is back to her super sweet, give me scratches self. I swear she is proud of herself.
We are giving her fennel, parsley and calf manna in addition to her pellets to help with her milk production. Hopefully we will keep those bellies round and fat.

 

[RedRidge]

Thank you for your reassurance.  I have everyone in my house not expecting much.  I will shift that energy - thank you!  Do you know anything about palpation or do you just let nature take its course. 

I have never not had a doe get pregnant with 3 fall offs on the first try. I don't bother trying to palate or guess. They kindle on day 31 very consistently. Rabbits are much hardier than most people think. Mine are outside year round and I've never lost any to heat or cold. I truly believe that "over care" and babying does not encourage the hardiness they are capable of.

 

[SternRose]

I breed them, mark the camera then put nest box in on day 29. Guessing and palpating never work.

 

[mindylee]

I decided to get out of bunnies. I have 4 to get rid of.
3 for sale
1 free.

So if anyone in Michigan is lookin for pet quality n.dwarf bunnies come see me.

 

[SternRose]

I decided to get out of bunnies. I have 4 to get rid of.
3 for sale
1 free.

So if anyone in Michigan is lookin for pet quality n.dwarf bunnies come see me.

I wish I lived closer to you.

 

[kacklinkelly]

I have never not had a doe get pregnant with 3 fall offs on the first try. I don't bother trying to palate or guess. They kindle on day 31 very consistently. Rabbits are much hardier than most people think. Mine are outside year round and I've never lost any to heat or cold. I truly believe that "over care" and babying does not encourage the hardiness they are capable of.

Well, they had two fall offs in the first try. I took her out after that because it looked like she was starting to get annoyed and aggressive with him. I appreciate your approach and that is my goal. However, 115-120 degrees in our brutal summers is a bit much to ask of anyone. Although, the male I got came from a back yard rabbitry that had tarps for shade and misters. The does even kindled in the heat of our summer so they are clearly hardier than I give them credit for. My does came from a rabbitry where the woman kept some outside and the others (including mine) were kept in a garage she had professionally built specifically for the rabbits. It had air conditioning and all cages inside and outside were spotlessly clean. No odor inside or outside. I was pretty surprised to see her set up.

 

[SternRose]

I can't wait until dad builds my barn.

 

[madforbuns]

Most if you on here know I had an incident with my buck getting into my 3 year old does hutch on the 15th of this month. I have no idea if anything happened but I would have thought he'd at least have tried! The past 2 days, my rabbit who barely eats anything normally, has been going through her bowl of food leaving just a few pellets. It has also been getting colder over the past few weeks and we've been having the typical cold wet weather for about a month now. Could this eating more be due to the weather changing, pregnancy or false pregnancy? She's never eaten this much before to my knowledge though this is her first autumn/winter with us as she was adopted.