Surprise Babies!

Tracy0052

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Today my son came running into the house yelling "babies there's babies!!!!"
Our Dutch rabbit we thought was a buck is infact a doe and delivered four lil babies this afternoon! I immediately called our local rabbit expert and asked what we needed to do. We got them moved into a nesting box and all seems well so far. *crossing fingers
But what a surprise! My children are all excited!
Here are the wee ones and Momma:
 

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What a nice surprise, so much better then when your families beloved pet hen crows! :confused:
 

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So cute, congrats! That reflection in the nest box threw me off for a minute! Thought for a second that you had a few extra kits :rolleyes:
 

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WOW...Lucky you! We had that same thing happen to us...just with a goat though! One day I went there and she had a little doeling! Her udders were not big(at all, actually they were tiny) and her vulva didn't swell either!:idunno
 

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Sad to say we lost one of the babies during the night. I noticed yesterday it wasn't quite as active as the others but I hoped momma would nurse it and perk it up. But it was laying at the opposite end of the nest lifeless when we checked on them. The other three look plump and wiggly this morning. Keeping our fingers crossed!
 

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I'm sorry for you losses. It's never easy to lose an animal :(
 

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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152191483716636&id=577181635

The two remaining babies are doing great. This video was yesterday. Today momma added more fur to their nest and they are snuggled in a dome of fur. :) they also seem to be getting fur on their necks. We also added two mini Rex's to our rabbit herd: Jack and Jill. My daughter plans to show them and breed Jack to her other mini rex Loretta.
 

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They are getting so big! Dutch has turned out to be a good momma!
 

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