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    I have a runty bunny

    I guess I just don't know what to do. I'm worried that she's just not getting enough to eat. I certainly don't want to make the little thing suffer. Should I just go ahead and dispatch the runt? Or should I just wait it out to see if she grows or starves? the runty one is the bottom of this...
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    Bad mother?

    I have started learning to use a drop spindle. I love spinning. We have a good barnyard mix. 4 sassy Buff Orps, 3 RIR, 4 Barred Rock, 3 Leghorn and 2 easter eggers. One of my BR it turns out is a rooster. I'm pretty bummed because he is an absolute sweetheart but we're not allowed to have...
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    Bad mother?

    We raise the rabbits for meat. It's frustrating that we've had a bad experience with her. We probably would have culled earlier but we've felt kind of bad for her since she only has one ear. But it's the circle of life, right? She's had a good life with us none the less. What do you do with...
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    Bad mother?

    Well, I'd give her away before keeping her around as a pet. We just don't do that here. Keeping rabbits as pets is financially disadvantageous for our operation. But that's good to know. Thank you.
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    Bad mother?

    My rabbit has just given birth this afternoon, but she gave birth outside the nesting box on the wire mesh and none of the litter survived. I've been checking up on her almost hourly the last couple of days as she continued to fill up the nesting box with fur. Even now, it's got plenty of fur...
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    Multiplying babies!

    That happened to us. We counted and there were 7. I went back and counted again that evening and there were 8. The next morning I found 9 and that evening I found 10. Crazy.
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