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I have not had any real luck with any of them. My DD Holland Lopps wont breed. We got one litter last year after many tries and several peanuts. The one male baby did awesome and got Grand Champion buck at the county fair and we were happy.. well somehow and I really dont know how but both he...

:frow My DH brought home a bottle calf yesterday. I have never really delt with or been involved with cows at all. They are all around me in the pasture but I never had to do anything with them. So this is going to be a huge learning experience for me and DD15. She is already saying it is "HER"...

I am Looking for American Standard of Perfection Books for Poultry/Rabbits at an affordable price for DD13 4-h info.

Just got two 3 hole hutches and one 2 hole hutch with 13 nest boxes/ several bowls and a bunch of feeders, ect. 1 of the 3 hole and 1 of the 2 hole have the tilted dropping trays that drop into a holding "pan". Cages are all "bought from feed store cages but the "hutch" was made around them with...

DD 13 is interested in getting goats for 4h now. I have wanted a milk goat for awhile but also possibly meat goat.

I have a litter of 9 and two died do we are down to 7. today did another head count and only count 6 and have two that are very little compared to its litter mates. Not sure what to do anyone?? both from same doe same litter

Well my 2 does that I have been having issues with false preg and first time litter being all on wire and not surviving, both had kits. Yahh The doe that had all on wire had this litter in nest box and had 5. The false preg doe had 8, 7 in nest box one was on wire dead. So we will see how...

Holland Lopp doe had 3 kits 2 were born dead. This one seemed just fine and getting fat and healthy looking until yesterday. DD said bunny was stiff ish, but alive. Today went and checked on baby and was stiff but alive. I massaged it and it loosened up some put it back in nest and checked on it...

First time kindle for this doe. All were on the wire and of course it was colder than snot last night/this am. 2 were like peanuts? about the size of an adult pinkie and the rest were "normal", but all were found cold and dead on the wire, 1 was partially eaten???. she pulled hair like crazy...

I am beginning to wonder if my does are haven false preg because the both have a nest for quit a while but no babies yet? Is it possible? Though improbable that BOTH are? I am getting discouraged ever time I go check and it's not like I am out there more than 2x. Day and my DD checks 1x.

I breed 3 of my does (rex mix for meat) I have: 1 nesting and pulling hair. 1 hiding in the nest box (not actually nesting yet) 1 I knew prob didn't take so re-breed her today Plus I bought a pair of mini Holland lops for my 13 DD and she was already breed and she is nesting and pulling hair...

I just breed my 3 female to my 3 males. For one(lion head) it is her 3rd breeding she had kits last year once, the 2cd breeding didn't take . 2 females this is their first time so don't know how well things went lol. 1 male was the daddy to the lion heads kits last year so I re-breed those 2. So...

Well my best friend who does this every year and last year told her I want in just called and they are doing 2 large hog and wanted to know if I was still interested. HECK YAHHH!!! I asked if I could come help and she was like well we only have the one saw. I said well can I come watch it being...

a friend who use to have meat rabbits says if they have had ear mites you cant use them as meat rabbits. I read that they have to be treated and not used as food source for 30 days. Sooo I just wanted to know which is correct. I don't have ear mites but that got me wondering??

I received a very large doe today that was told was a California. BUT.....well you tell me. She is white with grey black broken spots here and there and brownish eyes. I have a feeling she is a large mix breed. Don't California's have red eyes???

Well my Lionhead doe just had her first litter literally lol. So far 4 live 1 dead kits. She was bread to my broken rex mix bread. The kits look like they are a mix of colors so we will see. Hopefully she will be a good mom. She did have 4 of them on the wire and they were cold but alive so I...

Never mind I lost my mini rex male.

My DH decided he wanted a rabbit (1). I said since I will be the one taking care of it, as he is good for about a week then it falls to me(speaking from experience with his ducks, dogs,ect) I will not get one If you get rabbits it will be 2 and I will be breading for meat rabbits. He did not...