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I have a Dwarf Hotot who has been in labor (I think) for seven hours. Is this normal? Should she have kits by now? Do I need to get a vet out to my farm or is she just taking her time? Earlier she was sitting in the nestbox looking uncomfortable or stressed; now she is sitting with her butt in...

Hi everybody! I have three Nigerian Dwarf does that I'll be breeding back in October so they kid in March. The buck is proven but young, only just about a year old. My does are a second freshener and two who will be on at least their third. I have been keeping them apart of course but only have...

I just brought home a Nigerian doe (Melina) to the farm. On the way home I heard her cough twice. She just weaned a buckling and is about two years old. This morning she has yellow eye discharge, not runny just almost like eye gunk people get in the mornings. Her eyes aren't gooey but they must...

My Nigerian Dwarf buckling is a month old and I took him to be disbudded (too long to wait I know) and he's got a big bandage wrapped around his head. It's lime green and when his mother sees him she runs away in terror. He is eating grain and we have him separated for now but is it safe for him...

My Nigerian doe had twins on March 15. She was an impossible milker and I was a first-timer so I gave up and let her just feed the kids. The kids went to new homes about a week ago and hadn't been nursing for a week or more before that. i assumed the doe was dried off. Anyway, I'm milking my...

We have Lionheads in Butler County, MO! 3 separate litters, 2 unrelated They are $15 each. I can text pictures if interested. These guys are not pedigreed and are several colors including magpie, Siamese sable, red eyed white and silver. Reply or PM if Interested. Include phone # if you prefer...

I have four of the coolest Dwarf Hotots in the world, Isis, Sekhmet, Nile and Thoth. Isis is my oldest doe at 6 months and she's an affectionate rabbit--unless she doesn't feel like it! Nile is my oldest buck and he's not affectionate but is the best behaved rabbit I've ever seen! I think you...

This Dwarf Hotot buck is breeding age. He has his pedigree and an ear tattoo. His ears are slightly offset/wide-set. He is handtame and very sweet! We will sell him for $20 as a pet or $35 with his pedigree. Due to the immense expense and difficulty in shipping rabbits, he is pickup only. We are...

The magpie doe we purchased was bred--like we thought! She was pulling fur this morning so we gave her a nest box and a few hours later voila! She had five live clean fat little babies! They're all snuggled in and active so I'm very pleased! I believe she has at least one white, at least one...

Well I read a few of these Journals and wanted to start one of my own. We started our farm in the middle of June 2011, and now almost four months later I'm amazed at how much it has changed. The farm all started with a desire to keep a few chickens. I researched in catalogs and books and...

Our rabbits have been having some white urine, and the rabbit expert at our extension office told us the calcium was high so to supplement with vegetables/fruits low in calcium. We have green bell peppers, bananas and frozen white corn--frozen to help cool the rabbits in this awful heat! Does...

No kidding! Today we were cleaning out the two indoor cages (temporary) so I let Cleopatra (my hotot doe) and Maggie May (her Lionhead cagemate) out to wander a little in the small room where their cages are. After lopping around harmlessly I thought they'd be fine so I got to work. All of the...

We tried our first ever breeding yesterday. I have a buck and a doe lionhead both with full and beautiful manes, and they're mature so I thought we'd try since cooler days are on their way. The buck was definitely interested; he hopped after her all around his cage and she only made very lazy...

Last Friday I bought a pair of White New Zealands, a buck and a doe. They're identical in every way except for the dewlap, including age, so I'm pretty sure they're litter mates. We were told they were almost two months old and we're letting a newly purchased used--very dirty--hutch dry in the...

Hello everyone! My friend and I recently started our own mini farm with rabbits, chickens, guineas and turkeys all of which are currently babies. We have one New Zealand Red doe and two black Lionheads, one buck and one doe. We have Narragansett turkey poults, Austrolorp and Silkie chicks and...