Cadbury's babies - 2 wk pics 7/2/12- can you give me color dscrpt now?

[Missy]

Ok, so far so good I think. I had attempted to breed her again right after the rest ofher babies died, she accepted the buck right away. I tried again later that day, she growled and grunted at him, I tried again a few days later, more attacking, growling and grunting. Now I am sitting here at day 30. She is not pulling any hair this time. I had her bottom side up and thought maybe I could feel babies moving.

????Why no hair pulling????

Also I froze some goat clostrum(sp) after tippy kidded just in case but then forgot to ask if I could use it for baby bunnies? I am attempting to prepare for the worse after last time.

 

[Missy]

Mother is a NZ the dad is a NZ x hop mix. She had 4 one was dead in the cage part, the other three are alive and in the nesting box. However she is not in with them. She was briefly, but now she is back out munching away like nothing happened. Is this normal? Any clue as to what color these babies would be?

 

[Bunnylady]

Normally, a doe with a young litter will go to the nest box for a few minutes around dawn and maybe at dusk (I have had some does that only nurse once per day). The doe gets into the nest box and stands over the litter, the babies have to crawl to her, find a nipple, and nurse - interesting detail, as newborns, they often nurse upright, it's only later that they flip over. She will stand there for a few minutes, and then leave. Any baby that didn't get a tummyful on that go-around is out of luck until the next feeding, roughly 12 hours later. That is the normal pattern for most does. Some people think that is poor mothering, but think about it - most of the things that are a threat to the babies are a threat to the doe, too. A wild rabbit's litter would be in a burrow, underground, where temperatures don't swing quite as dramatically as they do above ground. By staying away from the nest, the doe doesn't alert predators to the presence of her litter, which in a way is protection of a sort. Rabbits don't produce large quantities of milk, but what they produce is very "nutrient dense." Baby rabbits grow astonishingly fast!

As to the colors of the kits, I'm seeing 2 brokens, one of which might be a Broken Chestnut (what colors are the parents?). Can't really say on the third baby, yet. Congrats on live babies!

 

[Missy]

What a relieve. Just checked on them again. All three and snuggled together and warm. The mother is white. The father is a light brownish/chocolateish/blueish color. I will have to get pictures of him. He has different colors.

 

[bunnyperson]

http://www.welshrabbitry.com/birth.html I bookmarked this site when I had my first litter, because I was confused why she didn't stay in there as well. It has some pictures of fed babies

 

[Missy]

Wonderful site, thank you

 

[Missy]

Here are some pictures of the family.

MomSolid white w/red eyes and pink rims around them)(Is that an Albino? or just a white rabbit?

Cadbury:

Dad: (No idea what color he is. Anyone have a clue?-has white underbelly and dark brown eyes. Suppose to be a NZ x lop mix)

Baloo

Was not pleased with being on top of the rabbit hutch

Babies Day 2:

 

[bunnyperson]

Red- Eye White is Albino.

 

[Bunnylady]

Your doe is a Ruby-eyed White. Genetically, REW's are true albinos, but nobody calls 'em that!

Your buck looks like a badly sun faded Chestnut that has undergone several partial molts. It looks like he's starting one again - which is why his face is so much darker than the rest of him. Hopefully, he'll do the whole business this time; he'll wind up one shade of brown if he does.

 

[Missy]

Your doe is a Ruby-eyed White. Genetically, REW's are true albinos, but nobody calls 'em that!

Your buck looks like a badly sun faded Chestnut that has undergone several partial molts. It looks like he's starting one again - which is why his face is so much darker than the rest of him. Hopefully, he'll do the whole business this time; he'll wind up one shade of brown if he does.

lol. I am not sure why I find your post so funny. He has looked the way he looks now since I got him. Can I do anything for him and this molting?