Dinner rabbits, Journal

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So annoyed I found these now...

https://www.greenhousemegastore.com/products/square-garden-tray?variant=42701214908615

 

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Grumpy dreaming of mur-dur...
While her kids bounce on her head.

Got weights on the keeper does.

I wonder if I really should be keeping Mutty2.0 if she's plateaued so badly...Choc doe has now won over her, by a week & 0.15#.
Starting to think I'll put her in the freezer...
Two smallest went to dog food yesterday, so just Mutty2.0 & her sister left.

 

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Saturday-

45 finally had her kits, 10! Bred to 3-5 SF pedigreed buck. One odd color kit.



Amber's 3 stragglers are still alive and making it. Thought at least one would of gone by now!



And these guys...One has turned into a digger! So, feeder went up last night.
This morning, I find it full of poop!

 

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Saturday-

10 kits, one is struggling, but fed. Will try to hand feed again tonight.
Only one looks black, rest are definitely not.
Two chocolates??
Cool gold one.
Can't wait to see what they all really are!

White leg-

This one might be a black.
2

3

4

5

 

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6


7

The 3rd that struggled and is still having a hard time.
8


9


Chocolates?
10 & 11



I can't count.
There were 12 kits!
11 are in the pictures!

 

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Now that I'm sure that the NZ/Rex broken black buck was the cause of the VM marks, I'm also certain now that those were MINI Rex and not standard as claimed!
Once the new Rex is old enough to breed, it'll be interesting to see if his pairings with the same does will result in larger, faster growing kits!

I also believe that he was the cause of all of the harlequinization in some of the kits!


Blu, the friendly broken blue doe, I gave her two dried gourds. She eventually noticed them & started to fling them around. She waits by the door for her pats n love every time I'm out there, so thought she may want toys.




The tort is the runt in the 2nd litter, sucks. Dates aren't lined up great, oops. Blackie will be replaced by the best doe, if she ends up beating her weights.


They seem pretty similar, so I'm not sure if any will replace Blu. Maybe a doe will be bigger & better shaped.


Huge litter size difference, but it looks like 3 are nearly 2#, which is great. Looks like only 1 is a doe of those three, if she stays at the top & manages to stay at or above Onyx's weights, she'll replace her.



Looks like Sparkle may be beat out by this 2nd litter! If so, she'll be replaced by, it looks like, #4 doe.



Oh, that 3rd failer was fat this morning! Such a rollercoaster!! But it seems all 11 might make it!

 

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Failer found a full teat!!!

 

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Yesterday-

Looks like two of 45's kits are 5#, 3 others should get there in a few more days. SF that are heavy enough will go with the two mutts this week/weekend.

11's kits are 3 to 3.10 pounds at 5wks & 3 days. Hope they keep it up.


Amber kits-

 

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45's 2nd litter. Odd one is a chocolate again.



Today-

7 buns were moved to the butcher cages! Looks like tomorrow will be a nice day for it. I've noticed that they always seem happy to be moved in there, binkying & exploring the new cage space & smells.


Amber kits were split into two cages last night, as they're running out of food & water too quickly while all together.

 

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7 buns in the freezer!