dairygoatlady
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I bred my Champagne D'argent doe to her buck a month ago, and she had her babies tonight! But two were dead by the time we found out she'd had them. I think she stomped on them in her nest. There are at least three alive right now.
Do we need to do anything to make sure no more die? We pulled her out and clipped her nails, they were too long. She was already out of the nest. We fed her and she stayed out of the nest the whole time we were out there. She was eating.
Do the babies NEED her to stay in the nest to survive? Should we pick her up and put her in the nest? Or is it normal for her to not be in it? She just had them about 4 hours ago.
We are brand new to this, and every site I see about bunnies talks about NOT breeding them. But we have a rare heritage breed, that is VERY friendly and nice, too (Champagne D'Argent). So we are doing this to sell the babies (high demand) and keep the doe and buck as backup for meat if things get crazy.
Help a rabbit amateur!
Do we need to do anything to make sure no more die? We pulled her out and clipped her nails, they were too long. She was already out of the nest. We fed her and she stayed out of the nest the whole time we were out there. She was eating.
Do the babies NEED her to stay in the nest to survive? Should we pick her up and put her in the nest? Or is it normal for her to not be in it? She just had them about 4 hours ago.
We are brand new to this, and every site I see about bunnies talks about NOT breeding them. But we have a rare heritage breed, that is VERY friendly and nice, too (Champagne D'Argent). So we are doing this to sell the babies (high demand) and keep the doe and buck as backup for meat if things get crazy.
Help a rabbit amateur!