Promise Acres Rabbit Thread

[promiseacres]

Well decided to sell the chickens so now all the bunnies and cages are in their insulated coop.
finally got Celestia bred. Miss R2D2 is not old enough until December. So since they have a new, warmer shed. I bred Xara &Padame.
So it's Celestia xWonder, Xara x Doc and Padame x Gully
all due December 2. Bucks were interested, does so so... Xara lifted well though. Maybe I will get some jrs for spring shows. Have a show on Saturday.

 

[Pastor Dave]

I butchered 10 today, and decided to scale back for a while. Currently I have 2 bucks and 4 does, but planning on going down to 1 buck and 2 does by winter.

 

[Hopalong Causually]

Yes, indeed, Pastor Dave. That is almost exactly where I want to be through the winter, too.
I kept a buck and a doe from earlier litters this past summer on a just-in-case basis. The doe is the most beautiful rabbit I have but doesn't fit into my plans right now. My top priority was to get a future breeder buck from one doe I have and my only breeder buck. That doe is nearly three years old. It took her three litters to finally throw a buck. He's only four weeks old now but he has occupancy rights to the saved girl's cage. I've been unable to find anybody to take her so her name is coming close to changing from Nora to Roaster.

 

[promiseacres]

Our new Bunnies
polish buck, Blackie

mini rex doe Specialty Dark Chocolate

and a new Velveteen lop brood doe, this is Twilights dam.

will be checking does this week.

We are up to 5 Polish, 3 MR and 9 Velveteen lops. Definitely room for some litters.

 

[Hens and Roos]

very nice!

 

[promiseacres]

Well first round of breedings resulted in zero kits... but Butterfly x Blackie is due end of the week and she was interested.
Then Xara, Celestia and CP are due in a couple weeks, Padame also but the way she feels and acts I am doubtful on her.
They've been getting ACV, boss and calf manna and lights at night... so we should get some kits.... I would think.
I got some work done to the cages this afternoon. Invested in a pair of heavy duty c clip pliers, definitely a good thing.

 

[promiseacres]

And no litters...not sure why I attempt fall breedings...
oh ya so I have jrs to show in the spring...
let the velveteens out in the outside playpen, see if they could woo their ladies.... and though the boys tried the girls weren't having it. Did get a fall off Padame (held her...) this morning in Doc's cage.... even the Polish are being prudes...
have added supplements, lights, acv, reduce feed then increase... inside, outside, holding, not holding... only difference this year is bucks are interested... maybe I need to give them more time.... really was hoping for the polish to cooperate... if they don't this week will have to wait until after the mini rex co operate after Jan 1. As John needs jrs for the fair. Oh well... maybe we'll just have 100 bunnies all at once....

 

[Pastor Dave]

What is the ambient temp where you are attempting the breeding? I don't try too much unless it hits 50 or 60 and they are more active.

Sometimes I will put the doe next to the buck a while to see if she goes into heat and acts intetested. Once she's in with him, I wait an hour and watch for a fall off or two before giving them some space.

This Fall I decided not to breed and think I will breed on a decent day in February so I'll have some March babies. I decided to scale back, so only 5 breeders right now and 10 fryers, but plan to reduce 1 more buck and 1 more doe late Spring.

 

[Pastor Dave]

What is the ambient temp where you are attempting the breeding? I don't try too much unless it hits 50 or 60 and they are more active.

Sometimes I will put the doe next to the buck a while to see if she goes into heat and acts intetested. Once she's in with him, I wait an hour and watch for a fall off or two before giving them some space.

This Fall I decided not to breed and think I will breed on a decent day in February so I'll have some March babies. I decided to scale back, so only 5 breeders right now and 10 fryers, but plan to reduce 1 more buck and 1 more doe late Spring.

 

[promiseacres]

What is the ambient temp where you are attempting the breeding? I don't try too much unless it hits 50 or 60 and they are more active.

Sometimes I will put the doe next to the buck a while to see if she goes into heat and acts intetested. Once she's in with him, I wait an hour and watch for a fall off or two before giving them some space.

This Fall I decided not to breed and think I will breed on a decent day in February so I'll have some March babies. I decided to scale back, so only 5 breeders right now and 10 fryers, but plan to reduce 1 more buck and 1 more doe late Spring.

Might be temps, probably gets down to 40 in there shed. It's well insulated but just have a heat lamp. Want to put my 2nd one in there.