Shorty's Kindling thread

[Shorty]

I Have a three week old kit whose one eye is still closed his other eye is open. I checked there is an eye in there it just isn't open. I am not overly concerned as he is destined for the freezer but I am curious as to why this eye didn't open and the other one did. Also if this affects being able to eat him

Bad eye

Good eye

 

[Baymule]

That has no effect on eating him. His closed eye doesn't look crusty ( why he wouldn't be able to open it) I really don't know why he has an eye closed. Sometimes things just happen.

 

[SheepGirl]

Is there an injury that is causing swelling that is keeping his eye shut?

 

[Shorty]

Nope no injury and when I went out and counted them again and looked them all over three actually had eyes like that. I googled it and someone said it was nestbox eye and recommended an optical gel I have been putting it on a couple times a day we will see if it helps.

 

[Shorty]

My first time doe kindled this morning to 5 beautiful kits unfortunately the temperature dropped to like 15 degrees last night and she didn't cover them so I lost them all.

 

[Hens and Roos]

sorry to hear that

 

[SA Farm]

Sorry for your loss, Shorty

 

[Shorty]

Thanks SA Farms and Hens and Roos. I'm just upset because so far this winter it has been mild in the high 30s low 40s and the week my bun is due it starts dropping to single digits.

 

[Southern by choice]

so sorry.

 

[Baymule]

Are your cages wire on top? I used to raise rabbits in hanging wire cages in a barn-one side boarded up-three sides open. On cold nights, I put an aluminum shielded clamp on auto light over the nest box. It really helped. Sorry about your babies.