*update video pg 7* Newfreewill Rabbit Adventure

[Marie28]

Well Ruby has started making a nest at day 20. Hopefully this is just her way of of doing things and is not a false pregnancy. She has also started to be super friendly asking for attention every time I pass by her cage. Crossing my finger for a large healthy litter!

 

[Marie28]

I use the gravity fed, J-feeder. 5" for a buck, and 7" wide for does that will have a litter in with her. The 7" also works ok for a grow-out pen. They stay cleaner. You can fill it and it will usually feed for a good couple days or more, and no flipping it over!

Where do you buy them?

 

[Pastor Dave]

Rural King, TSC, just abt any farm supply store. Sorry, been away a few days and just checked in today.

 

[Marie28]

Mama Ruby has finally started making a nest in her hide-hole! I missed getting a picture of her hay staching. Thankfully I decided to but the pine shavings yesterday so I dont have to destroy her hard work.

 

[Marie28]

Ruby had her kits! She has 4 healthy black ones and 1 DOA. Pictures soon to come.

I do have a question, the DOA was very pale grey skin and looked under developed but the same size as the live ones. Does anyone know what would cause this...

 

[Pastor Dave]

Just didn't develop the way the others did. Mine have these pretty much each litter they kindle.

 

[Marie28]

They are super wiggly and vocal! I think Topaz (the sire and ruby's next door neighbor) is more upset with us getting them out than ruby is....
Two of them have a small white spot on there head. The parents are supposed to be 100% silver fox (we have pedigrees). Is it possible they are not or is this something that pops up in silver foxes?

 

[Goatgirl47]

So cute, congratulations!

 

[LocoYokel]

How sweet! My buck is Silver Fox but none of the does, it is neat to see the full-blooded kits.
CONGRATS!!

 

[Marie28]

Thank you! I did some ready and the white spots do show up in silver foxes. I was hoping for a bigger litter, but I cant complain to much because she is a great mom and we are breeding for our own consumption. When our blue SF doe gets to breeding age it will be nice to have a foster mom back up plan. Not sure if its due to her breeding too early or our blue bucks sperm. Only time will tell.