Robinson Rabbitry

Cutie Pie had her second litter at the beginning of March. They are just coming up to being 6 weeks old now. Her litters are small at 6-7. This round was 6 with 100% survival. I did noticed that she tipped another kits ears. Don't know if she struggled with him being stuck or if she was over energetic in cleaning him off but two litters and two ears tipped. This time around I have noticed that she is really skinny. She feels very boney. She is eating anything and everything w

So if you read my last post you know Lady Grey was a gift to us. We were so scared to breed her that we waited and I am so glad that we did. I see the benefits of waiting till a rabbit is over 6 months of age before she has her first litter and her second litter which she had this morning (Easter Day) just makes my jaw drop. I planned her first litter to be ready for before Easter figuring that they will sell and we cans have some income to cover the cost of food and I was ri

So I last left off with Cutie Pie losing her first kit from her first litter. We were prepared for the lose as we had been told that new mothers, not knowing what they are doing usually lose 60% of their kits. We did really good with only losing one. We moved them inside to give them space from Rainbow Dash. That is where we made a fatal mistake.  Rabbits being social creatures can make bonds with their pen partners which Rainbow Dash did with her Sister. We didn't realize it