Breeding Meat Rabbits pt2 Nibble's First Litter

This is the end result of 2 of my meat rabbits 3 minute encounter. This is her first litter and our first litter after trying for about 6 months.

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[wxyztu]

How does your nest box look like?

[outofworkbum]

@wxyztu I used a plastic drawer from an old sterilite file cabinate, it was the perfect size

[harebrainedrabbitry]

That doe talks like a robot. LOL DROID!

I wouldn't worry about the fur not being right around the kits as long as its somewhat warm out. The kits will keep each other warm enough bundled up together as long as it's not too windy. 10 is great. But make sure you free feed the doe some high protein feed as she will need it to produce enough milk for all the kits. GO MEAT!

[outofworkbum]

@harebrainedrabbitry I was thinking I might have to hand feed some, what would I feed them, just regular milk or something else?

[KainanRa]

Woot congrats. I hope you have better luck than I did with my young doe. 10!!! thats awesome.

[outofworkbum]

@KainanRa thanks I'll keep my fingers crossed

[mononokewolf22]

whats with that droid!!???

[MysteriousWhiteWolf1]

@outofworkbum When will you be able to touch and hold the babies?

[caholaway]

What type of rabbit is that?

[typexxx13]

Watching this viedo at 2:43am and in my dark creepy living room ...I PRACTICALY PISSED MY PANTS!! Holy sh** you gave me a fuking heart attack and I'm offically hating this video >:(

[therealbenfields]

:23 is weird

[wxyztu]

@outofworkbum ok, thanks.

[harebrainedrabbitry]

They will also lick the bellies to get the digestive system moving. If you don't foster them out and go with KMR you will have to massage their bellies to get them to relieve themselves.

[harebrainedrabbitry]

@outofworkbum

If you don't have another rabbit that kindled about the same time I would use KMR Milk Replacer Food Supplements for Kittens & Small Animals from your local pet store if you want to save them. However it is costly. I have done both fostering out kits to other does and hand fed them. MUCH easier, MUCH cheaper and MUCH less time consuming to foster them out. You can foster them out to another doe up to about a week or two old without the foster doe killing them.