Okay, I would have thought that one baby had lived long enough to survive but nope. 
Went out this morning and found him cold as ice. Did my VERY uneducated version of a necropsy (cuz it's been a long long long time) and didn't see anything that just jumped out at me. Oh well ... these things happen.
My best guess is that the first litter (which has eyes open and are hopping around all over the place like mexican jumping beans) probably were just too much competition, like MOM said. Next time this happens (if it does, because my bucks are now segregated away where nobody's getting any action unless it's sanctioned ... lol) and I have a mom with a litter the same age, I'll just move him over.
Doe "B"'s babies, which were born either the next day or 2 days after, I can't remember without looking ... damned Old Timer's
... are doing fine.
The chickens got a nice snack this morning. Onward ...
So ... for those of you keeping track:
Doe A: 8 babies, 1 died in 1st 24 hours, rest doing well; 1 week later had 1 baby, died approximately 10 days later.
Doe B: 7 babies, all doing well.
Both does are 1st timers. The other thing? Doe B will let me check on the babies without trying to rip my arm off like the Monty Python rabbit. Doe A gets to have one more litter. If she doesn't mellow out, she's gone. Doe B is definitely gonna be part of the base of my breeding stock.
We'll see how it goes with Does C and D when that time comes.
I'm grateful that this week has cooler than normal temps. It's better for my rabbits. The chicks, ducks and dogs kinda enjoy this cooler weather, too. Not a big fan of the 90s and above around here ... lol
Went out this morning and found him cold as ice. Did my VERY uneducated version of a necropsy (cuz it's been a long long long time) and didn't see anything that just jumped out at me. Oh well ... these things happen. My best guess is that the first litter (which has eyes open and are hopping around all over the place like mexican jumping beans) probably were just too much competition, like MOM said. Next time this happens (if it does, because my bucks are now segregated away where nobody's getting any action unless it's sanctioned ... lol) and I have a mom with a litter the same age, I'll just move him over.
Doe "B"'s babies, which were born either the next day or 2 days after, I can't remember without looking ... damned Old Timer's
... are doing fine. The chickens got a nice snack this morning. Onward ...
So ... for those of you keeping track:
Doe A: 8 babies, 1 died in 1st 24 hours, rest doing well; 1 week later had 1 baby, died approximately 10 days later.
Doe B: 7 babies, all doing well.
Both does are 1st timers. The other thing? Doe B will let me check on the babies without trying to rip my arm off like the Monty Python rabbit. Doe A gets to have one more litter. If she doesn't mellow out, she's gone. Doe B is definitely gonna be part of the base of my breeding stock.
We'll see how it goes with Does C and D when that time comes.
I'm grateful that this week has cooler than normal temps. It's better for my rabbits. The chicks, ducks and dogs kinda enjoy this cooler weather, too. Not a big fan of the 90s and above around here ... lol
Man ... that's a B.I.G. rabbit ...
