[LoveChrist]

You either spelled "dough" wrong or "bread" wrong. Are you raising goats or running a bakery? (Sorry. I couldn't help pointing out the pun.)

it's ok I'm a bad speller

 

[LoveChrist]

From where I sit they are raising doe rabbits. Just be patient and look for the doe pulling fur and making a nest. The gestation period for a doe is 31 days so you won't have long to wait....Topside

ok, we have put the nesting box in already (it is day 20ish) bc of the wind and cold. another question should I do that in the future ( put the nesting boxes in)? and I rise both goats and rabbits but I'm talking about my rabbits.

 

[LoveChrist]

Just wanted to let everyone know that my doe has started making a nest today 😁. She is right on time too😁

 

[LoveChrist]

Thank you! another question, is it normal for her to be eating a lot of the hay I put in?

 

[LoveChrist]

Hay or straw? Rabbits eat hay, straw is most often used for nesting material. But rabbits eat straw too. So yes, it is normal for a pregnant doe to eat a lot of hay. Have you increased her food ration any?

It's just grass hay (I think), and no we haven't because she still has food in her feeder when we go to feed her.

 

[LoveChrist]

OMG!!! You guys will NOT believe this! My doe deliver sometime in the last hour and she has 9 babies! Yes, 9! We had to bring them inside because they were cold and since it's below freezing and it's her first time we are going to keep her in here till it warms up 😁. as of right now all 9 are warm and kicking😁.

 

[LoveChrist]

so far 5 have died the moms not keeping them warm and right now I'm warming 1 back up.

 

[LoveChrist]

The mom doesn't stay on them and keep them warm. She makes a nest and the babies snuggle together to keep warm. She feeds the babies twice a day and ignores them the rest of the time.

Did the doe make a nest in the nest box? Did she pull fur to fill the nest box? Did she cover the babies with fur? Are you disturbing the nest by constantly checking the babies?

she made a nest, pulled some fur (not a lot though) when we went out to their cage there was 3 or 4 near the front and then the rest near the back mom was in the middle. I was concerned that they weren't in a ball like you said. I think we did stress her out moving her. Once kits and mom were reunited inside she moved them back to that position. I learned lots of good lessons this time that I will be able to use latter

 

[LoveChrist]

Just wanted to let you guys know that the first litter all died, but she has another now who is 1 week old!! Also, we have some 5-week olds from another momma. 😁 I'm so happy!

 

[LoveChrist]

Chew, those are so cute!