ARCHIE - Red Sr. Buck
For those of you who don't know, I started breeding/showing Mini Rex rabbits of August this year. I have fallen in love with their type, fur and gentle yet quirky personalities. There is never a lack of breed competition on the show table in my area, although there is a lack of competition within certain varieties, and I decided I wanted to have one of the hardest varieties to find competition for in my area, REDS!
The last show I attended, there were only 4 in the whole variety, and 2 breeders. Myself & Sarah Brady of Lazee Bunny Farms. So, wanting to get more of this variety into circulation, I bred my pair of reds first, and my first litter is due November 17th, 1 week and 3 days away! I am however, a little skeptical if my doe took....
Shortly after I bred her, she somehow sustained an injury to her left hind leg and wasn't using it and it was awkwardly cocked in towards her stomach. I took her to the vets, and have had her on an anti-inflammatory medication for about a week now, she seems to be doing BETTER, but not 100%, and she is showing no signs of being broody. I'm wondering if this is because of her injury and she either reabsorbed the kits or just isn't being broody because of the injury, or if she just didn't take.
I'm hoping she took, the buck I paired her to is REALLY nice. What a deep, smooth body on him, and very even, consistent length/density of fur. He is a little smutty, because he is a black based red, but Lyra is a chocolate based red so I should get more chocolate based red kits out of the breeding.
Fingers crossed I'll have red babies in the nestbox next week! And then a black litter to follow 5 days later!
Shortly after I bred her, she somehow sustained an injury to her left hind leg and wasn't using it and it was awkwardly cocked in towards her stomach. I took her to the vets, and have had her on an anti-inflammatory medication for about a week now, she seems to be doing BETTER, but not 100%, and she is showing no signs of being broody. I'm wondering if this is because of her injury and she either reabsorbed the kits or just isn't being broody because of the injury, or if she just didn't take.
I'm hoping she took, the buck I paired her to is REALLY nice. What a deep, smooth body on him, and very even, consistent length/density of fur. He is a little smutty, because he is a black based red, but Lyra is a chocolate based red so I should get more chocolate based red kits out of the breeding.
Fingers crossed I'll have red babies in the nestbox next week! And then a black litter to follow 5 days later!
-Domonique
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