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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 4 2013, 12:35 AM (335 Views) | |
| Little Rascal's Rabbitry | Mar 4 2013, 12:35 AM Post #1 |
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Does anyone have any tips for those IMPOSSIBLE does? I have a doe that has never had a litter. She will be 1 year old on the 20th. She is a VALUEABLE Holland Lop and I would LOVE to FINALLY get a litter out of her. I have tried for almost 6 months to get her bred and nothing... :/ She just keeps missing. I've tried ACV and anythign I can think of. Any ideas? |
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Little Rascal's Rabbitry Specializing in Black Banded Dwarf Hotots, and Holland Lops in Sable Point and Black Tort http://rascalsrabbitry.weebly.com http://www.littlerascalsrabbitry.blogspot.com | |
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| jodi | Mar 4 2013, 12:12 PM Post #2 |
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I would almost bet it has to do with winter. Now that spring is close you should have better luck with her. I wouldn't give up till fall comes. |
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Jodi http://southforkrabbitry.blogspot.com/
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| Little Rascal's Rabbitry | Mar 4 2013, 01:59 PM Post #3 |
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I may be trading her for a show doe soon. :/ I only have a pair of hollands and I'd really like to start getting litters. Lol! Anything I should try before trading? |
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Little Rascal's Rabbitry Specializing in Black Banded Dwarf Hotots, and Holland Lops in Sable Point and Black Tort http://rascalsrabbitry.weebly.com http://www.littlerascalsrabbitry.blogspot.com | |
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| jodi | Mar 4 2013, 03:19 PM Post #4 |
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I would try putting her in the bucks cage and the buck in her cage for a couple days. I would also keep the light on for a couple nights. Then take her for a car ride. All these should help get her in the mood. |
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| Little Rascal's Rabbitry | Mar 4 2013, 04:51 PM Post #5 |
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she is currently in the bucks cage and the buck in hers. The light is on all night and turns itself off in the daytime. And I took her to a show. She lifts fine, I just can't get her to take.
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| jodi | Mar 4 2013, 08:18 PM Post #6 |
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Oh I see. Do you have a different buck to try her with.? She may be sterile or the buck might be sterile, have you tried him with a different doe? |
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| Little Rascal's Rabbitry | Mar 4 2013, 11:20 PM Post #7 |
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Nope. The buck is proven. The doe isn't. I only have a pair... :/ |
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Little Rascal's Rabbitry Specializing in Black Banded Dwarf Hotots, and Holland Lops in Sable Point and Black Tort http://rascalsrabbitry.weebly.com http://www.littlerascalsrabbitry.blogspot.com | |
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| sidd-says-gimme | Mar 5 2013, 08:15 AM Post #8 |
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sidd says stay gold
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How old is your buck? How long has it been since he sired a litter? just a thought. |
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| Little Rascal's Rabbitry | Mar 5 2013, 01:18 PM Post #9 |
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Gilroy is 3 1/2. It's been about 8 months since his last babies were born. |
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| athomepets | Mar 6 2013, 12:31 AM Post #10 |
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This bunny isn't leaving anytime soon
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use him over and over to get old sperm out. consider that she might be sterile. |
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| Disney | Mar 6 2013, 05:36 AM Post #11 |
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Somebunny is a awfully chatty
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I read somewhere that doe's usually have trouble getting pregnant when they have a lot of fat mass around their ovaries.. Maybe put her on a hay diet and have her exercise daily for a month? |
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| Little Rascal's Rabbitry | Mar 6 2013, 06:57 PM Post #12 |
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She is currently on a diet. She's not overweight by any means but I like diet couldn't hurt anything. Yes, I'm definitely considering her being sterile... |
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| Phil | May 29 2013, 09:03 PM Post #13 |
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I just saw this thread and thought id add my 2 cents worth, I colony raise rabbits I used to have a terrible at getting rabbits bred and when i did get them bred the rabbits would only have 4-5 bunnies at a time now i get batches 8-10 and these are rex rabbits my guess is part of the problem is exercise if at all possible see if you cant get her in a good sized pen, the other thing ive started to give my rabbits is small amounts of organic soybean meal and i have never had anything work better than that i have not had one doe not get bred while feeding them that, this spring i didnt have any does breed but after about two weeks of giving them small amounts of the soy i had ever doe breed , just a note on the side dont feed soy bean meal to bucks from just a little of the research ive done soy gives out female boosting hormone also soy bean meal is like 30% protein so it might help with peanut bunnies hope this helps Phil |
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| sidd-says-gimme | May 30 2013, 08:47 AM Post #14 |
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sidd says stay gold
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Neat idea on the soy... I'll have to look into that. |
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