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<<<<< Rainbow Litter
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two kits of Saynora's Celtus and Y&K's Athena were so
overfed that they could not turn themselves over.
Overfed kits are at risk for problems, including splay legs
and growing larger as adults. The solution was
simple--foster more kits to Athena. Luckily, Kasey had
a litter of two just a few days older
After just one day sharing mama with two of
Kasey's kits, the babies are doing much better. They can even turn
themselves over now. But you can see that the five-day old kits are as big as Kasey's kits,
who are three days older.
You can really tell the difference that three days makes in these young bunnies.
Kasey's black tortoiseshell's are 16 days old and Athena's black kits are 13
days old.
These babies are now 2 weeks, 5 days old. They are adorable and healthy.
I like the heads I'm seeing on these two. I hope they are a promise for
the future.
Now three weeks and five days old,
these two are definitely looking like bunnies. One baby received a nasty
bite in the nose from a neighbor or littermate. We'll have to see whether
it will heal properly or not.
I'm thinking now that the biter is actually the neighbor.
Now both have bitten noses. One is a buck and one is a doe. I think
that both might be larger; the buck is 14 oz. and the doe is 1.01 lbs. already.
The size might partly be due to the early overfeeding. Although neither
will have a show career, due to the nose injuries, it is still possible that
they will add to my breeding program. They are 2 days shy of five weeks
old in this picture. Boy, have they grown since last week!
The noses on these babies are healing very nicely. They
look to both be large rabbits. They will be six weeks old in two days.
The bunny on the left has an interesting curl to his ears.
At seven weeks, I'm seeing white scars on the noses of these
beauties. I think that their potential show careers are over before they
began. I hope that they are good at breeding!
Holland Lop Babies
and How They Grew >>>>>
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