BuckWheat

This is BuckWheat. He's a French Lop given to us by a fellow rabbit breeder. He probably weighs 15 lbs. We bred him yesterday to our New Zealand doe named Dandelion. After that litter we will breed him to Daffodil. That pairing should be some BIG babies. After that I am sad to say my hubby will start butchering. We do have 2 people who want bunnies though, so not everyone will have the same fate. I am still looking into rabbit meat to sell for dog and cat food. After this first meat processing, I will know better what to expect and how to go about selling it.

After studying all the pictures of rabbit gentials I could find on the internet I have determined that Daffodil had 3 does and 1 buck the other one got lost in the mess of white fur. I did discover something else though, there are 2 bunnies with gray noses and tails, both are does.

Our first live bunnies from our Californian doe, "Daffodil" and New Zealand buck, "Car Car"(named by my son, of course)

Daffodil had 5 healthy babies, with no mishaps this time. All are pure white, except one has a little bit of gray on it's nose and tail. I haven't sexed them yet.

We bred her Feburary 20th and she had them the night of March 22. She didn't kindle until the night of the birth.

I took the nesting box out when the bunnies were 16 days old. This picture was taken on Easter.