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Coolest Rabbit Breed Out Of These?

  • Holland Lop

    Votes: 108 21.3%

  • English Spot

    Votes: 14 2.8%

  • American Fuzzy Lop

    Votes: 11 2.2%

  • Mini Rex/Rex

    Votes: 107 21.1%

  • New Zealand

    Votes: 95 18.7%

  • Polish

    Votes: 13 2.6%

  • English Lop

    Votes: 33 6.5%

  • Mini Satins/Satins

    Votes: 14 2.8%

  • Lionhead

    Votes: 112 22.1%
  • Total voters
    507
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SternRose said:
My mini lop always does that to my buck. It's normal. And have you tried the table top trick? Or lifting her tail and positioning him?
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No I haven't, it's her first time and his as well. They got the position right finally, she just refuses him. She isnt ever hostile with him, she either just ignores his efforts completely or jumps away. Im up for hearing about any tricks or ideas though. Glad to hear its normal! : ) I was a bit concerned. Aspen never experienced that though so maybe thats why he was a bit scared.
 
CierraandDaniel said:
No I haven't, it's her first time and his as well. They got the position right finally, she just refuses him. She isnt ever hostile with him, she either just ignores his efforts completely or jumps away. Im up for hearing about any tricks or ideas though. Glad to hear its normal! : ) I was a bit concerned. Aspen never experienced that though so maybe thats why he was a bit scared.
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Lift her hind end up and put him in place. Or leave them together over night. I'm going to see if I can find a few websites for you.
 
SternRose said:
I hate waiting!! Uge!!!!
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Orpingtons4U said:
I've checked on my does no babies yet I'm waiting patiently for them  more so the orange woolies then anything xD
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I'm waiting too! I have a sable point and frosty due tomorrow. I put nest boxes in their cages Friday because last time my frosty delivered a day early. Neither is pulling fur yet, they just keep eating all the hay in there! Ugh, I've refilled the boxes once already, I'm gonna have to do it again tonight.
 
CierraandDaniel said:
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I had the same problem with both of my does. I eventually just had to wait a few months, and then I picked a warm day to try again. It literally took her hours to finally accept him. She was mounting him, running, and grunting. I figured she wasn't ready yet, went to get her out of his cage, and then he bred her.
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Maybe just wait a few weeks, or maybe try a couple days.
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SternRose said:
Lift her hind end up and put him in place. Or leave them together over night. I'm going to see if I can find a few websites for you.
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Thank you, I will try that! I left them together last night, and then this morning is when I woke up and went to check on them and saw Autumn on Aspen. Thats when I seperated them. But thank you, any websites would be appreciated.
 
Bunnylady said:
If you breed your current does to a Rex, you will get normal coats on the offspring. The coats might be a little denser, and maybe a little softer, but the gene causing the Rex coat is recessive, so both parents have to have it for the offspring to get it.

The Rex has commercial type, so the potential as far as meat certainly won't suffer. I've never tried tanning pelts myself, but I've heard that the pelts of fryers don't work well (the fur is rather thin, and the texture isn't so great). By the time a rabbit is old enough to have a really "prime" coat, the meat is tougher, and the rabbit has passed into the "stewer" class.
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Stern Rose and Bunnylady - thanks for the feedback. I've only had rabbit once and it was about 3.5 pounds dressed. I cooked it in the crock pot and thought is was delish. We got several meals out of it. I am not sure I would be inclined to use fryers. Seems like I would need several for a decent family meal. Is the difference in the quality of meat worth it?
 

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