Golden Guide to Successful Commercial Rabbit Production by Henry Mwandawiro

Author:Henry Mwandawiro
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookRix

Signs to look for before breeding

The reddening and swelling of the vulva.

A sudden decrease in feed intake.

The rubbing of the chin on a feeder or drinker.

The rabbits riding on one another if in a colony type of cage.

Restlessness; trying to gain entrance to neighboring cages.

Violently spilling or turning over their water bowl, crock, or cup.

The doe will occasionally ride the buck when service is attempted.

Pregnancy signs

When a doe is pregnant, she begins to grow and gain weight rapidly. Fourteen days later, her teats will become pinkish red and her vital organs begin to swell. She will also develop more fur.

Other symptoms of a pregnant doe are:

Rejecting buck when returned for service. (Usually but not always).

Enlarged abdomen.

Total rejecting of new types of feed.

Grunting when tapped on the head or a personality change.

Bats you with her front paws and doesn’t want to be touched.

Nips and bites at you or is defensive when she is usually calm.

Will scratch a corner of her cage thus showing her preferential location for kindling during the second to the third week of pregnancy.

Will try to tip over any container in her cage; crock, bowl, cup, etc.

Will hide in a corner when kept in a large room.

Will make some noise any time a buck approaches her.

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