Two-Weeks Old First Generation Rabbits

One- week old litter of Cinnamon doe

One- week old litter of Chinchilla

Two-weeks old

The kits were out of their nests today and were trying to get their first taste of their mother's food, yummy. The cute little furry things had a good time exploring their surroundings. It's really amazing how fast they have grown since they were born 13 days ago. The children at home spent a few hours with the rabbits just watching them play in their pen. Thank God they are all safe and sound in the backyard rabbitry even after the bad storm that we just had. I was a little bit worried there when the wind was so strong that it broke some branches on the trees. Luckily, the rabbitry was not blown away because where it is presently located in the south west, that's where the wind  comes in which is why we did not put any windows on that wall. Rabbits can survive the cold better than the heat and the wind is not coming directly at them so they should be fine.

Original Stock Cinnamon/Chinchilla Doe: First Litter

These are the first litter of our Cinnamon doe that were born yesterday, August 18, 2011. They're just 1 day old today and we took this picture just this afternoon around 2 PM. They're so cute and wiggly but they're still hairless of course. We gave some greens to the mother first and then took the nest box near the cage's door and uncovered the pups as they were all covered with their mother's fur. As you can see in the picture, we used some old cut-up newspapers as their litter. We can always change the litter should they get wet since we have plenty of old newspapers. This will give us a good excuse to bring out the nest box and check on the babies while changing the litter ha-ha-ha.   

These are the first litter of our Chinchilla doe, born on the same day and perhaps the same time as the Cinnamon litter. I bred the two does on the same day with the same buck. I read on the Internet that the advantage of having two does giving birth at the same time is that you can foster the litter of the other to the doe with a smaller litter. The Cinnamon gave birth to 6 pups but the Chinchilla which is actually bigger in size has more pups like 8 or 9 perhaps. I tried to move the fur that was covering them so I could count their number but they were all wiggling and were piled on top of each other so I was not able to do a real count. I was too afraid of touching them yet just in case I do any harm. In a few more days, I'd be able to do a real count. I am just satisfied and happy that they are all alive and looking good. Oh and by the way, I noticed that when the Chinchilla made a pee, there was some speck of blood mixed in with it. I hope that was just part of her birthing process. Both of the mother does are eating well.