The Baby Bunny BOOM! How many were born?

Join me as we follow all three of my does during what I like to call the "Baby Bunny Boom." Spring is a fantastic time to raise rabbits and I'm taking full advantage of it :)
Hollyhock and Bella are purebred Silver Fox rabbits. Both of them were bred to Thorn, my Silver Fox buck. I am trying to raise my Silver Foxes according to ARBA's Standard of Perfection.
Camille is a purebred Creme d'Argent rabbit. We acquired her for diversity to crossbreed with our Silver Foxes for more meat rabbits. Hybrid vigor can make bigger, faster growing babies and that's what we're testing out!
I hope you enjoy following along, there will be more videos very soon! :)
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[@sheffdog9376]

My 6 year old daughter and I love the videos you are making. This was a fun snuggle with the munchkin video. keep up the good work.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Lloyd Sheffer aww yay!! I love hearing that! I’m glad you both enjoyed the video! ☺️

[@juliamartin9047]

Great idea raspberry leaf tea rocks and is great for pregnancy and labor.

[@BelovedsPlace]

Do you give it throughout the 4wks or last day or so? Just curious, ty...

[@murrayhall7357]

I enjoy your videos.I have a New Zealand doe who lives with me in the house and have had the privalige to watch her give birth.She is a good mom and amazing to watch.

[@daneeniemeyer1805]

Myb3 does had 30 combined. Honey Mustard had 15, 4 casualties. Liquid Smoke had 7 no casualties. Cashew Sauce had 8 and no casualties. All are doing good, and getting big. We are at 2 1/2 weeks old. Congrats on all your babies.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Those names are great!! 😆 Congrats on your babies as well! So many! 😊

[@daneeniemeyer1805]

Vinagrette has 9 also but they are 4 weeks older. She is an awesome mama, I dont need to breed another doe at the same time unless its to track the the other doe.

[@sisonlibangan7043]

Wow, you're really a great Bunny keeper... Hope to see more videos...

[@christophergeorge1904]

Thanks for making all these videos. I'm just starting out with Silver Fox's, and you helped get me off to a good start.

[@Aonexia]

Wow! Very beautiful video Holly...

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Holly is a beautiful girl!! We love her ❤️

[@edykizaki2701]

So fun, thank you!! Holly is beautiful...

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Edy Kizaki thank you! She’s a pretty girl 🥰

[@jehanzeb3846]

indeed awesome ...watched it till end.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Thank you!

[@AmiraHassen]

my favorite bunny is Camille

[@tshultzpt]

Thanks for sharing your story. My kiddos and my wife and I are watching preparing for our first litters with our new does

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Absolutely! Keep an eye out on january, I will be documenting my entire process from breeding to kindling to growing them out 😊

[@tshultzpt]

@@TealStoneHomestead For sure. My daughter and granddaughter watched your videos for hours yesterday after my comment. They made a list of all the ingredients we need to buy today to make up a special mix for rabbit health (falx seed, pumpkin seed, etc). Now I need to see that one. They are 5 and 8 :) I am heading to the hardware store to buy lumber to build another hutch to house our spare cages. Unfortunately they are all 21-24" deep and so I want to make a 2 level with separator like you did for top level waste to roll out the back and make the lower level deeper. I bought a lot of cages from someone with a lots of odds and ends so want to make use but increase space for new mamas and babies below (since we have less than a month from our due dates). Sorry to ramble but it is fun to share our new family journey too. I had 50 Netherlands and 2 boys showing them almost 20 years ago but with my youngest kiddos they never got to experience. Round 2 :) Also, I need to get the tea recipe (and the mix if you have a hardcopy). Thanks.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

@@tshultzpt sounds like you have a fun journey ahead of you! 😊 the seed mix and tea that I give my rabbits are completely optional, but I enjoy giving them supplements like that! You can usually buy the tea at any health food store. The brand is “Traditional Medicinals” and it’s just raspberry leaf tea, caffeine free with nothing added. Many people opt for feeding the actual raspberry leaves they have instead of giving tea. I hope to to that if we ever have raspberry bushes!

[@gbC4mpos]

Omg. Brilliant video, thanks so much for documenting your love and animals. Makes me thankful for God's creation

[@sergeantfulubinu6875]

Feeling so ecstatic for you.

[@HumblehomeAcre]

I love this video ❤️❤️

[@unnamed2737]

We just had our first litter. 7 kits from my first time mom! She did great!

[@shyshy6686]

OMG I never knew how much I wanted a bunny their sooooo cute

[@TealStoneHomestead]

They are very cute 😊

[@awesome_nisa]

I'm soooooo happy 🥰♥️💗

[@WildOnesHomestead]

Soooo many babies!😍🤩

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Soooo many! 😂 we’re very excited! 😊

[@TheRuckFarm]

Whoa! 😳 Wasn’t expecting that! 🤩

[@apsinthosarts2707]

these vids are always so heartwarming and calming. And of course, overloaded with cuteness.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Apsinthos Arts thank you! Yes baby buns are always the cutest ❤️

[@faithbuller4086]

Great video.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Thank you :)

[@mandy853]

Another great video and once again your intro was beautiful!!! I loved your expression when you counted your bunnies and found out there was eleven! 😃 It was really neat to see the way Camille was drinking her tea 🐇 ☕️ and I really enjoyed watching your bunnies build their nests. I’m looking forward to seeing another video!!

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Thank you!! 😊

[@vixxcottage]

My rabbits do fine with hay but won't have babies in nest box if wood chips are in there. Picky bunnies!

[@RockinRobyn29]

I have 9 baby bunnies and they were born yesterday

[@Hasnatop05]

Big fan from Bangladesh❤🎉

[@SemiReTired]

My biggest litter has been 9. I raise NZ white Chinchilla mixes

[@andiirwan3682]

Heloo im from indonesian and love your Chanel because i love rabbit

[@drakeal]

Processing 4 litters tomorrow. 25 total. Only sold 1 of the babies we had total. Going to be a long day…or two

[@monikalange7243]

I have a doe expected to kindle tonight, i so wish i had raspberry leaf tea on hand! I will next time. Love that tip, thank you! Regarding your nippy bun, think some buns really love to chew on things, i wonder if it would resolve if you threw in an old cotton towel or branches for her? Maybe that's why she pulls more fur than the others too. Just an idea😊

[@mcguiver326]

I have learned so much from you and just wanted to say thank you! One question my rabbits keep on tipping over the food bowls. What do you use? Also at what age do you move the babies out of mommas cage then separate the boys from girls so they don't imbreed.

[@pulst1]

I like your conten, im from indonesia

[@ikuzo.benikmaru]

Jameson know he will be a granpa but not this much😅

[@Vitaldream]

We don’t have any other rabbits than the ones in the back paddock.

[@RockinRobyn29]

31 baby bunnies

[@mathewuskoski]

How do you get rid of all of these? Lol love the vids

[@glenbals3498]

hi! what vitamins are you giving to your rabbits? they are all big litters ,,newbie here from the phillipines ..tnx

[@pipermaru2006]

Are they plastic curtains on the hutch?

[@boo4677]

Hello our bunny mummy has had 9 in her first litter but chose to dig a burrow and have them in a burrow. I have been checking on them for the first two days they are warm and fed do you have any advice on housing them as they grow? We are going to try to find them homes because I cannot keep so many. ❤

[@kittyball9487]

Is the tea, leaf or pkged

[@nadivazahraharahap5449]

Hi! What do you feed your does? They have such big litters!

[@TealStoneHomestead]

I feed primarily Kent Show Hutch Deluxe 17, but also unlimited hay. I forage for them during the warmer months and they get fresh veggies and fruits every so often 😊

[@shelbypritchard]

Can you link this tea you make?

[@Alexis_9339]

Love this vid, I’m watching a few of them again to make sure I’m ordering everything I need without forgetting anything. (Could be a good idea for a video for those new to rabbits). A few questions, Is there a reason you chose wood over metal nesting boxes? Did you make them or buy? I’m trying to determine the right size nesting box. I’ve found two I like, one being 10.3 x 18 x 9, the other is 11 x 20 x 10 and I’m trying to figure out if I should go with the larger or smaller. From what I understand, it shouldn’t be much bigger than the rabbit themselves plus room for bedding. Also have you noticed healthier kits or a more quick time to weight in your Silver Fox X Cream mixes? Also for the KW Cages, did you go with the standard flooring or upgrade? Thanks again for the great videos! They’ve been very helpful. I think my original plan for the 3 cage set up has jumped to 6 potential cages, so that way when I inevitably love it I won’t have to build another hutch right away and can just order more cages.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Hi Alexis! There's not really a reason I chose wood over metal. I just had plywood to spare and made these with what I had :) Wood is a bit more insulating, but harder to clean. Since this video, I swapped out 1/2" x 1/2" hardware cloth on the bottom of the boxes for 1/4" x 1/4". Bedding doesn't fall out as easily and I don't need a piece of wood in the bottom anymore, but pee still drains out. My boxes are 10" wide, 20" long, and 10" high. An extra inch of room definitely wouldn't hurt. I only did two litters of Silver Fox x Creme crosses, and both times, my purebred silver foxes outgrew them! In my experience, cremes are rather slow growing, but it could be my particular line. I'm working on purebred cremes now, trying to improve them and get those weights up. I never noticed a health difference, but there is such thing as hybrid vigor! For KW Cages, I upgraded all of my floors to HD 14 gauge. I would do it over again! LOVE the sturdy floors. Your plan sounds like a good one! :)

[@Alexis_9339]

@@TealStoneHomestead thanks so much for the reply. One other thing I thought of that seems people have a lot of opinions on. Do you process shortly after weaning? I’m planning to do a rabbit tractor but in winter will I need extra cages for them when I wean after 8 weeks or do you just process right around then and keep with mom until then.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

@@Alexis_9339 Nowadays I usually keep mom with the babies until they're 8 weeks old (unless I need to rebreed the mom sooner). I don't typically process the babies until around 12 weeks. I have two rabbits tractors that are 3ft x 6ft and the litters have a lot of room in them :)

[@Alexis_9339]

@@TealStoneHomestead so you tractor them during winter also? I didn’t even think of that as an option lol. Thank you for so graciously answering my questions. Hope you have a wonderful night. Fingers crossed you will have some babes for me in the spring!

[@TealStoneHomestead]

@@Alexis_9339 I do, but it’s a bit different in the winter. I have stands that I raise the tractors up off the ground with. I think it’s in my Creme d’Argent Babies video where I talk a little bit about them and show the two different ways 😊

[@greggchamp6981]

What is the best hay for my rabbits

[@mitchellbrown5766]

Just curious, why did you cross the cremes with the silver fox?

[@TealStoneHomestead]

They were only meat rabbits. Personal experiment. We never sold any 😊

[@pipermaru2006]

Whats their schedule for the first 8 weeks of life in terms of housing etc?

[@BelovedsPlace]

Good question

[@kirtusstruthers3175]

What pedigree software do you use?

[@TealStoneHomestead]

I actually don’t use a pedigree software! I’m a graphic designer, so I edit all of my pedigrees in indesign. I wanted them to look pretty 😆

[@BabsWinfree]

May i have your raspberry tea receipe.?

[@TealStoneHomestead]

It’s just the traditional medicinals brand that I’ve steeped 😊

[@adnanpollab9983]

excuse me madam,,, how many days you take rest for the next breed after giving birth a female rabbit...???

[@makenna1041]

Can you send me a link to the tea you get?

[@TealStoneHomestead]

It is Traditional Medicinals brand. You can find it at health food stores and kroger sometimes.

[@BelovedsPlace]

@@TealStoneHomestead how often do you give the tea throughout the 4 weeks or last day(s)? Curious... ty

[@jahanbg6876]

Hmm can u tell y my rabbit has not given birth it been 7 months

[@TealStoneHomestead]

A rabbit’s gestation is typically 31 days

[@jahanbg6876]

Ok so I got new rabbit male and he just breed but no fallof so what I do

[@TealStoneHomestead]

@@jahanbg6876 if there is no falloff then likely it wasn’t a successful breeding.

[@jahanbg6876]

Maybe they breeded yesterday cus my little brother say they war breeding so maybe fallof

[@makenna1041]

Do you sell your babies??

[@TealStoneHomestead]

I do sometimes! I have a waiting list form in my website 😊

[@quinciblalock4439]

Be careful with pine shavings! They can make your bunnies really sick due to the natural oils the wood produces

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Kiln dried pine shavings are perfectly safe for rabbits! It’s Cedar you need to worry about😊

[@williehodges745]

Never use pine shaving or cedar shaver that's very bad for rabbits they do have a biogradable kind that you can use is very safe and it breaks down very easily

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Pine shavings are perfectly safe for rabbits. It’s only cedar shavings you need to be wary of due to the natural oils that can be hard on a rabbit’s respiratory system.

[@salmadhaheri7965]

It is not a really good thing to have a dog with rabbits

[@uftc1324]

That entirely depends on the dogs and the rabbits my dog has grow up her hole life around rabbits and has been trained to respect them and the rabbit have been introduced to the dog so they know not to fear her in most homesteading cases the dogs know the rabbits and the rabbits know the dogs so it fine

[@debraanderson7182]

Hi Tiffany, Just saw your mention of rasp. tea. Is that something you make or buy at market.?