When to separate the kits from their mother

[@BlessedWithPets]

I like to wait till 6-8 weeks to separate them. Gives them more time to fully wean and get all the nutrients they need. Also I do suggest a water bowl over a bottle or you can do both. It’s easier for the mom to drink water from a bowl and the young kits might not know how to use the bottle. If you do use a bowl make sure it’s shallow in case a kit jumps In and so the kits can reach to drink. It looks like your does (females) are a Rex mix. And the buck could be a new Zealand white or a red eyed white Rex mix there’s no way to know for sure. Good luck with your rabbits!

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

I waited until I saw that the kits were eating grass and pellets and rarely went after the mother for milk. The water bowls would be extremely inconvenient and they would probably tip them over. The father was white with red eyes.

[@BlessedWithPets]

@@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831 if you get wide and shallow ceramic bowls like I have for my rabbits they do not knock them over. And they are way easier to clean than water bottles, and easier to fill. And it’s just better for the rabbits. But it’s whatever works for you 😊

[@mahmoudsuleman6051]

@@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831 yes it too easy 👍

[@AntispiralAntispiralAntispiral]

Please consider getting a different floor for the cage rabbits can get sore hawks it's not fun for them maybe put like paper or something so they aren't standing on the grid the whole time another thing the cage is too small and for all those rabbits to be in they should get more space that's if you want to use cages for them.

[@adamm2909]

All look very cute I feed my bunny 🐰 Portulaca oleracea It’s easy to grow and it grow fast Plus it’s very good for their immune system

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

I have never heard of that.

[@adamm2909]

@@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831 try to Google it to see a pic It’s need only sunlight

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

No idea what that is

[@adamm2909]

@@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831 google it

[@mummyrosie3980]

I would wait about 4-5 weeks when you can separate rabbits your rabbits looks about a silver marten but I’m not too sure

[@voiceofraisin241]

Put some type of pads on the floor. Contrary to popular belief screens are not acceptable for rabbits to continuously walk on.

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

The last couple of cages I’ve built have like a solid loft level where they can climb

[@vttsantana]

Mother looks like black otter rex, baby sold white rex, lilac otter rex

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

I never expected to end up with pure race. The white red eye gene predominates but I’ve ended up with plenty other colors too

[@Nautilus1972]

5 to 6 weeks. And not all at the same time so her milk has time to dry up.

[@kevywilliams3304]

The caramel is coming back from a caramel descendent .. the pure whites without grey nose are American red eyes … your litters may start to turn out all white in the future .. American have strong jeans .

[@MozelleP2V]

The buck looks like it was a New Zealand. Most nesting boxes have a bit of a top on them so that the mother can jump on top of it to get away from the babies. Remove babies from the mom at 6 weeks. Remove one or two babies each day until they are all separated from the mother. This will help her milk dry up gradually.

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

A had those boxes for them. Even when the babies were hidden under her dawn, she still would climb out and sit on top of the box

[@wolfewispr]

doe looks like a cross between new zealand and silver fox, they wean at 6 weeks i separate at 7 weeks.

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

I just bought the biggest ones I saw. They are for meat, should I ever need them. I was not looking for pure blood for show. Will need a scale. The guys says he won’t buy any unless they are at least six pounds

[@ayoolaolasode4933]

Minimum of 6 weeks.

[@gracehenderson3938]

The black rabbit is definitely a rex and the white ones baby's look almost like an english spot bunny

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

Every thirty plus rabbits I have came from two does and one buck I bought a year ago. They have produced a rainbow of colors

[@ezekielahern9184]

The black mom looks a little like a silver Martin

[@mahmoudsuleman6051]

Please how can I get their feed

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

A bag of rabbit pellets costs $20 here in south Florida. But they will eat all kinds of greens besides Timothy.

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

I must confess: I left them together too long and ended up with two pregnancies. One and six kits. Both mothers attempted to build nests clumsily and then abandoned the babies. They all died. My question is: would you give those females another chance to be mothers?

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

Another question: is it okay to pair siblings from the same litter?

[@JulieSevelson-nb9nj]

Baby rabbits and other ones do enjoy nursing, and want to nurse as long as possible. They seems to still want to nurse with the mother. Even if they eat solid food now.

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

We all do, right? It’s just that the cage grows smaller as they grow

[@omoarukhelucky3704]

4 weeks is a perfect time for winning,which is separation

[@kevywilliams3304]

Why is your feeder empty???? They can’t just eat that grass ….

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

They eat pellets once a day. I feed them enough so they eat it all. If food stays overnight you invite all the field mice in the neighborhood to have a feast.

[@sister3130]

One month and a half.i have 20 rabbits..

[@nataliebermudez9054]

Mom looks like shes a rex and the other one lionhead i think

[@nataliebermudez9054]

The black one rex the white one lionhead

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

They are probably mixed. When I bought them I didn’t ask

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

The father was a white one with red eyes.

[@heramackiernan5619]

6-8 weeks old you can wean.

[@Shady_oaks_rabbitry]

4-12 weeks

[@buckreynolds7475]

New Zealand Fleishman giant cross is what the baby's are

[@techjackahmed1]

When mother stop giving milk to them after 20days

[@adamm2909]

After 4/3weeks you can put the mother with the her man and 2 weeks later to move the little ones

[@vttsantana]

I don't know base on their weight they could be rex or min rex /mix with somethings it my guess

[@ssengonzisulaiman9119]

Bro why my rabbit are not produce?

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

A million reasons. Got to keep male and female separate. When you want to breed them take the female to the male. WAIT there until you see the male mount and faint at least twice. Then take the female out and put her in a cage by herself. In 27 days or so introduce a nest box in her cage with wood shavings on the bottom. Okay hats it. The mother will do the rest

[@Thelittlewayweaving]

We run out rabbits in a colony. You don't always have to separate the buck and does. They can live together. Buck won't kill the babies and it is less maintenance. This style of raising is more popular in the UK than the US right now, but I have been seeing growing interest as of late.

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

@@Thelittlewayweaving I prefer selective breeding. These are meat rabbits so I want the biggest males and females together. I would sell the rest. I also can’t afford to end up with a thousand rabbits in a year if I let them in a colony. It may be less work but it would be more in the end

[@Thelittlewayweaving]

@@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831 that's completely understandable. I'm simply responding to the "need" to keep them separate in order to reproduce. Just allowing the original commenter insight that it may not be their living arrangement if his buck and doe are currently together. We raise meat rabbits in order to have 3+ rabbit meals a week for our family and meat for our dog. So we are not quite so selective with breeding. Enjoy watching your videos!

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

@@Thelittlewayweaving hmmm. I haven’t gotten the nerve up to kill them myself yet. I give them to my uncle and he gives them back gutted and skinned. Any suggestions?

[@wellhill4017]

That looks like a silver marten. Idk the dad

[@carrieashley6465]

They are new Zealand white the doe at in bunnies is otter or black and tan 8 weeks old you can take them away from doe if eating feed and they still drinking milk I wait little longer 10 weeks

[@heramackiernan5619]

They look like Rex to me.

[@Harmonythebunny]

The first day

[@soxpeewee]

Babies!

[@brendascott4191]

6-8 weeks

[@buckreynolds7475]

5 weeks

[@lobowynnTV]

Separate mom from babies

[@buckreynolds7475]

4 to 5 weeks and they ain't that big

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

Really? I haven’t weighed them but some must be over ten pounds.

[@buckreynolds7475]

@@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831 they ain't that big

[@j-belrabbitry8270]

At least six weeks is ok

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

I noticed that they grow at different rates. I had to put one back with the mom because it was not growing like the others.

[@lloydcoleman5469]

I agree with Jephat and, 8 weeks would be the longest to keep them before weening. As to them growing at different rates, that could be genetics. As you can tell by the different colors they've all inherited different genes, good and bad traits. You can try giving raw oats like oatmeal after about 6/7 weeks old, but not store bought cereal oatmeal because it's got a bit too much sugars and starches that a little bunny might not be able to handle. If you have the time, I like to handle my kits that I've helped raise one by one every few days and give them oats in a small bowl or cleaned tuna can and give them black sunflower seeds mixed with oats so they all get their fair share because competition for food can also be a reason some are smaller than the others.

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

@@lloydcoleman5469 I grow plenty of grass and weeds that I cut everyday and give to them plus pellets plus I roll an avocado in each cage and the next day there’s only the seed left. About a week ago I bought a bale of Timothy and I’m giving them that instead of grass. I only give them food once a day and it has to last until I come back the next day. I’ve had the mothers for at least a year and they’ve never filed a complaint. People in you tube say they feed them twice a day but I can’t do that.

[@lloydcoleman5469]

@@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831 that all sounds great! Just monitor their poop to make sure it's solid and dark, not runny or light in color and watch their pee to make sure there's not brownish white from too much calcium. Some bright white pee is okay but their sensitive to plants with calcium. And once a day is fine as long as you're giving them enough pellets, try to get some that has at least 16% protein, 2% fat, 12.5% fiber. Higher values of course are better but, can get expensive

[@brittatilgner9684]

I have heard keep them with mom at least 6 weeks. The mothers milk helps them boost their immune system. You can give the mother a shelf or box like you were thinking to jump up onto to get some rest. The milk should slow down in production as they start eating more pellets and other food. I haven't started my own rabbitry yet, but I have been doing a lot of looking into it lately. 😊

[@DavidMinyard-c2p]

6 weeks

[@mikegutierreztheretiredfar5831]

There is usually the issue of the availability of empty cages to transfer them to

[@neilradosh8321]

6 weeks