The buns have kindled

I shared some pictures a week ago and mentioned our two does were due to kindle soon. We bred the girls a day apart. Since a rabbits gestation period is typically about 31 days, we provided nest boxes on day 28 and 27. Karsi immediately got to work making this awesome nest.

This is what Osha did..

Early morning on Karsi's due date, my husband came home from work to this. Rabbits will pull out their own fur to keep their kits warm.

We brought the box inside to check/count since it was cold outside. Of course we had a huge storm the night before. The first time mom had seven healthy babies. There's only six pictured because my husband was checking the other over.

Osha's original nest box broke and I apparently misplaced the staple gun, so I changed it out with this one in a hurry the night before she was due. She still did not bother getting it ready. This morning, she finally went to work and pulled a ton of hair. I spent quite a bit of time with the rabbits this morning, and finally took all their water bottles inside to refill with fresh water. I then picked some dandelion leaves, and by the time I made it back (which was roughly ten minutes) this girl was cleaning babies!

Eleven, in fact. Three are a bit on the smaller side, so we'll keep a close eye on them over the next day or two and decide if we need to foster a couple to Karsi. So far all is well and I'm just really hoping it stays that way! I'm so proud of the little mamas.