Breeding questions

[GorbyJobRabbits]

So I've been breeding the rabbits today. How many does do you think the buck is good for? I've got 3 does I was wanting bred to the one buck and 2 with the other. I've been sticking a doe in with the buck leaving them for 15 minutes or so, and then swap out does. And I was wanting to go back through and stick the does in a second time. Just to be more sure. Because I am yet to have luck so far.

Anyway do you think that is too much on the buck?

 

[Jaded]

It depends on the buck, all bucks are different some are very keen on breeding some don't care and take there time.
3 does to one buck is okay, some breeders breed there buck to 6 different does in one week.

Try table breeding, its much easier, put both rabbits on a table, in the first matting the doe will realease eggs, then put them in together again for another breeding 4-6 hours later when the does eggs are ready to be fertilized.

 

[GorbyJobRabbits]

actually the one buck, when I set the doe in his cage and I just kept my hand on her so she wouldnt move.... He just sort of looks at me like 'what the heck you doin'? I have this covered' and wont touch her til I remove my hands. Picky Picky

 

[Jaded]

haha yeah some are like that, is he the buck you are wanting to breed from?

 

[GorbyJobRabbits]

yeah. I just split the does up and just matched what I thought would work best with each buck. Just hoping for kits really.

 

[Jaded]

AndersonsRabbits wrote:

yeah. I just split the does up and just matched what I thought would work best with each buck. Just hoping for kits really.

I had a buck like that he was very good in qaulity and was a good show buck, he never bred.

Will he breed if he leave them alone together or does he need some Apple ceder Vinager?

 

[GorbyJobRabbits]

he's extremely gun ho about breeding, unless I try to hold the doe. The older doe I had, every time I went to take her out of the pen he'd get back on her and keep going. I was honestly surprised he didn't kill himself, because he is that gun ho about it.

I'm just not sure if he's good or not to be honest.

 

[FogCity]

I have only breed my buck twice in the same day once. It produced a litter of 9 and a litter of 4. I did not rebreed later on in the day. I would have to agree that it really depends on the buck, and one would have to have pretty good records, that go back a while, to actually determine if the double or triple breeding was have an effect or not.

 

[mistyjr]

I have the same problem also with my Lionhead Buck. If I touch hes girl, He will just look at me and sniff my hand and wont do anything until I take my hand out. Now my other Buck (Jersey Wooly) doesn't mind me holding the doe down. Just some arent for sure why we are touching their Woman!

 

[GorbyJobRabbits]

I'm glad you guys bumped this. I forgot to write down the date.