Rabbit Trouble

I recently bought a pair of rabbits, a male and a female, for the purpose of producing meat. I bred the rabbits, and on the 28th day put in a nest box full of hay. The rabbit ate all the hay, and gave birth to the litter without pulling fur onto the wire. What went wrong?

Thanks

when i first bought my rabbits they ate the bedding hay. Like, as if it were crack. I realized later that most of the rabbits at places where they are sold are fed just pellets, not sure what the case was there.
Do you know anything about their past conditions?
More importantly, how are they doing now, is she caring for them? If it were me I would put good treats (greens, etc) elsewhere for her to eat and put more hay back in the box.

She may have been emotionally stressed.  Is she a new mother, first timer?  I always made sure my rabbits had a cage full of hay in cooler weather and plenty in the rack at all times, regardless of what other pellets or treats they were given.  They will eat a lot of hay, apparently it is good for their digestion.  So not necessarily anything wrong.  First time mothers often do not pull fur, as they don’t really know what is happening and haven’t got it all figured out yet.  They usually improve with time and experience.  

if it was a young mother that common.  they will figure it out.  feed them as much as they want.  rabbits are great food resource.  my grandfather had 300 at one time when I was growing up.  great memories standing on a bucket skinning them with him. ill thank OP for bringing those memories back up.

try this!  season and grill the rabbit pieces to brown good. then put them in a crock pot with tad bit of chicken broth. cook till falling off bone.   remove the bones and shread it.  place meat back in crock pot and add some bbq sauce.  cook while longer on low.  man that's the best bbq sandwiches on earth I think. lol

the livers are top shelf also.  very mild flavor. careful with them though you need steady hand to cut that gull off without puncturing. if you do that bile will ruin it.  

enjoy the rewards of raising rabbits!

Pellets are not natural rabbit food, and hay - specifically Timothy, is best for them, and should typically make up about 80-90% of their food, for their optimal health.

I always put straw into the nesting box, not hay. (Hay is provided separately for eating.)