Samantha White Feather

So my kits are getting moved into their own section today to grow a little bigger. I would eventually like to introduce the does into the colony while they are getting bigger. in the colony is 2 semi-bonded does, they tolerate each other but were from different farms. 1 doe has 13 day old kits. the other doe was bread last week. I want to keep some of the kits and to replace the 2 aggressive does I had to remove from the colony (Not bonded does that did not like being transferred from cage living to colony living). How would you go about it and at what age (4 weeks, 6 weeks, older yet)?

I put her in with my buck. He had no interest in mounting her. After 20 min he only attempted once. I suspect she's been re bread. How do I go about weaning her litter? Would feeding an emergency rabbit formula help them grow bigger? Any suggestions would be great.

She just keeps going from inside and outside the hutch. Just when she settles in one spot and they start latching on she immediately will hop away from them. I tried to tip the nest box to the side but we built it taller than the inside hutch is wide and it won't tip (next box I get my husband to make I will take that into consideration). I will try to find something similar for her. Thanks for the suggestion. How often should I handle kits I want to keep (1 porker is bigger than everybody by 2x) so that they are not terrified of me and like to be petted? I am putting a lot of hay in this cage and it is disappearing quite quickly along with the pellets. How much should a doe and her kits in the same cage be getting? I was doing a cup of pellets and unlimited timothy/alfalfa blend.

Another question:
My doe Kindled 2 days early. I had been planning on removing the buck that morning after cleaning stalls. I was not impressed to have found him mounting her immediately after kindling. He squeaked and fell off. In your experiences what are the chances this doe has been rebread. He didn't mount her after that as he was removed immediately. I plan as a whole to give them 3 weeks in between the breedings. I'm not happy with this accident. Suggestions on how long to give between if she has been breed before I breed her again.

So my doe Rapunzle kindled on October 15. I had to remove the nest box 3 days ago because I kept finding them outside of it and I was worried that they would be cold as it appeared climbing in was too hard. I left her nest fixings as is. I just removed the box. Today the kits have started drinking and eating pellets/ hay. All good signs. Except momma is looking frustrated today. Every time I go outside there are kits under her nursing. I think they are at her constantly. Should I give her breaks? I thought about bringing the kits in the house for bit of handling (several are replacing does I don't want to keep). Or perhaps giving her some time in the rabbit run. But I wasn't sure if that was necessary. Any suggestions?

More info-
This doe did not succeed in the colony due to aggression. I plan on keeping some of her kits (Mom and dad are very docile) to replace 2 aggressive does I pulled from the colony.

What age can they be introduced from mom into the established colony?

We are also trying to create dirt in the pen as well. Since everything is stone and a little mud. we are hoping overtime all the straw and manure will break down creating a nice soil area for when we hopefully move north next year. We'll be able to plant grass here and increase property value.

We have 2 litters so far Big Red and Rapunzels. Rapunzel and her kits were not bonded to the other does and fighting did start. We Removed Her and her kits. Not sure if I will try to reintroduce them into the colony for growing out. any suggestions on this? The two bonded does did start fighting and now they have separate units in the pen and things have settled down again. Big Red had 4 and Rapunzle had 7

We took one of the kids old play units inside to provide them with outdoor shade and to provide more climbing areas. you can make it out behind the squirrel desperately attempting to get at my sunflowers in the pic:D
There is a feeding and watering station, as well as security to keep them safe (Deer netting and Dog)

as I was building bunnies got impatient... tee hee.
In the next picture I managed to scavenge scrap wood for a nice front cover to the housing area to help keep the rain from blowing in. there is a picture of them all snuggled up inside.

I am more than willing to share my pics of my pen...but please bear in mind that we are very poor and everything we use is either free or found in nature with the exception of a few things that we purchased used or new.
I didn't have the money for fencing so I used tree limbs we cut down. I found chain link fencing a family member was getting rid of and that's the outside of my pen. We put chicken wire along the bottom to keep the wee ones from escaping. We used a rock wall to allow climbing and here is a picture of the inside before it's finished.

She had her kits a day early