I caught a wild bred domestic bunny about three weeks ago. It is a young rabbit - I am guess less than 6 months. Anyway. The poor creature was too scared for me to get a good look at it's sex when I first got it and since I didn't have it in with my other rabbits I didn't bother look again.
Today while sweeping out the barn I put my two adult females in their outdoor turnouts and put the new rabbit in a seperate pen within their enclosures. I had intended to watch to see if the new rabbit would stay put in it's pen but then my 3 year old got hurt and well, when I came back the new rabbit was in with one of the females. AGHHHHH!!! :shock:
I didn't see them "in action but after seeing them in together I decided I had better take a look and sure enough - I have a male.
So now what?? Are female rabbits always ready to breed? Will I have a female trying to deliver in December??
Someone smack me upside the head. I don't want any baby bunnies!! Please tell me that bunnies take the winter off from procreation............. sigh.
Today while sweeping out the barn I put my two adult females in their outdoor turnouts and put the new rabbit in a seperate pen within their enclosures. I had intended to watch to see if the new rabbit would stay put in it's pen but then my 3 year old got hurt and well, when I came back the new rabbit was in with one of the females. AGHHHHH!!! :shock:
I didn't see them "in action but after seeing them in together I decided I had better take a look and sure enough - I have a male.
So now what?? Are female rabbits always ready to breed? Will I have a female trying to deliver in December??
Someone smack me upside the head. I don't want any baby bunnies!! Please tell me that bunnies take the winter off from procreation............. sigh.