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Stories Of Some Past Holland Lop Litters

Here are the stories behind some of my Holland lop babies from the time they were newborns until they were ready to wean.

A Case of Fostered Kits

Tunes Rosie had two kits on the same winter day that Kasey had three. Initially, I gave all five kits to Kasey to nurse. I wanted to make sure there were enough kits in one nest in order to keep warm, since these were February babies. More>>>>>

A Case of Late Milk

Mary's Abby has been a very reliable brood doe. But on one particular litter, her milk came in late and gave me quite a scare. These babies were born in February. There were seven in the litter, five viable kits and two peanuts. Peanuts always die, but I allow More>>>>>

Five Does and a Tiny Buck

Saynora's Legolas is a false dwarf buck, confirmed by many litters, so I knew that the tiny one in this litter could not be a peanut. I worried that he would not be viable, given the size difference. But my policy is not to kill peanuts, so I wasn't about to euthanize him More>>>>>

Rainbow Litter

Maximus, the sire to this litter, is a blue tort that carries a fuzzy gene and a sable gene. The dam is a black who obviously carries a sable gene (or something of lower dominance) and a dilute gene. The combination produced a virtual More>>>>>

Too Much Milk

These two kits of Saynora's Celtus and Y&K's Athena were so overfed that they could not turn themselves over. Overfed kits are at risk for problems, including splay legs and growing larger as adults. The solution was simple--foster more kits to Athena. Luckily, Kasey had a litter of two just a few days older More>>>>>

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