Trev70 5,185 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 I got my first at the start of the season and number 6 in the middle of the week all in a 14 mile area, what’s that all about. Quote Link to post
neil b 2,303 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Possibly nipped off by the doe when they were. In the nest,?????? Quote Link to post
Trev70 5,185 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 22/02/2019 at 20:32, neil b said: Possibly nipped off by the doe when they were. In the nest,?????? Expand May be mate its just in all my years of rabbiting I've never had one but I've had six through this season. Quote Link to post
neil b 2,303 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 22/02/2019 at 20:39, Trev70 said: May be mate its just in all my years of rabbiting I've never had one but I've had six through this season. Expand Years ago I bred some show rabbits and the 3 litters I bred the doe nipped the ears off all of the young. My mate had one with two tails but never earless! 1 Quote Link to post
Trev70 5,185 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 LOL 2 tails never had one of them, sounds like that then Neil because they have all had them off that long they looked like they was never there. 1 Quote Link to post
Black neck 16,022 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 No expert be a long chalk but that makes sense only other thing could be if lot of rats about gerrin in the nests more likely the doe of um tho 1 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,050 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Maybe a genetic thing,inbreeding ,don't matter what animal it is if gene pool ain't big anufe going to be some strang baby's turn up at some point. 3 Quote Link to post
two crows 3,342 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 when we were kids my mates dad bred newzeland whites for the table and he often got them, he thought it was because us kids was frightening the does. 2 Quote Link to post
Trev70 5,185 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 22/02/2019 at 21:50, two crows said: when we were kids my mates dad bred newzeland whites for the table and he often got them, he thought it was because us kids was frightening the does. Expand Or the does could be low in calcium may be Quote Link to post
two crows 3,342 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 22/02/2019 at 22:01, Trev70 said: Or the does could be low in calcium may be Expand the tame ones could be lacking something, but wild ones you would think be ok, though back in them days all his rabbit food was gathered, we used to call it rabbit meat funnily enough. 1 Quote Link to post
MR RABBIT 715 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) I was told doe nipping them off,, when young ,,again not sure if true Came across this few times,not 100% sure the real answer Edited February 22, 2019 by MR RABBIT 1 Quote Link to post
Aussie Whip 4,112 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Maybe pollution in the water source or feed.We used to catch some weird specimens around a factory in Sydney way back. Quote Link to post
Trev70 5,185 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 22/02/2019 at 23:36, Aussie Whip said: Maybe pollution in the water source or feed.We used to catch some weird specimens around a factory in Sydney way back. Expand No pollution in that area mate. 1 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,050 Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Could you see whear ears had been or did it look like they never had ears.if they no scars etc it's genetic.inbreeding can produce some strange baby's , Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,050 Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 22/02/2019 at 20:41, neil b said: Years ago I bred some show rabbits and the 3 litters I bred the doe nipped the ears off all of the young. My mate had one with two tails but never earless! Expand That's genetic,just like no ears .if they was never ears in first place its genetic unless you can see the scars were ears been bit off by mum. Quote Link to post
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