Rabbits with no ears

[Trev70 5,185]

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.

[neil b 2,303]

Possibly nipped off by the doe when they were. In the nest,?????? 

[Trev70 5,185]

3 minutes ago, neil b said:

Possibly nipped off by the doe when they were. In the nest,?????? 

May be mate its just in all my years of rabbiting I've never had one but I've had six through this season.

[neil b 2,303]

Just now, 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.

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! 

[Trev70 5,185]

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.

[Black neck 16,022]

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

[Moocher71 4,050]

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.

[two crows 3,342]

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.

[Trev70 5,185]

9 minutes ago, 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.

Or the does could be low in calcium may be

 

[two crows 3,342]

36 minutes ago, Trev70 said:

Or the does could be low in calcium may be

 

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.

[MR RABBIT 715]

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

[Aussie Whip 4,113]

Maybe pollution in the water source or feed.We used to catch some weird specimens around a factory in Sydney way back.

[Trev70 5,185]

8 hours ago, 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.

No pollution in that area mate.

[Moocher71 4,050]

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 ,

[Moocher71 4,050]

12 hours ago, 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! 

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.