It is always difficult counting baby rabbits in the nest. I thought there were six, but there were two more underneath! Five Smokes, and three Blues. It is important to handle rabbits in the nest for socialisation. It is extra important to check long Angora wool doesn't get tangled around necks and limbs. I use a pair of embroidery scissors to snip it into short lengths, as movement of the babies in the nest can spin it into cord. Jinx is a good mother and doesn't mind me che

Rabbits like barley straw better than hay for nests! An early nester Most rabbits start nesting 2-3 days before they give birth but mine nest early, at 18 days gestation. Plucking takes place the day before birth.

Just left the nest- Magda's litter Photographing baby rabbits is really hard- they move so fast! So these 3 week old babies diving into...

Solitaire's three little rabbits at 5 weeks old It is always sad to see baby rabbits leave home. Celeste, the little blue doe on the...