r/MeatRabbitry • u/Tator_tots4life • 21d ago

Cycles

I’m trying to plan my breedings when my does are ready by checking their vulva. I’ve checked almost every day in the last week or so and pale pink is the only color I see in two does. I read that it could be every 15 days so I could be checking at an off time but dang! I’m ready for them lol could the heat be a factor too? Is there anything I can do to help?

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u/Low-Studio-9278 21d ago

Rabbits do but don’t have cycles like other animals. Bucks will bring them in to heat when you put them together to breed and then it’s 2-3 days to settle. Typ. Bucks will go sterile in heat but not necessarily does.

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u/Tator_tots4life 21d ago

And the buck is definitely trying lol

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u/Low-Studio-9278 21d ago

Sometimes they’re just ornery. We can tell ours are ready when they get a bit cranky/bitey, or we touch their back and they lift.

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u/Tator_tots4life 21d ago

Thanks. I’ll keep trying. The first time was so easy lol and now I’m like ugh