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Is this a genetic defect? (Rabbits)?
My doe was bred and kindled her first litter on tuesday, 2 DOA and deformed, and one little normal baby. On thurs she kindled another, even more deformed and also DOA. She had all the deformed DOA's on the wire and the normal baby in her nest box. Are these deformed and dead babies a genetic defect? Is it just a problem with the genes of the buck and the doe? Or is it just that it's her first litter?
(I do have experience, just have never had the dead or deformed babies with a normal before...)
Both are Lionheads and we tend to get peanuts and hippos as defects, but these were neither. The sire is not related to my doe, I know the lines of both.
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- ACWNLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
It could be genetic..... and it could be that the buck and doe are related and you didnt know it.
I dont think it being her first litter has anything to do with it, but I could be wrong.
What kindve rabbit is she? What breed is the buck? I would do some research on their breeds and see what genetic disorders are common for their breeds - and if there are any for hybrids if they are different breeds.
