These are the two does I kept out of the last batch
On the right: Silver Fox out of Poppy & Digit. Probably the nicer of the two, slightly.
On the left: Steel SF/NZ mix, Blossom & Chester.
These pics and weights are from 3/30/21, but still, they're a little light for their age. They'd been out in the tractor, eating a LOT of grass and not much pellets, which is likely to slow their growth, so I'm not worried. I think they'll catch up.
These two are now sharing a cage in the barn, getting along well. Lily has two 9 week olds (by Chester) in with her still; they should go out to the tractor. Blossom has been having a break, but is hopefully pregnant, due this weekend. Poppy had 7 pure SF babies yesterday (4 black, 2 blue, 1 choc!) and her 6 week old litter by Thistle is in a growout cage, waiting until they're big enough to go out & graze.
And that's all the buns to keep track of, whew. Should have a couple more litters before it gets too hot and we take a breeding break for the summer. I'll pick out a few more does to grow out, from the next litters, and then I'll get to try out my next generation in the fall/winter!
