Lost a good doe

When we came out to the bunny barn yesterday morning we found a tragedy. One of our blue brood does died giving birth. At first glance we were sure that all of the kits were dead having been born on the wire sometime this morning. To our amazement 3 of the 7 newborns were still alive. We did what we could to warm them and placed them in a nest box. Then we brought out our only other brood doe currently nursing and placed her in the box. After the first few seconds she hovered over them and began to let them nurse. It was quite a relief. Later in the afternoon we put her with her foster babies again and she not only let them nurse but she was cleaning them as well. What a great mom she is. Our blue brood doe will be sorely missed.