One of my pretty SBP does, Eva, gave birth to no less than 17 babies. Two days later I culled the 4 smallest babies (they were all quite small, though). 5 of them I added to the fat twins' nest, hoping it would work out even though there's almost 2 weeks difference between them. It worked out great. The 8 remaining babies I left with their own mum. I wanted to keep as many as possible until I could be 100% sure about colours and sex, partly because I only wanted SSP from this litter, partly because they were so small and I really needed some females. Today I did another sorting, and I ended up keeping 1 SSP buck, 1 SBP Satin buck, 1 SBP doe and 4 SSP does - the two SBPs are moving to the original breeder of this line once they're old enough. They're all with their own mum now.
Pic 1 is all 17 newborns, pic 2 is the 5 foster babies 8 days old, pic 3 is the 8 with Eva also 8 days old, pic 4 & 5 are the 7 keepers 10 days old (today). And yes, the satin buck is smaller than the others, but I'm hoping he'll catch up.
Pic 1 is all 17 newborns, pic 2 is the 5 foster babies 8 days old, pic 3 is the 8 with Eva also 8 days old, pic 4 & 5 are the 7 keepers 10 days old (today). And yes, the satin buck is smaller than the others, but I'm hoping he'll catch up.