Wild Baby Rabbits found

Question
One of my brothers was mowing the lawn & he accidently went through a baby rabbit nest that was hiding very well in the middle of our lawn.  One of them died, the other had his/her leg chopped off & the last one is perfectly fine & healthy. The mother was fine but ran off. We buried the dead baby rabbit, we then cleaned up & bandaged the other baby rabbit with its leg chopped off which stopped bleeding which is good & checked the other one. We then put the hurt rabbit with its non-hurt brother/sister rabbit in a box with clean dry grass. It's memorial day weekend & we don't know if they are going to survive without food or milk due to everything being closed for two days & we have nothing to feed them.  So we went back & put the bunnies back where we found them & saw the mother outside around where the nest was about 20 yards away.  Was it the right idea? We covered it up back to how it was but still feeling iffy on what to do.  Will the mother come back for it?  Should we grab the injured one thats bandage back & just be patient. *It's scabbed & has stopped bleeding. We left the bandage we put on there*

About the Bunnies:: The two bunnies eyes are open, about 4-5.5 inches long & can hop.

Be great to hear from you asap!!

Confused & lost teen with a guilty heart -  

Answer
Hi Chris,

in short, it was right to put them back in the nest.  The mom will return to take care of them.  She only nurses them once a day, and then stays hidden nearby (to reduce risk of predators to her babies).

I am sorry that you guys accidentally hit the nest, but it wasn't on purpose and you tried the best you could to help the other two.  Be aware the one that got hurt but didn't die, probably will die.  I hope not, but in the wild that often happens.  But he is young and growing, so pray for him that he has a chance.  With the loss of a leg even if it survives he is at a disadvantage.  You may want to try to contact a wildlife rehabilitation group in your area to see if they work with injured wild rabbits.  Your local animal shelter may know of such groups, or they may be in the phone book.

Lee