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Hey Dave, thanks for your previous reply. It's good to know that someone can help me with my questions. Today I felt Both rabbits stomachs to see if I could feel any babies. All I felt was lines or ripples in the stomach area. I also haven't seen any nesting behaviors yet. Is this normal? It's possible they might be  to early in the pregnancy.I read alot of stuff on the internet about Young rabbits giving birth. Alot of Sites said that it is VERY dangerous. And that ALOT of complications can occur. Also, I read that young mothers dont know what is happening to them while they are pregnant and when the babies are born they just abandon them. I'm honestly Scared, I don't want anything bad to happen to my rabbits because of me. I'll keep you informed on whats going on with them. And when/if the babies are born I'll try to send you some pics.   

Thanks, Eric

Answer
hi eric , everthing seems normal,but it is right about some  does having their first pregnancy.
when they give birth they get very frightened and sometimes they abadon the young oand in some cases theykill them.
I had a doe who gave birth to her first litter and killed them all, when I mated her again , she had 7 babies and reared them all,
just carry on feeding as usual and all should e well.
dave.