Beginning in March, a mature female, or doe, may produce up to four littears a year, with five or six young in each. Her nest is very simple, really just a depression in the grass or dirt that she digs out to be 4 - 5 inches deep. She will line the nest with grass, dry leaves, and soft fur from her belly, then use more grass and leaves to create a cover that she pulls over the top. The nest site is generally in an open area, not in heavy cover. Once the nest is ready, the doe will leave until the birth of the babies.
Newborn rabbits are hairless, blind, and deaf.
When born, their mother will stay with them only long enough to nurse them, then she will return for a quick feeding, then once again cover up her babies and go off to find her own food. She'll return at dawn, and perhaps once or twice during the night, to repeat the procedure. The babies will open their eyes in about a week. By the time they are 3 weeks old, they have left the nest and are on their own.