I’m thinking about buying a proven buck and four does AND 12 - 8 week old kits. I’m in the process of setting up my hutches…etc.

The part that I’m struggling with is how to transport them the hour plus from where they are now to my house. I don’t have that many cages (any yet). I could fabricate a big cage in the bed of my truck, but I suspect that would be too stressful for them all to be together…especially for the kits. Anyone have any ideas?

I’ve been looking for ways to sell rabbit meat on a small scale. Due to local laws and regulations, I would need to sell live rabbits and then process for free after the sale. Selling processed rabbit would require me to get too many other parties involved and I would have to massively scale up to make it profitable.

Do any of you sell rabbit similarly to this? Who do you sell to and where do you sell at?

In the past 4 days I have lost my buck and two kits seemingly overnight what could this be?

Hello, We live in southern Ontario just west of Kitchener. Does anyone know of a place that will buy our meat rabbits? Or a butcher that would butcher them for us?

Thanks in advance.

i have everything to make a colony but i am still unsure about the location.

i have an area in thinned out woods right by our field. it is in the shade and would stay nice and cool.
my concerns are animals and ticks.
i am less concerned about ticks but less so since i can keep the grass cut and i have birds that eat ticks. and as for animals i have a dog that i can set out there to guard.

the other location is in a field. its in full sun on flat land. i
would be a lot less concerned about animals going out in the open and ive never seen a tick in the field. i would be more concerned about fire ants but i could handle that by just making sure i keep them in check.
my main concern would be the sun and heat. i am not keeping them in a colony that they can dig underground, where it is cool. the design is open except for a tin roof and siding i can put up or take down. i live in the south east where its HOT in the summers.

which location would be safer for my rabbits? im leaning more towards the shade but i would like to know what you think.
i can also make a shed for the rabbits instead of open air but im worried that would be very hot for them.

tell me what yall think

Butchered this guy today. Was showing no signs of being sick.

Does this look liker coccidia or something more serious?

I have my rabbits in a colony. this was a recent addition from an auction are there any preventative measures I can take to reduce the risk to the rest of the colony?

Maybe a dumb question but I have trays so the pee doesn't have ground to soak into. I have some pellet bedding I can put in but how would I go about storing it for short periods of time?

I don't need a ton of fertilizer myself right now so figured I'd post buckets or bags for sale instead of just dumping in my yard. Can I just dump it all in a 5 gal bucket with the lid off and be good or do I need to do something about the urine?

Is he for sure, a black tort!? His feet are dark but he seems to be getting lighter in color.

Starting my first hutch set up and I don’t get how to install these so you can feed from the outside without actually cutting the cage, which I don’t want to do

Hey guys. One of my rabbits had given birth to more than a dozen babies yesterday in a makeshift borrow I made them (made of plastic totes). What I am worried about is over few days, starting Friday , it is suppose to rain a lot and I'm worried that the burrow will overflow and flood the babies. It's happened before for me, and I'd hate to lose this litter too. Should I try to move the babies into the coop/hutch that 3 adults usually reside in? Would that cause any problems for their mother?

I have had chickens (meat & eggs) for many years. I am planning on starting up a small rabbitry operation. I'm struggling with determining how much space the kits will need for a 12 week grow out.

Say I get a hypothetical 10 kits per doe. Is that 23 cages?

Thanks for any guidance you can offer this newbie.

I will be getting a Black Silver Fox buck and two NZ does (a red and a broken black) next month. Does anyone here have experience crossing these two breeds? I hear Silver Fox rabbits have exceptional pelts and great flavor. I know NZ are just great for meat rabbits in general. Do these two breeds cross well?

been searching but can't find details for each part it's mostly as a whole rabbit.

Hello,

I have a male Californian that I bought because he was too cheap not to lol. The original idea was a dinner for a friend's birthday hahah but my friends named him and now he's been with me 2+ years.

Anyways, I've got some pallets. Some are closed and others are gapped. I currently have a homemade hutch but I was thinking of making a colony with pallet flooring and getting a doe.

What experience do you have with this type of material? Does the pallet floor get damaged or soaks up a lot of waste? What can you use to protect the wood?

Any suggestions are welcome.

New to rabbitry. Had a 5 week old kit develop floppy bunny syndrome. Has mostly recovered, has mobility in all limbs after a week, though I'm worried one front wrist may be strained as he is not properly walking. He's eating well and able to move a bit, but he's still not ready to be reintroduced to the rest of the colony.

What effect will this have on the meat? Is it a bad idea to consume it? I imagine without exercise his growth will be stunted, and I'm hopeful his front leg will regain strengh. Curious how the experienced folks here deal with this.

Thanks!

I had 5, 7-8 week old kits escape their grow out tractor and they were my first success in many ways; escapees, litter survived with no deaths, whatever. I cant catch the MFers and neither can my dogs so I’ve had to result to fire power and I just dispatched and cleaned my first rabbit no problems and I fed it to one of my dogs with splendid results. Everybody’s happy but I got four more to go so wish me luck.

Hi guys,

Me and the family are completely new to this, we have been trying to find somewhere that will supply different bloodlines (ideally 3 male and 3 female all different).

The only New Zealand whites I can find are as pets and the nearest one Is 4-5 hours drive away, so to get the different bloodlines I'd have to do alot of travelling. Does anyone know of a place that breeds and sells them where I could pick them all up? I'd there any reason I shouldn't be buying ones listed as pets to use for breeding/meat?

Thank you for your time.

Hello,

I’m in the Bay Area of CA and have been searching for rabbit breeders local to me for a little while now. I have been largely unsuccessful. The closest meat rabbits I found were about 2 hours away and the breeders more local to me only breed show and pet stock.

Last night however, I found a breeder only 20 minutes away and they sell TAMUK stock rabbits. The rabbits don’t have official pedigree papers, however, the breeder has written proof tracing their stock back to the TAMUK herd.

Anyway, their rabbits are $100 each. I had originally prepared to spend half that. Is that a normal price for breeder rabbits? And is it worth it for TAMUK stock? Is it worth it strictly because it’s the ONLY local breeder I could find selling meat rabbits? Or should I just head out on a road trip and pick up some other rabbits for half the price?

I have a baby REW mini rex, and we are planning on breeding it later on down the road. I saw online that there’s a lot of colors you shouldn’t breed REW’s to, but i couldn’t find what colors i can breed it to. So, what colors/variations do you guys recommend?

I had a doe kindle last night and give me 6 healthy kits. Unfortunately, she had a significant uterine prolapse and died shortly after.

I did the only thing I knew to do and I moved the 6 kits to 2 different other nest boxes. I put 4 kits with my New Zealand doe who had her kits a week ago. Their eyes aren't open yet but they are bigger.

I put 2 kits with my other silver fox doe that had babies 2 days ago. The reason I didn't put all 6 with her is she had 10 healthy kits and I didn't want to put too much of a strain on her.

Neither rabbit has rejected any kits it appears. I know it's late to ask after doing the deed, but does anyone have experience with this? What should I have done differently? Should I expect the kits to make it, not make it, etc?

I know in 28 days she needs a nesting a box. But what about in before then. Does her diet change? Will her behavior change? Are there any signs that she definitely did get pregnant? We had 2 fall offs but it was his first time idk if they landed in the right spot.

Northern CA here. We just picked up 2 rabbits. Looking to get started and build an outdoor shelter. I’ve seen some mixed reviews on how best to house them. They are currently in 2 separate cages safe in our garage but I’d like to build them something they can grow into taking into account predators, mosquitoes, family size growth, etc. Not super into the colony idea as I fear it’ll get unmanageable (we have pigs as well and currently in that situation with piglets coming out of our ears). But I want them to have some more space than just a small cage.

What all are you guys using? Sizes of cages? Do you have individual runs for each? What about a little nesting box?

Thank you :) excited to start this journey.

I would like to make sure that I'm thinking of absolutely everything. Something I had not considered was them chewing through a flat wall. Say that I have a back and a side wall that is just a sheet of wood with no corners and edges. Just a sheet that extends beyond the reach of the rabbits. Will they chew on this flat surface?