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  1. Rabbits
    Hello folks, I'm currently breeding 6 female does so I'm kinda low of space. I have 2 growout cages and one of them are being shared by 2 different litters both 2 weeks apart and they have no issues, ill process them all in 2 weeks (10wo and 8wo currently). Both litters have 6 each. Whats the...
  2. Rabbits
    Hello folks, I have a bit of sorrow with my flemishes (9-10mo) first litter of baby's, 11 kits At 1.5 weeks the runt got smooshed and starved I think and died. At 2 weeks (yesterday) the BIGGEST one I found outside of the nestbox with its head inside the hay rack and it's leg/side chewed off...
  3. Rabbits
    Hello folks, I'm wondering if it would be worth it to apply wood oil (foodsafe boiled linseed oil) to rabbit hide and nest boxes. Both pictures attached are made of pine common board. Some hide boxes are used and some are more new, photo attached is the most used. The nest boxes are still...
  4. Homesteading Questions
    Hello Folks, I have 2 bunnies that have slightly runny noses and one sneezes once In a while. This has been going on for about 2 weeks. Picture above is the one that's sneezing and has a runny nose. She currently has 6 baby's that are 4 weeks old, none of the baby's have symptoms. The other...
  5. Rabbits
    Good afternoon Folks, I wanted to share my rabbit project that started early August 4 months ago and has been growing and going since. Ill post pictures at the bottom with more info about everything. I started this because of my grandpa, he was getting tired of rabbits because of how often they...
  6. Rabbits
    Good morning Rabbit folks, I'm still kind of new to raising rabbits and have only 1 litter of kits with a different buck that i no longer breed. My only and current buck is a 1/2 Californian, and 1/4 each of rex and Flemish. The 1st photo is of him and 2nd photo is my female that i have...
  7. Rabbits
    Hello, So i have 6 Rex rabbits that are fully grown. I need to get rid of a few because that's too many for me My 2 heaviest are 8.36 lbs. and 9.34 lbs. My others are around 7.8 But my lightest is 7.08 lbs. But my lightest is a sleek black and looks beautiful. Should i breed her for some...
  8. Rabbits
    I am just starting with rabbits and am not sure what breed would be best. I will be breeding for meat and pelts. There are only 2 in this house but I want to good pelts to make jackets with. I am not sure what color would be best or what breed. Can anyone give me some ideas and guidance?
  9. Real Estate
    We've worked really hard this past year to transform a vacant property into a working wool ranch. Unfortunately, our plans have had to change. Our hope is that we find someone who is passionate about the ranch to take it over. Price: 120k, will carry Acreage: 40 Location: Saint Johns, AZ...
  10. New Member Introductions
    Small family breeder of mixed mutt Rabbits. Breeds include New Zealand, Standard Rex, TAMUK Composits (Texas A&M Kingsville) We currently are trying to raise a bottle calf rejected by mom. He is blind, but is learning to navigate pretty good. We also have 2 four month old pigs. They are...
  11. Rabbits
    Hi all. I have bought my first meat rabbits. NZ whites. 2 bucks and 2 does. I want to have the first litter kindle at a weekend when I am home (not working) so I can keep an eye on things. The days are really short just now so when I get home from work in the evenings it's already dark...
  12. Rabbits
    I purchased 2 Cali does that were about 4 months old. I didn't feed them as much as they needed the first 1.5 weeks I had them so they lost weight. I tripled their feed thinking since they were still growing, they must need a lot more food than I thought. They went from about 6 lbs to 7 lbs in 4...
  13. Homesteading Questions
    Does anyone keep angora rabbits for their fur it’s something I’m really interested in. If so how often do you collect their fur and how much yarn does it make?
  14. New Member Introductions
    I'm very happy with finally deciding to join, I've read countless threads which all were very helpful. A little about me, I have a small farm which we raise turkeys(both heritage and broad breasted), ducks (jumbo pekins, cayuga,rouen, buff), rabbits (new zealands, flemish giants, harlequins and...
  15. Rabbits
    my rabbits are contracting bloat. I have tried everything that I have been advised. I have lost kits while still in the litter pen with their doe. I have lost entire litters after 8 weeks before weaning. I have had other litters be just fine and grow to producing adults with nothing done...
  16. New Member Introductions
    5 acres rabbits and chickens looking to turn this land into our grocery store Lots of challenges ahead. All help welcome!
  17. Rabbits
    Hi. My family is new to breeding rabbits. We have 5 does. I bred all five does and they all had 3 fall offs but none of them have had any kits! No signs nothing! None are nesting or pulling hair. All they do is poop and pee in the boxes. 3 females are about a year old and the other 2 are about...
  18. Homesteading Questions
    Hi. My family is new to breeding rabbits. We have 4 bucks and 5 does. I bred all five does and they all had 3 fall offs but none of them have had any kits! No signs nothing! None are nesting or pulling hair. All they do is poop and pee in the boxes. 3 females are about a year old and the other 2...
  19. Rabbits
    Newbie to the forum! So Hey there, I just bought a couple holland rabbits from a rabbit show a couple weeks ago. This time I bought them from two different people rather than buying three from the same person. Anyway... They both were really adamant about that they kept the rabbits above 50 to...
  20. Rabbits
    moving to New Mexico from near Lake Havasu City Arizona. I have several triple rabbit transport carriers and some other equipment available to sell if anyone interested.
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