Recent content by brucesquatch

Hey all! I love this site and all that it has taught me in dealing with my rabbits...I have raised, harvested and eaten several and more are heading to freezer camp today! All made possible by the "Rabbit Talk" Think Tank! Now, on to our story... We are getting ducks from Holleraread Farms...

I placed the whole operation between my furnace and hot water heater for warmth, but it also has a partially opened heat register within a few feet, so my impressions have been that there is decent air movement...the basement has never had a moisture problem or felt stuffy before... I have...

Thanks for the info... I do clean the trays after each use, because they have a sort of slimey coating on them. I do not have a moisture problem in the basement, but it is still a basement. I tried to use the water for as long as possible, but I am now switching to watering twice a day with...

I recently switched to sprouts and hay with a rare use of pellets for my 6 breeders and their little buns and they have had no problems switching to sprouts and even the occasional use of pellets, they just seem to get it. However... My wife has a VERY sensitive sniffer (she once detected a...

Thanks all...ACV...heck, I give that to them to put them in the mood to breed...well, the bunny's new digs might just look like a party pad!

I am in the process of redoing my rabbit cages and adding an auto watering system and am wondering if salting the water a small bit and/or adding a mineral block to the water might keep the system from sliming up? I have heard that auto waterers are used to dispense meds and other nutrients...

Congrats! Was that your Ipad sitting on the table? HA! Before I did my first harvest, I watched about three videos on youtube before doing the deed...so this is not me judging, that is for sure! Great job. You did it!

I was sold 'pure bred, no papers' M&F flemish giants and M&F New Zealands...I cross them and I get some that look like obvious mixes and some that look like Californian's...they are mutts for all intents and purposes... My wife and I didn't know what we were doing when we got them...it was just...

It took me a while to climb the learning curve. Also, I was trying to spend as little as possible. Honestly, it took forever for me to figure out how to figure out a breeding schedule. There is a post at this site about determining doe readiness by color...that made all the difference in the...

I have been raising rabbits for about 2 years now in hopes of today: harvesting my own meat source. Here are some of the details, please feel free to comment... • 1-3 bonks on the head (as per a video I saw on this site, I liked it better than the other methods, still do). Yeah, it took a few...

well, we lost him...but we gave it a good shot. Thanks for the first aid tips...his wounds were treated, at least the ones I could see... Thanks,

One of my little kits (about 8 days old) rolled out of the cage and a bird or cat cut into one front paw pretty deep and a rear paw (on the other side) just a bad. There is blood, but the kit is warm and moving (some) the wounded limbs are twitching and the kit is breathing and moving...any...

stuff it...HA!...or ha. I couldn't resist...I will work on that...

I am looking to make a change in my rabbitry and would love to see what others have going on... Currently, I have things set up in my gazebo stacked 2X3 holes with a separate grow out hutch that I had on hand...I am looking for a picture...I have 8 24X36x20 cages... I am hoping to build a shed...

This time of year is when I try to give the bunny cages a good cleaning...but out of nowhere (right?) one of my does kindled six little buns! Yeah! I am hoping to take all of my does (and these babies) and give them some time in my grass while I clean their cages... How long should I wait...