Recent content by Daniac

The difference in attitude between the US and Canada is really surprising. I am just over the border from Sarnia & Windsor, I would how many hoops I would have to jump through to sell live or frozen rabbits to a Canadian company? I am zoned agricultural with my little 33 acre farm we just...

I had intended to sell all 3 and had been looking at some sites online selling for as much as $2 per pound for the ground rabbit. The other statements make me a bit concerned about doing my own processing on my own property. Guess I need to read the paranoia thread.

I have been breeding just to keep my freezer full but lately I have been investigating selling rabbit meat as dog food and it appears fairly lucrative when selling direct to the end consumers. Based my math a rabbit farm could be selling $4k a month with a 42 day breeding schedule on 80 does...

Yes I am wondering if I could put together something similar to the commercial battery cages using wire from Bass or Klubertanz ? Looks like with some proper planning and designing along with a good brake for bending, it could be done. I would really like to see if somebody else has tried it...

Does anyone every attempt to build anything like this cage here in the USA? I really like the style, thinking I can copy it using wire but why reinvent the wheel if there is somebody out there producing something like this ? I did contact FDI in Canada, $5k for 20 hole maternity cage bank...

So just a quick update on this, I ended up deciding the property was too small and decided to purchase something bigger. We now own a 33 acre hobby farm and are getting ready to move there. I still have my 2 does and 1 buck breeding trio that is keeping my freezer full but over the winter I...

Yes I am only in the planning stages at the moment, I am also a mechanical engineer by trade so I do understand the ramifications of the weight on the second floor and will have it designed and engineered for an appropriate load. I am weighing out all of the costs and determining a return on...

Killing me...lol , yes my plan is to purchase feed in bulk and an auger system will bring the feed up to the second story. Exhaust should not be a problem as the first floor will not have any ventilation to the second floor and the vehicles will not be run in the garage otters than to back...

I plan on running a conveyor under each row of cages that conveys the manure to a funnel in the floor that funnels the manure down to a bagging area on the first floor.

I am currently raising rabbits for personal meat consumption but we are getting ready to go into commercial production. I was going to put up a dedicated barn with 400 holes. However I am also in the process of putting up a 4 car garage and started thinking that maybe a smarter idea is to build...

So last night I put fresh feed in her feeder, did not give her more hay and removed the frozen water bowl. This morning she had eaten nearly all 6oz of her food and drank probably 12oz of water overnight! I also picked up 100lbs of their feed yesterday so I don't need to worry about blending...

Well as it turns out, she is eating the hay at a fair clip, just not eating pellets and drinking quite a bit less than I would expect. After my original post this morning, I gave her more hay and a water bowl of water instead of just the water bottle, she wouldn't drink from the bottle at first...

I just received 4 rabbits to start my rabbitry and while 3 of them are eating and drinking fine. One doe is not eating or drinking well at all. She seems to be nibbling at the hay I put in her cage for warmth, but she is not eating the pellets and drinking very little. Is this normal after a...

So the rabbits are all nestled in their new cages, I put a scrap piece of plywood in each cage as a resting area, tossed hay on the plywood so they can settle into it a bit for warmth. However they all are pooping and peeing on the board and hay, and then sitting in it, is this common? Do I need...

Based on what I am reading, I think I will move them to eat at 4pm or so. This is when I get home from work. I leave at 6am and don't want them slowing down my morning, I also don't want to feed them at 5:30-6am on weekends. Plus I will have more time to spend feeding them, looking them over...