Recent content by DTrain

I tried the jerky a couple of times and at least the way I made it, it was not good. Way to chewy for my liking. Mind sharing more details on how you do it?

What if anything do you do with the belly flaps when you process your meat rabbits? Are they good for anything or do they end up in the gut bucket? Thanks!

OK. My wife just texted a picture of the gray bunny with a hay stash :-) So maybe I'll just put both nests in tonight and let them do their thing.

Just an update and a question... we did rebreed the does and yesterday my wife put some hay in the white does cage and she did the classic "straw stash" and was digging at the corner of her wire cage. So I am pretty certain she is pregnant. However she is not due until May 9th (31 days)...

Pictures just taken.

I got ACV in their water. I got the fluorescent lights on a timer to be on from 6am to 10pm. I am checking them every day but haven't seen anything remotely "purple" in color so far like shown in pictures 3 and 4. I would say I have a good look on 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5 so I guess we'll see what...

No, I haven't been giving them ACV in their water. How much do I add to to a 32oz water bottle? I have checked their weight and I can feel smooth bumps along their spine as indicated the breeding help topic I linked to. So I think that's OK. We do not have a radio or soothing noise in the...

Using the pictures found here judging-a-doe-s-readiness-and-breeding-tips-t9869.html I started checking my does Wed. Got a much better look yesterday as my technique improved. Last night I would say they looked like the second pic but maybe not that swollen. :? So is it best to wait until I...

Thanks. They are indoors in a shed in hanging hutches. They've messed around some in their nest, but they are not being protective of them. I haven't seen the "straw stash" but I can't be out there all them time either. They don't seem to be pulling any hair as some others have told me they...

Yes, I brought the does to the bucks. I know for sure on doe 2 he grunted/squeaked and then fell off. With doe 1, it seemed he fell off, but never did make a grunt or squeak. I guess I couldn't really tell if they "lifted" their bottoms for him or not.

It seemed to me he did fall off, but again I am new to this. I'll try and get some pictures later today. The one doesn't seem to have a big belly. I'll try and get a hold of her and see if I can feel anything. If I need to re-breed, is there a different "routine" that works better? Should I...

I am new to meat rabbits. I bought a buck and two does. All New Zeelands with pedigree from a breeder. They have been breed once before. After I got them home I waited about 3 weeks or so and then tried breeding them. I put doe 1 in with the buck on 2-28-15 at 3:45pm and again at 9:00pm. I...