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We are reworking a few things around our place, and planning to add raising meat chickens, while downsizing on rabbits. We have had far too many frustrations with the rabbits, having lost several litters of newborn kits throughthe winter. Along with the rising prices of pellets, we are finding...

Had 2 of 3 does that were preg. kindle today, or last night. Out of 18 kits, 11 are dead. Doe 1, a Californian, 3 rd litter, I found 4 dead and a piece of another in the front part ofthe nest box, and 6 doing well in the fur ball. Doe 2, by far my best doe, a NZ Red, I found 7 kits dead. She...

Had a doe due to have kits Nov 4th. The date came and went, and by the 10th, she still had not kindled, so I removed nest box. I was in the shed later in the day weighing another litter that are almost ready for the freezer, when I saw she hada pile of hair pulled in the corner of the cage...

I discovered a couple days ago my young doe ( 6mos) has a bad case of ear mites in one ear. Im upset with my self that I didnt catch it sooner, shes in a bottom row cage and always goes to the back of the cage when I feed or open the cage, so I never spotted it. Her ear was crusted real bad. I...

I have a 1 1/2 yr old doe I got back in May. She was preg when I got her. Big NZW doe, kindled 8, lost 2 on May 24th. She did great with the kits, and I kept her largest doe for another breeder. I planned to breed her again after weaning the kits at 5 weeks, but it got miserably hot here from...

My NZ white doe was bred last month, never kindled. She started pulling hair at 2 weeks, which she did last time too, but 35 days came and went tueday. So today i tried re-breeding her. She won't accept the buck, keeps her butt glued to the cage floor. I tried holding her, slipping my hand under...

My first litter is just about ready for the freezer, with the exception of the runt. While most ofthem are just under 5#, she weighs in at 2# I split the litter, 3 per cage, no difference in her growth. Then I found she likes to dig all the pellets out of the feeder, so I moved her into her own...

My first litter(NZ Whites)is growing so fast, Im wondering how I should determine when to butcher. They are 8 weeks today, I weighed them and they run from 4#8oz forthe biggest, to 2#4oz for the runt. The runt is the only one under 4#. I was surprised they weighed that much so soon. Should I...

I was working in the barn today,rearranging and cleaning, and watching the little ones running around the cage. I noticed after mamma had run over on of the kits a little smear on its back that looked like blood. We got to looking, and the kit was fine, so I pulled mamma out, and she has a big...

My first litter of kits is at 14days today, and they are starting to venture out of the nest box, which leaves this rookie rabbit raiser with a handful of new questions. Do I need to stick them back in the nest at night, when it gets cool out, or just letthem stay out and about in the cage...

Curious about creep feed, what goes in it?

the NZ white does I bought last month pregnant kindled this afternoon. It didnt end well. We are very new at this, and Im sure w e made some mistakes, so feel free to enlighten me on what we should or shouldnt do, to prevent what happened from repeating itself. Our doe started pulling a little...

I bred my NZ Red doe on May 3rd. She had been living wild on my neighbors farm, and was recaptured. Shes a good looking healthy doe, about 1 1/2 yrs old. I put her in with my red buck,who wasted no time hopping on. I had them in cages next to each other for a few days prior to their first date...

I picked up 2 new breeders today, a 11 month old NZRed buck, and a 1 1/2 yr old NZ White doe who was bred 1 week ago. Talking with the previous owners, they were fed primarily just pellets, occasional treats of greens, and thats about it. I know I dont want to make sudden doet changes, they have...

I fisnished up( for the most part) our rabbit shed. Its 12x12. RIght now I have 4 holes occupied, and 4 more ready to go once we start breeding them. I went for the most part with 30x36 cages, although I did get a few smaller ones. Our plan is to eventually have up to 16 if needed. Today I...

Ive read a bunch of threads on feeding, and Im more confused now than ever. I am brand new to this, so pardon my ignorance. I have 5 bunnys, 3 does, and 2 bucks that are all right around 7-8 weeks old. All but one buck are Californians, the other buck is a NZ red. Ive been free feeding them...

I just picked up 5 young rabbits, which consist of 1 NZ red buck, 1 Californian buck, and 3 Californian does, all right around 6 weeks old. Once they mature, they will be our breeders. Heres where Im a little confused. I have some 2nd cutting hay as well as pellets. From what Ive read and been...

Im looking to get started on my rabbit shelter area this weekend, and then either build or buy cages. I live on a 2 acre parcel, with basically no trees, thus no shade. Summers here are typical, with some stretches in the upper 80's and 90's with humidity. Obviously, keeping them cool is gonna...

My wife andI are venturing into rabbitry for meat rabbbits. I want to build my own cages but the only place near us to get the wire for them is TSC which is expensive. Are there any mail order places or other suggestions for a source of cage material?