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I'm in the process of building a colony for my rabbits. I'm well aware of the "issues" that could arise from putting 5 does together and can/will separate if needed. My main question revolves around the "layout" of the colony. It's 10' wide x 20' long. I was planning on 4 "pens" alone one...

My rabbit's aren't named ... told DH we should name the breeders at least ... But I digress ... Baby Pictures! :D This is the litter of DR08 (Doe Rabbit 08) She is cali marked with rex fur and gave birth on 6/14/13 to 9 kits. So far all are well, although one looks like it may not make...

Just wondering how long I should wait to make sure the kits are being fed? I checked the nest boxes this morning and the smaller litters seem to be well fed, but the mom who had 10/11 only appears to have about 1/2 of them fed. I don't want to jump the gun on fostering (would rather not have...

On the 14th, my rex furred cali marked doe kindled 9 kits. http://youtu.be/4SFCR09UzF0 This morning we went out and found the Cali doe kindled 7 & the REW doe kindled 11! http://youtu.be/ZPewZBqYC7U Still one to go!

Hubby finished the other bank of rabbit hutch's for me on Mothers day. Now I can get to breeding! Too bad we didn't get them finished a couple of months ago! Would have been great to have rabbits ready for the bbq on the 4th! Ah well, we still have three that need butchered so I'm thinking...

Well, with Easter Sunday tomorrow, I thought I would share the recipe that I plan on using for our dinner tomorrow. http://theenglishkitchen.blogspot.com/2 ... t-pie.html I'm also using a pastry recipe I found on youtube for the crust ... http://youtu.be/vae9wVRIXag

Told hubby we need to make sure we have a rabbit ready for Easter. :mrgreen: And since he was uncomfortable "doing the deed" I told him I would "do the deed" and let him do the skinning & gutting. He said whenever I'm ready so I think I'll make this Saturday Dispatch Weekend! We just...

My husband and I have discussed it and since they are close to 5# each, we're going to dispatch them tomorrow. One will immediately go into the crock pot to start cooking before rigor begins to set in. The other will go into a gallon size ziploc in the refrigerator for a few days. Maybe...

I've been admiring your rabbit carport for a while now and my husband has agreed to build me one similar! :) I've studied the pictures on your website and have gleaned a lot of useful information already, but I still have quite a few questions. Thank you for allowing me to pick your brain...

Wish our rabbits were a bit bigger! I'd be making some sort of rabbit dish for v-day for hubby and I if they were! Anyone have any special plans for V-day dinner for themselves and their significant other? I need to live vicarously through others until my rabbits are bigger! So please share...

Not sure but I think the daddy is a anatolian. Mom is a GP. Here they are "laying about" This is Snowball (momma) The one in the rear is a boy, the one with the little white marks is a girl. I believe the one on the left is a boy too. There are a total of 3 girls and 2 boys. This one...

Ok, I have a little doe who has the softest shortest plushest fur I've ever felt ... who is cali marked. I know she's not a pure and I'm not sure what the parents are. However, if I wanted to try and breed for that nice soft plush fur with one of my existing cali marked meat mutt bucks, would...

Well, we've had the rabbits for just over 2 weeks now. On free feed pellets & timothy hay, since Monday 2 weeks ago they've almost all gained just over 1#. Two gained just under a pound (one 14 oz & one 15 oz). But, over all, the rest gained 1# 3 oz or better! :cheesysmile: I'm pretty...

This is one of the rabbits I got two weeks ago. I have 4 that are similarly marked. I'm pretty sure they aren't cali marked since they have no color on their paws or tail. This particular one has a thin black stripe down the center of her back.

I have been thinking about getting New Zealand Reds since I love the fur color. However, I wasn't sure I'd be able to find someone local who had them. I'd been talking to someone on another set of forums about getting some breeding stock "chickens" and mentioned I was thinking about breeding...

I know we are still a few months away from breeding, but I was curious, what size nest boxes do those of you with large meat rabbits use? What type? With or without tops? Thanks in advance!

I'm wanting to get some opinions about the rabbits I picked up at the flea market last weekend. These are our "beginner" rabbits so any potential losses won't hurt the wallet too bad. After doing additional reading about meat rabbits, breeding, sizes, etc. I'm beginning to wonder a bit about...

First I want to thank Anntann, MaggieJ and Brody for all the wonderful suggestions they've given me on my Coloney thread!!! Now, on to my questions. Since I have plenty of time to plan this endevor I decided to look into growing as many of my grains as possible. I can get heirloom seeds right...

I'm at the beginning stages of planning housing, etc for all of my future animals. Since I don't plan on breeding for show and only meat I have been contemplating building a colony setting for my future rabbits. I plan on having one buck and two does. In my initial design of the pole barn...