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So, we butchered 25 rabbits last Saturday. We is DH and I. It was a LONG day! These were well past their butchering date so I decided to can them - plus I am short on freezer space. So I was pressure cooking at the same time as we were butchering. We took meat off bones that night but I chilled...

I am stumped and need help. First a bit of background. I have a batch of 6 babies - they are 7 weeks old. About a week ago they (or probably their mother) managed to chew a hole through some wood in the back of their cage. Two of the babies fell out of the cage. I found them on the ground in the...

My Cal/NZ doe just gave birth to 12 kits! I am worried about this being to much for her. I only have one other doe with little ones and they are over a week old and she already has 8. The doe with 12 is a good mother but this is only her second live bunch (her first ever bunch she left to freeze...

Since my husband and I are still new to meat rabbits we are wondering what the approximate weight should be at 12 weeks (Cal/NZ cross) and if that is when most people butcher? I have a batch of 7 and their live weight is about 5 pounds right now. How much weight would they lose during the...

Hello! I am a newbie to this forum but have been lurking for awhile soaking up all the information and learning. My name is Karen and my husband and I have just recently gotten into breeding rabbits for meat. We have NZ/California crosses and have a batch of 7 and a batch of 6 slated for the...