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REW doe's background: REW, castor, black, Cali, blue, otter, broken Black otter buck's background: black, blue, castor, otter, broken Doe kindled 5 whites. :shock: Does this seem weird to you? I don't see any white in the buck's pedigree. Yes it can be farther back and can make white pop up...

Wow. I think it's been years since I've posted here. Good to be back. Amber is the newest Rex variety, so I can't find a lot of info about it online. How do I produce Amber Rex please? I know NOTHING about genetics yet, so please be simple. :x I have a: castor buck opal doe broken chocolate...

I have 2 doe sisters, 1 doe that shares the same sire, and a completely unrelated doe. They have all had normal litters for me this Spring, nothing wrong with the kits. I purchased a buck from New York (I am in Canada) that sired litters will all 4 does this Summer. There are a lot of juniors...

Last weekend in Syracuse, NY at Grand finals show, I picked up 5 Himalayan rabbits to breed for pet and show! I am so excited to try this breed. They are one of the oldest breeds, and one of the friendliest. One of the bucks is already a Grand Champion. Yippee this is exciting! I have 4 blacks...

Have you ever seen this before? This junior rabbit was perfectly fine one day, then dead the next. Only thing wrong that I could see is his ear was shrivelled up and rubbery and grey. Could its littermates have bit it? Wouldn‘t it look different if it were infected? How could it have killed it...

I am going to the show in Spencerville on Saturday to buy some Standard Rex. I have never raised this breed before. I raised Mini Rex years ago, but never for show, and never according to the SOP. I have not studied genetics or SOP at all, so I am now doing my homework. I usually just raise meat...

OK I will not make you count them....There are 17!!!!!! Hmmmm...do I have enough freezer room? Why is it that when I want to foster, the other does are taking their sweet time kindling?...or maybe it's just because this doe kindled early because there were so many crammed in there! She was huge...

AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Aren't you supposed to breed 2 does at the same time so that if one kindles too many, you can foster to another doe??? Well what do you do when ONE HAD 15 AND THE OTHER HAD 13???!!!!!!!......So I fostered one to even them both out to 14 each. Let's see how many survive (I am...

I raise NZ, Cal, and some mixes. Someone wants to buy live meat rabbits from me, he will butcher himself. I generally have only raised rabbits for my own consumption, so I have never sat down to figure out the cost. It costs me $22.37 (that's with tax) per 25kg of pellets. I have read on here...

Someone wants to buy raw rabbit from me for dog food. He wants to know what I would charge. I have never done this before, so I would like people to chime in with their experiences please. If you sell raw rabbit, what are your prices for whole, cut up, by the pound, etc.? I pay approx. $21 for a...

So I may know plenty about raising meat rabbits for MEAT....but I am clueless when it comes to genetics and colours. My sister has started raising Netherland Dwarfs. She wants to know what you all think these colours are. My guess (probably wrong) is either Blue Silver Marten or Lilac Silver...

I have recently bred my does. It is still really cold here (-25 this morning), so naturally, I am concerned about kits freezing when they are born. I thought I would make some drop nestboxes in the floor so they can easily get back in nest, even when dragged out by the doe. I was thinking of...

My lionhead (or mix) doe is WAY overdue. Today is day 37 or 38. I was sure she wasn't bred, as the palpating was inconclusive. She just started making a nest. She has pulled a TON of fur. She is in the house and doesn't need as much fur in the nest, so I will be collecting some for the outside...

Okay so I appologize, but I don't have very much info for you at this point...here's what happened: My husband fed the rabbits this morning. He said that my most skittish doe (californian) stretched her legs out and was shaking her head from side to side...then he said she went back to normal...

Boss is gonna give me this frame free :D (I know, picture is terrible; too much snow to get to it)...it may be a little weak and bent; may need some more stability...looks cheap...if I can get it taken down and set up at home...how do u think I can modify it? Not sure if I want to use it for...

OK I have to know!! It's driving me crazy! What is with a pancake on a rabbit's head?! I mean...it makes no sense! Who came up with it and WHY??? So confused here. I mean, it's not even cute. You may think so, but I am a chef by trade, so all I can think of is the bacteria on the pancake now...

I have 10-14 week old pelts I put in the freezer (just rinsed and bagged them). I have heard that the fur slips if the pelt is too young, and that it also slips when you process in the wrong season. I was told to only use pelts from rabbits processed in winter, when not shedding. Is there truth...

Someone has offered me some harlequins. She is 5 hours away, and is coming to buy my dutch buck for $20. She has offered me harlequins. I do not know any details yet. She said in an email: "I am looking for buyers for my purebred pedigreed Harlequin rabbits,... looking for people willing to...

We are about to have another cold snap here. I want the does bred soon, but they are not lifting today. They are in hutches outside. Can I bring them in the house to trick them into thinking it's spring so they will breed? If so, how many days should I have them indoors for? I don't want them in...

So there was a discussion on Facebook a while ago about how or if people butcher in winter in the house...I wasn't sure how to butcher in the house and keep the mess down, and I didn't want to do it in the bathtub, and I can't put holes in my walls or cupboards...what to do??.....Well it's been...