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I'm trying to brain tan my own hides but am unsure when I have fleshed down enough for the brains to penetrate proper. I did it wet with a dull knife, and took off a good layer mostly in one piece. When I started I could pull the membrane 1-1 1/2" from the skin, now they is a tiny bit, just...

Ok I've done enough research to have learnt that goats from warmer places, such as Boers are seasonal breeders, and goats originally from cooler places can breed year round. What I am confused about are which breeds are from warmer climates(Kiko? not sure what it is like in Newzealand, but the...

So in know about how to read a doe through her cycle but what I'm wondering is if anyone has notice a pattern when a rabbit is bred and pregnant regaurding size and color. I know it isn't a sure thing to be able to tell but I thought there should be some consistant findins somewhere.

Background I started with 4 rabbits in two carriers one day. The next day I built a hutch tractor, and set to work on building pens. Two pens are 7x14, and a tin shed 6x8. In the winter once the ground freezes behind the shed I have a third pen about 20x15. This year we built a new giant pen at...

Call me and think of me what you will. So many other livestock are castrated on the farm by farmers I would like to know about the non-vet options for castrating rabbits. If noone has any ideas on how I would go about this in a safe simple planned out way(so it can be as breif as possible and...

I have a surviving hairless bunny, who is thriving. He is missing all the fur on his back and sides, and some of his stomach, but has fur on his face and extremities. I know they are rare, and there could be someone out there who will love an appriciate him, but because of his rarity I want to...

I'm trying to learn the differnce and learning about them. But what I want to know is what colors rex come in, and what color satins come it?

Ok Ive googled and looked around alot of places but I have yet to find a good enough guide to be able to figure out what I have in my herd aside from the obvious. And since my rabbits came from a herd of mix large breed rabbits there are quite a lot of variations in my litters. Is there maybe a...

I had 5 litters withing a little over a week, in a colony setting, and after about week 3 all the bunnies jumbled up and started jumping nests, then congregated into one giant litter. The Momma's were really good about fostering everyone. A few days ago I noticed that one of the bunnies from the...

THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL POSTS TO COMPLETE THE STORY FURTHER DOWN About a month ago I was contacted by a man I bought some rabbits off of in the spring, he asked me if I would like to take the rest of his colony containing 3 does, a buck, and 3 litters of different ages. When I asked him why he...

I have an arrangment with our local grocery store, all of their unsellable produce and scraps and they put in garbage cans that I provide. Every few days when the cans are full I go pick them up. Of course I go through every can, alot of the food has just tiny blemishes so I take out what is...

I had some ducks last year in a 20'x30' pen attached to a 7'x7'shed. When the ground froze I moved my over crowded rabbits into it since it was vacant and spacious. I have found a nice market for the rabbits and want to continue with them. I've read that chickens happily consume rabbit pop and...

I was wondering what the recommended nesting box size would be for a large rabbit including height. The box will be in an unheated stall, so it can't be too big so it holds the heat for the bunnies, but not so small that the are being trampled and cramped.

I have a huge mix up I need to sort out and get everything back on track, I'm currently looking for information on vulva colors and the connection to fertility, and breeding, and I though you all might be able to simplify it much more quickly than I could sift through what I am looking through...

I've hear of this before from other people. I know that is is possible for a rabbit to reabsorb a pregnancy, but I'm not sure how far along. But I have also heard of rabbits who can pause their pregnancy and have even heard from one person that an impregnated rabbit with no access to a buck has...