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Hi all, sorry I haven't been on RT in the last little while. Its been so busy at work and the farm and over the holidays. I hope everyone had a very nice X-mas. 12 days ago by prettiest junior doe (4.5 months old Belgian Hare) broke BOTH of her hind feet below or at the hock. My junior buck...

Sorry for the quality of the photo ... it is a snapshot, but really shows the conformation of this rabbit. This is my best Belgian Hare so far. I bred this buck myself. He is 6 mos old. I am happy with his color, but I absolutely love is type. What are my best options to fix this type in my line...

Might sound like a dumb question, but I have a real dilemma. My daily driver is a older pickup truck with bench seat and no extra or crew cab. This means that I can fit only two adult rabbits or a large kennel with a bunch of youngsters. I am really not liking the idea of buying a different...

Finally bred my 7 mos Belgian Hare doe. Breeders assured me that Belgians can not conceive until they are 10 mos old. Having had no prior experience, I took the advise, while my beautiful junior doe turned into a butter ball. Finally I decided to put her with the buck. Now I am looking at a...

I wanted to share my experience butchering my first Belgian Hares. The decision to butcher them was made with the greatest consideration. We concluded that if I want to keep breeding them and keep as many as I want to keep to help preserve this beautiful breed, then most of my offspring should...

Sorry to always be asking questions and not contributing much, yet. I guess that is the nature of a beginner. I turned my 12 wks old junior Belgian Hare buck out for a run in the garden - as I do as often as possible and since he was 4 wks old - and shortly after I found him crouched, grinding...

Albrecht Dürer's "Young Hare" on the left; one of my 11 weeks old Belgian Hares on the right ... just for fun.

Next time around I want to breed two does at the same time, in case I want to foster kits from one mother to the other. My rabbits are pedigree rabbits and some kits may go as breeding stock. If I have two or more litters in my colony style set up, is there a way to ID the kits? With my breed...

I wanted to share that my senior Belgian Hare doe kindled successfully on Wednesday evening despite the heat wave we have been experiencing in our area and a case of GI stasis with her ad mid-term (probably a consequence of the heat and not eating enough). It was probably not wise to breed her...

I am still sitting on the fence with the tattooing. To feel more prepared, I purchased some topical anesthetic cream and a "thundershirt" intended for cats. I want to make sure that we have a really good grip on the rabbit when this happens. Its been really hot here in British Columbia (Canada)...

Um ... I mean "hare pile" :D

I am pretty sure you have all discussed this topic to death on here, but I am still having trouble finding my way around and couldn't find a recent discussion on it. If anyone wants to point me in the right direction (via link) that would be great, unless we just want to chat about it some more...

My junior Belgian Hare doe will be 4 moths old in 10 days. She has reached adult size and weight and is probably starting to put on too much weight. I am concerned that she will be overweight by the time I had planned to breed her, which - as I understand - might put her life at risk at...