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Let me preface this post by saying I don't have any animal rights tendencies nor even a mild case of "bambi syndrome". In fact, I'm usually angered when I see news stories that say everyone should remember to bring their pets inside at night due to severely low temps. I've always maintained...

Bred 2 of my NZWs (both still young) last month. It's been 90+ degrees here throughout most of August. One of the does started making an attempt at a nest but never kindled. The other doe dropped 13 but 2 died within 3 days. The other 11 look good. The doe that successfully mated was bred...

Well, here are the early results of the cross country rabbit trek that I made last fall. As mentioned earlier, just looking at these breeders, I have been very satisfied. Now, I've got 2 litters to compare. Next week, I'll have another litter of 9 to get one month weights on but I expect...

Here is a my latest (and hopefully last) cage. Sorry for the poor photography. I've now maxed out my barn with 23 holes and that can easily produce enough rabbit for our family. I built this cage for the 3 commercial does that I bought in Alabama last fall (see thread on "Rabbit Transport"...

Here is a pic of some rabbits processed this week. My wife usually mixes up a large pot of meat and veggies, and then fills the jars. However, you often don't get equal amounts of the meat in each jar no matter how much you try to keep it mixed while filling the individual jars. For some...

I've been very concerned about America's future for quite a few years now. This article touches on a few themes that I have observed. It doesn't really cover all of our woes but it's a short article, so I guess the author could only pick a few topics to explore. Anyway, we're in a downward...

Well, we have finally decided to attempt a major upgrade of meat stock. We have been discussing the possiblility of purchasing some rabbits from Crossroads rabbitry in Alabama and are now ready to move forward. We will be driving from Virginia to pick up these rabbits and returning in the same...

Here's the outcome from today's chore: Just look at how long it took for those rabbits to average around 4 lbs. live weight. :x I expected the low weights from the rex X rex. The parents are not much over 6 pounds to begin with and I've really only bred them for the fur. I've been...

We got tired of running the kitchen stove wide open for canning while trying to air condition the house all summer during canning season, so we broke down and bought this outdoor unit. I thought about putting a gas range in the shed but thought this might provide multi uses. We also broke down...

How is pig ownership like boat ownership? The two happiest days are the day they arrive and the day they leave! Last Sept, these were born. Now a year later, they are around 225 -250 and headed to freezer camp next week. Hate not having pigs in the fall to eat up all of my acorns. That's a...

Weighed my NZR X Cal. crosses today. Litter of 7, 12 weeks old. They averaged 3.8 pounds. I know it's summer and the heat doesn't encourage a lot of growth but geez! This is just sad. :evil: I'll be feeding another 2 or 3 weeks just to get a reasonable size for butchering. I think I need...

I usually try keep 3 does and one buck for breeding meat mutts. My bucks are a broken red NZ and a black NZ. Does were Blue American, NZW and a Champagne. This fall, my blue died unexpectedly (cause unknown). My NZW was getting up in age and failed to raise any kits on her last two breedings...

This was the first year I tried planting sweet potatoes. A friend gave me 4 leftover plants so I planted them. From those 4 plants, I got about almost 2 five gallon buckets full. Of course, 2 of them were exceptionally large .... The small ones tasted great; not sure about these monsters...

Question: Is rabbit fat good for cooking? Background: We love pork fat and try to save as much as possible when butchering hogs. We love chicken fat for flavor. We like beef fat. We hate deer fat and try to remove every last piece of it when processing/canning. Today, I had 4 large rabbits...

Greetings all, Here are the latest additions. I'm planning on raising a few pure Rex litters each year but also want to incorporate some of the rex colors/fur into my meat rabbits. So far, they're a big hit with the kids. They instantly wanted to know when they could expect babies. I'm a bit...

I'm sorry, this just made me laugh. Some people have too much time on their hands. :lol: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/08/ ... =obnetwork

Here is a batch of Champagne X NZ broken red. This is the first year of breeding my new Champagne doe. This is her 3rd litter this year (8, 9 and eight today). She raised all but one and is excellent condition. She seems to be holding up much better than my American blue. I'm thinking about...

Greetings everyone, I've been lurking for quite a while. Really enjoy hearing about issues and solutions from other rabbit raisers that enjoy healthy meat production. I was wondering if anyone has kept track of feed costs to raise a rabbit to butcher size. I have had many people ask me how much...