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    Expected growth weights for rex?

    Maybe that's where I went wrong, I gave them a lot of feed but the bowl wasn't always full. It would be empty by the morning. So I guess these guys will get to about 3 kg then?
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    Expected growth weights for rex?

    I have a few that I kept from my last litter but they seem a lot smaller than any of my adults. The parents are 3.5 and 4 kg. I weighed them today at 6 months and the buck weighs 2.4 kg and the does weigh 2.2 kg. Will they keep gaining weight and size or is this the biggest they're going to...
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    How to get a rabbit in prime show condition?

    Just wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks, especially for rex. Does anyone have a specific feed (i'm from Australia so most of the brands arnt here, I'll be making my own from something similar), or a specific way to groom or anything to get their rabbits looking the best they can? And Is...
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    Mini rex for meat and pelts?

    Thanks for the replied everyone! Very helpful! I ended up sticking with the standards because I couldn't bear to sell my favourite buck when it came down to it. I also processed my first pelt and it was huge, even for a young rabbit. So that definitely made me realise that the bigger pelt is...
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    Do you cull or sell additional rabbits?

    I've just started showing and have my first litter. I've chosen the ones I want to keep so now I'm wondering what to do with the rest. Do you sell to other show breeders or cull? I'm just wondering if it's counter productive to sell to other show people since you'll be basically competing...
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    Mini rex for meat and pelts?

    At the moment I have Standard Rex but my current set up is indoors and they're a bit big for what I have at the moment. I'm wondering if switching to mini rex would be better, with smaller cages I could have more for show and could grow them out a bit longer. I'm mostly breeding for pelts, so...
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