drumma
Active member
Hi Everyone,
I'm still in my research and planning stage and have no former experience with rabbits. So I have a couple questions. I'm interested in raising meat rabbits(probably Californian or New Zealand(if I can find some))
I've read that the cage size standard seems to be .75sqft per pound. Most of the standard cages I see mentioned are 36x30x18 which would give 7.5sqft which should accommodate up to 10lbs. So my original idea was to build cages of that size. But I've run into an issue acquiring materials to build cages so I'm now looking at buying cages.
I've found a place online that seems promising(just waiting for a shipping quote) but the largest cage they sell is 72" long X 24"D X 15"H with a divider in the middle making essentially 2 36x24 cages. That works out to 6sqft. Is this too small?
I've seen some people say that they are using 30x30 cages for bucks which is about 6.25sqft so it's pretty close to the cages I'm looking at. I"m just looking for some feedback and opinions I guess.
Another question is how many cages would I need to make sure I don't run out of room. I was thinking I would probably get 1 buck, 2 does and I would grow out 1 litter at a time and alternate between does. Would 6 cages be sufficient? I assume that one weened, I would be able to separate the litter 2-3 in the other 3 cages depending on the size of the litter. Then I would be selectively harvesting(sorry I'm not sure if that's the appropriate term) between 10-12 weeks. And then starting the cycle over again.
Does that all sound about right or am I way off?
Any feedback would be great. Thanks
I'm still in my research and planning stage and have no former experience with rabbits. So I have a couple questions. I'm interested in raising meat rabbits(probably Californian or New Zealand(if I can find some))
I've read that the cage size standard seems to be .75sqft per pound. Most of the standard cages I see mentioned are 36x30x18 which would give 7.5sqft which should accommodate up to 10lbs. So my original idea was to build cages of that size. But I've run into an issue acquiring materials to build cages so I'm now looking at buying cages.
I've found a place online that seems promising(just waiting for a shipping quote) but the largest cage they sell is 72" long X 24"D X 15"H with a divider in the middle making essentially 2 36x24 cages. That works out to 6sqft. Is this too small?
I've seen some people say that they are using 30x30 cages for bucks which is about 6.25sqft so it's pretty close to the cages I'm looking at. I"m just looking for some feedback and opinions I guess.
Another question is how many cages would I need to make sure I don't run out of room. I was thinking I would probably get 1 buck, 2 does and I would grow out 1 litter at a time and alternate between does. Would 6 cages be sufficient? I assume that one weened, I would be able to separate the litter 2-3 in the other 3 cages depending on the size of the litter. Then I would be selectively harvesting(sorry I'm not sure if that's the appropriate term) between 10-12 weeks. And then starting the cycle over again.
Does that all sound about right or am I way off?
Any feedback would be great. Thanks