ButtonsPalace":2hox0pj7 said:
Well the man and had said he was for sure they were American Chinchilla's but I don't want to be wrong and them be something else at the same time
Yeah, that must be frustrating to you. But it's definitely OK not to try to sell them as a specific breed, just as meat mutts, and then if a potential buyer wants to know more about the rabbits, to tell them what you know about their ancestry (both what the breeder told you, and what you've learned on RT), and let the buyers decide what they think of it. There's definitely a lot of people looking for meat rabbits who don't care if the rabbits are purebred or not.
If it's any comfort to you, if I was somebody who lived in your area and was thinking of buying rabbits from you and you openly and honestly told me what you know about the rabbits, I would be impressed that you had taken the trouble to find out what you could about them and weren't trying to hide anything from me. When I look at a breeder's website or ad, I am the most impressed by breeders who are open about their rabbits, and are willing to answer questions and give more information to potential buyers. It helps me feel that I would be able to get all the information I need to decide if I want to buy from them or not, and it helps me feel confident that they're not trying to hide anything from me. Honest and responsible breeders are wonderful to find.
I agree with Celice--I thought her post was great.
I would also recommend trying craigslist (and, who knows, maybe you will find pet buyers along with meat buyers!). I know you're just starting out, so it must be intimidating trying to figure out how to sell kits.
I don't know if you've thought of it this way before, but breeding and selling animals is being an entrepreneur. You only have the occasional litter right now, so yours would be a very small business, but it's a business all the same. This means that you shouldn't feel bad that you've had a hard time finding buyers before, because you're a beginner at this and it takes time to learn! I think you're doing great so far. You've done a lot of research, looked for help when you need it, and are trying to learn what you can about your rabbits. You've learned a lot already. Now (assuming that your doe is pregnant and you'll have kits you'll need to sell--or if you want to do more breeding later), it's time to learn more about the business end of things. The good news is that it doesn't have to be very complicated, and you don't have to study marketing in school or anything like that. But, taking the time to learn how to advertise effectively, and how to communicate with potential buyers in a way that will help them feel comfortable buying from you, would be a good plan.
RT has lots of people who have plenty of experience selling rabbits who can help you learn. And there are a lot of people who have researched a lot of breeders, people who have interacted with different breeders, who can help you know what is impressive in a breeder and what is impressive in an advertisement.
Good luck!
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