Recent content by AnnClaire

Saving back the best of your growouts is how you develop a production line. With the crossing of two meat lines, you can select for characterises you want. To help further that, you should be butchering for your table :) There are lots of good recipes in the recipes section ... have you had your...

I find that does are more inclined to dig than the bucks. There are two ways to deal with digging that apply to your situation. First option is to bury fencing around the perimeter to a depth of 24". There could still be breakouts, so monitoring the perimeter is needed. Second option is to...

Not to harp on pits as I think raising one "right" has a lot to do with how dangerous they can be, but we had an incident in town last weekend. An elderly lady was walking her almost grown pit and was waiting at the train crossing for a train to pass. Sadly, her pit got spooked and dragged her...

That doesn't look like fur mites to me, but rather like some sort of systemic infection. I would recommend taking the doe and litter to the vet, then treat the whole herd. Also, fur mites will not kill kits still nursing. The kits get immunities from the doe's milk, so whatever they have has...

I had an incident with Purina Complete being mishandled during shipping several years ago ... it made several of my rabbits bloat and start going downhill. My remedy was to return the balance of the feed and the dealer made a complaint to Purina for me. I also bought a bale of alfalfa hay for...

No, the bigger kits didn't keep the doe that died from eating, she was sick with something that caused her to quit eating. You will not see coccidia in the poop, it is microscopic. And the vinegar water and solarization will not get rid of the eggs, you need ammonia for that. I hope your mom...

No, you are not being vindictive, you are being practical. If those dogs are attacking your animals, they are attacking/harassing other animals. It is only a matter of time before it is a child or elderly person!!! DO NOT FIRE A ROUND INTO THE GROUND either, all that will do is habituate the...

You should also take some poops to your local vet and ask for a fecal float (should be less than $50) to see if they have coccidia which has similar bloat symptoms (and IMHO is the cause of weaning enteritis), treatment is generally the whole herd with Corrid (cattle) along with torching all...

Sorry about your loss, but this is why I bring the nest box inside at night. I know something is bothering my rabbits at night recently as some cages are knocked all cattywampus in the mornings. I really need a new dog!!! As for rebreeding, go ahead and do it now. She will be ready and it will...

Also, putting the healthy kits to the doe with low production will help stimulate her milk production. Here's hoping the wrinkly kits got enough colostrum!

Hey, trading ideas is what this site is all about! Since you are hanging the hay racks inside, trimming out a crossbar from the hay rack won't leave a hole in your cage wall :) As for withdrawal time on medications, my vet always used the cattle withdrawal time. You might want to ask your vet...

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You need to do a health check as soon after birth as possible. Demons any afterbirth, bloody hay, dead kits. Also count the babies and look them over carefully for any genetic defects (cleft palette, hernias, etc). If they don't have full milk bellies, I put them back with the doe, otherwise I...

A good way to judge the amount of feed to give is to start with, in your case, 1/4 cup and see how long that lasts when hay is also available. At this time, it sounds like your buns might be overweight (they carry the fat internally, so hard to tell), so feeding more hay than pellets is...

Apologies for taking so long to get back to you 2crazy, but got caught up with some spinning projects, one of which left me with a hand dyed red LOL As for photos, well, I'll have to get some new ones! I just realized the last photos I have are from when I was building the hutches! Glad to...