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Me too! They are pretty young though. The buck is about 6 months and the girls are 2-3 months old. So far, they are adjusting well. I did weigh the food. The 50 pound bag I bought should lastt a little over a month, so it actually won't be that long at all before I can switch to grains. I...

Thanks everyone! We got them home today and I put then in their temporary homes. The hay mangers were filled and there was a little spilled on the floor. They went right to town on the hay. For never seeing hay in their lives', they sure knew what it was for. I'm still torn on the pellets...

Thank you. Also, I can't get the same pellets the breeder gets. Should I switch to a new brand, then slowly introduce the whole grains and then just wean them off pellets onto a whole grain mix or can I just wean them from the breeders pellets to grains? I'm not sure how much food he will...

I am getting my first rabbits tomorrow! Assuming the ice storm blows over. Anyway, I am getting 3 does and 1 buck. They are from a nzr breeder. The buck is pure bred. The does are all products of the breeder introducing white lines in to improve his quality. These will be just meat producers...

I've been growing barley fodder for a month or so now. I'm actually practicing with my chickens as I dont have rabbits yet. But my chickens enjoy it too. What I've noticed is it takes about 4 days for me to really see any real growth, then it takes off. I've been experimenting with soak...

Thnaks GBov. I like that idea. I may just use that idea. Everything I am coming up with costs more than I want to spend. But if I cut those 2x4 legs on an angle at the top where it is screwed in, that may just work out perfectly. Thanks everyone else for your ideas too. Mickey- I wish we had a...

I am planning on building cages for meat rabbits. I will also build a shelter- similar to a hoop coop for chickens or a greenhouse, but I wouldn't be able to hang the cages from it. I want a single-level, not stacked. What are your suggestions for cage stands? I'm planning all-wire cages. I...

Thanks for all of your replies! I hate the idea of "wasting" the money on cages only to go to a colony later, but I suppose it wouldn't really be a waste. I think I will go with cages after all. Now I just need to figure out...everything else. I thought the hardest part would be finding rabbits...

Hi! We are wanting to start raising meat rabbits. I like to allow animals to live as naturally as poossible. My chickens have a pen, but free range most of the time. I've been considering a colony. I do not have a building available to house them in. So whatever we do, has to be built, and...