Recent content by dizzybumblebee

That is a horrible thing to happen. I've known several people who lost whole herds to dogs. I've also seen someone's caged chicken torn to bits by something. Never knew what though cause there is a lot of critters around her farm. Racoons, coyote, possum, even cougar. It is a semi farm...

Unless these plastic floors come in a larger size I can't see how you can use them with larger rabbits. My cages are 24x36 inchs for American Chinchilla rabbits; a meat/fur breed. How will you support the flooring? What keeps the rabbits from pulling it up? I use resting boards in my cages...

I also live in a town so don't have the kind of room, or need for large composting. I'm also leary of composting meaty bits because of racoons, possoms and of course rats. I know we have all three. So I freeze what I don't use and dispose in our trash. I will occasionally rinse blood from...

well if your canning or making sausage toughness is not a huge issue. Oldsters can get boned and get ground up for sausage. I use a mix with garlic and of all things the cheap parmesan cheese in it. YUMM

As for feed, I'm using Nutrena's 18%. That may not be a national brand though. It contains yucca schidigera root extract which helps with smell but also absorbtion of feed. I keep kits with mom till 8 weeks

I raise American Chinchilla rabbits. I've been at it for 15 years or so. I focused on size for quite a while getting them up there. Still pay close attention to it. This heritage breed's purpose was for meat and fur. While I do show, I put priority on the original purpose. Compared to a...

When I started breeding it used to be said the litter should average out to 4 1/2 to 5 pounds at 8 weeks. And 50% bone to meat ratio. Actually did a bit better than that when I was willing to take the time to debone a rabbit and weigh it out. In my case it took a while to get to that goal but...

Having the judge comment "oh mamma where are your babies" was all that has happened to me. But she had been weaned for quite a while! So... yea it is frowned upon. We are not supposed to let the judge know who we are so defending myself saying her kits were weaned 2 weaks ago was not an...

What the term sore hocks refers to is usually the back legs, from the bend to the toes. Although it can very rarely happen on the front feet The area usually effected it by that bend of the hind leg. The hair is lost, the skin becomes irritated and infection can set it from that. For your...

The thing we don't realize is that cervical dislocation is paralyzation not death. Your still doing the killing by bleeding out. Not that I mind that, it is fine, keeps the bunny from screaming. I also have neighbors that could be unhappy with me. I use a pump pellet gun (hand not rifle) It...

Yep but I just read it and was very interested. 8-18-2023

My experience with Wry neck was caused by a type of encephalitis which there are several types that mosquitoes can pass on. So my first reaction was no. But an injury, maybe, especially since you shay he is ok now. What I know about the disease is that it would kill the rabbit, there is a...

I love the look on their face at that young age... bink (sorta) and then... WHAT just happened? Did I do that? How do I do it again.

I will add that if he is young he may not be "ready" himself. Usually by 4 months but I have had one buck at that age that just wanted to hang out....2 weeks later he was more than ready

Also I believe you need to change the mix out each day. At least the meds I used did.