Recent content by DubiousOrchid

I just want to make a note about scientific theory because its something that I see mentioned here a lot. A scientific fact = hard data (as in the results from an experiment). A scientific theory = an explanation of the facts Typically by the time something has been called a Theory, it has...

I currently have a small set up of rabbits in individual, elevated cages for breeding and butchering. I would like to grow my rabbitry but am not sure if I want to continue doing cages. I want to be able to let the rabbits be on the ground and have a large set up to forage in and be their...

So I saw your post about the guillotine and, having a background in science, I was curious about this. When doing any experiments that involve animals, breaking communication at the brain-spinal cord level is what is accepted as the most humane. It would follow that with butchering, it is...

That was my thought. I didn't know if anyone was aware of a relationship between like... ascites and uterine issues? Or... idk. I did some reading and did read about some rabbits can resorb their kits and its believed that some rabbits have like... postponed their pregnancies? But I think that...

I should have taken pictures! But thank you for letting me know about the facebook page. So the buck and doe were in cages separated by almost 5 feet so i don't think bred through the wire would have happened. Our nearest neighbor is about a mile away and we have no children that come by...

So I butchered my first rabbit today. She was a doe who had never successfully been bred / had a litter after multiple attempts. She was about a year old. After one last failed attempt (she never lifted for the buck, never got a fall off, etc); I decided it was time for her to go to freezer...