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I'm pretty sure this isn't molting. They just have patches missing here and there and then spots of flakiness. It isn't chewing either because they are in their cages by themselves.

It usually gets clogged not at the part with different sizes but it has a spiral part that feeds and pushes into the actual blade. I think what happens is the really tough meat gets stuck in this part and then backs up against the blade instead of pushing through it. <br /><br /> __________ Tue...

Here is a picture a few hours post DE treatment. (just to explain some of the white coloring in the fur). The bigger white spots are flakes of skin. Let me know what you think! I'm taking this partially as a good excuse to change to all wire cages but want to get everyone healthy first.

The DE doesn't seem to have worked. Last Wednesday (almost a week ago) I treated all of the rabbits and sprinkled DE throughout all of the cages. I even washed my hands between each rabbit. Now, one of the rabbits that didn't have symptoms before does and the other ones are still losing hair. HELP!

We bought the one we have just for rabbit. It's a nesco 400-watt and we just bought it last year. Any advice?

Yes! Good! I really had no intention of wasting it but was looking for an alternative to the dredge of getting it through my meat grinder. I will look for a jerky recipe. I'm assuming there are some in earlier posts. I have been packaging them whole from time to time to make crock pot rabbit...

Yes, exactly, the belly flaps! I might try to make jerky with them this time. We butchered nine twelve-week old rabbits last night. I was also thinking of saving all the "belly flaps" and cooking them all in the crock pot at once for some shredded meat for casseroles or enchiladas or something...

I am fairly new to the meat rabbit thing (about 3 years). I have yet to find a good way to consume the tougher meat that makes up the sides of the rabbit. I tried grinding it last time and it kept clogging up my meat grinder. I know when I cook a whole rabbit in the crock pot it gets cooked and...

I have heard of making dried rabbit ear treats for dogs. Does anyone know how to do this?

The one with the clumps growing back is by himself in the cage. It just seemed strange to me that the three infected ones all seem to be in different stages including possible recovery. I'll be treating everyone though including the ones with no symptoms at all. Just to be safe. Not sure how...

Thanks for all the great information! I'll have to be careful how much I sprinkle in the cages with the inhalation problem... I have a pseudo colony thing going and one of my pens is just a big dog kennel that I have made escape proof. I also have one wooden hutch that I hate but can't replace...

Great! Thank you very much! Any advice or ideas on how to treat my rabbits and their pens?

This morning I discovered signs of fur mites in my rabbitry. I raise rabbits for meat. My primary breed is new Zealand Reds but I also have some mutts. Does anyone know anything about safety of eating rabbits who were treated with food grade DE prior to butcher? In one of my pens I have nine...

Thank you! I will try the tums when I go home. My husband was just home and said that she is still just hanging out in the next box. I'm worried that she has stuck kit. I'll be going home too and see if there is anything I can do. <br /><br /> -- Fri Apr 10, 2015 1:19 pm -- <br /><br /> Well...

I have two does who share an enclosure. They are sisters from the same litter and are about a year old. I bred them both on the same day to different bucks. These will be their first litters. One of the does kindled on Tuesday morning (day 30 1/2). She had five kits and has been taking good care...