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    Calcium deficiency in nursing does

    I generally put a Tums on top of the food of does who have just kindled. If they eat it, they get a Tums morning and night until they stop eating it. Usually, they only eat it two or three times.
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    Please help me understand "selecting for improvement".

    What measurements? what data? Details, we need details. :-) :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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    Please help me understand "selecting for improvement".

    I still consider myself a rookie so I'm not the best to answer your question but will do what I can and hope others with more experience will chime in to advise us both. :D Yes, you are going to need at least two more breeding does plus you will want to have a couple of "ladies in waiting" to...
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    Duramycin vs Apple Cider Vinegar

    Between ACV and DE (diatomacous earth) there is nothing known to man that can't be cured, didn't ya'know? :mrgreen: Like Maggie, I think treating with prophylactic doses of antibiotics goes against the whole point of raising our own meat. I don't use medicated feed for any of my animals...
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    NOT Rabbit Pellets????

    Good job to the son who noticed the feed didn't look right!
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    are garden leaves good for a bunny?

    Rabbit crack! I am planting more and more roses for my *mother's* enjoyment....just for her....AM SO!! it just so happens that it makes for a win-win for me--I win with momma and I win with the rabbits. :mrgreen:
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    New 12 Step Program--

    Hi, my name is Tina and I am a rabbitoholic. I was doing well until I found out Standard Rex had arrived in my state. Rabbitosis acquirosis hit like a bad case of hives which could only be calmed by obtaining some of those Rexes for myself. I got a breeding trio of 8-week olds for my birthday...
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    $3 each Pinecones.....

    My rabbits act nonchalant when I give them pinecones.... "oh, yawn, whatever"....but as soon as I'm gone they enjoy them... :lol: They eat the nubs off each point, play with what remains, and eventually it ends up in their water dish....always the water dish....pinecone tea... :bunnyhop: :bunnyhop:
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    Pedigree and Line Breeding

    Correct me if I'm wrong because I'm a newbie at this as well: My understanding is, to be "registerable" a rabbit must have a 3-generation pedigree in which all rabbits are "purebred" ...I assume purebred and all the same breed. So, if you are starting with a "mutt" it would need to end up no...
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    Raising Standard Rex breeders

    Having looked at various supplements sold to "condition" rabbits for show, it seems like BOSS, Flaxseed (Linseed) along with things like brewers yeast, nutritional yeast, and kelp are popular ingredients in the supplements. Oh, and most of them recommend adding some wheat germ oil as well. I...
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    Natural Rabbit Supplements

    I was curious as to the ingredients in some of the supplements designed for show rabbits (e.g., Doc's enhancer, Oxy-Gen, etc). It appears to me that taking away the "carrier/filler" ingredients the active ingredients in the supplements are: Brewers yeast Wheat germ meal and/or wheat germ oil *...
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    Japanese knotweed? and other oxalate containing edibles...

    Well, that makes me feel much better! And, it explains why the rabbits don't eat the dock stalks but love the leaves before the stocks form. And, some days they eat every dock leaf and other days, not so much. I was sure hoping I hadn't done anything that would hurt them. Thanks, MaggieJ!
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    Japanese knotweed? and other oxalate containing edibles...

    I have been giving my rabbits a lot of curly dock as it is quite abundant right now and they love it so much. I went looking to see if I could discover it's nutritional benefits and protein level and discovered it is "high" in oxalates. :x So, of course, I came running over here to see how bad...
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    Raising Standard Rex breeders

    I have acquired a trio of standard Rex Castor rabbits. They are 9 weeks old now. I plan to breed for both show and meat/pelts. I may be over thinking this but I want to get them on a good path to show. The first show in our area that they can be shown at is in Sept when they will be about 5...
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    Winning friends and influencing Rabbits

    :oops: :oops: sorry about that. Thanks for the welcome back! It is good to be back! :D
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