Recent content by FrugalQue

That is alot of rabbits in one day! Our normal routine is 10 but we have done 16 before. That is tiring. Thanks for the canning info. I will have to try that.

I use a retractable razor blade to cut the part of the leg to hang them and use sewing shears for everything else. I tried different knives but have found scissors much, much easier.

We don't withhold food or water either. We just let them carry on their same routine up until the actual time of slaugher.

I just discovered the beauty of poaching meats. SOOOOOOO easy and quick. For rabbit, I put an entire rabbit in a pot and add water just until it covers the rabbit. Then I add salt, cumin, coriander, rosemary (or whatever type of seasonings I feel like at the time). Bring to a boil (not a...

That is so interesting. We colony raise our rabbits also and haven't had a problem like that yet (I don't think). However, we had the exact same issue recently with our guinea pigs. We had to remove the persistent male so the female could give birth without all the stress of mating at the...

Update: We have put all the does in the same colony and they absolutely love it! We got one mini rex, one chinchilla and two NZ/CA does. Yes, we went a little crazy. :) Everyone is about 3 months old except the rex, she is 1.5 years. We also got three bucks (one NZ/CA mix and two mini rex)...

Shrarvrs, I live in Oregon too (Portland though) and this is the link that I found. Hope it helps. Basically it does say that you need a permit for 3 or more animals such as chickens or rabbits. I was surprised because I knew we were ok with our 3 chickens without a permit but since we have...

Oh my, I wouldn't want my minis to be hurt so I think we will just do the secure divider thing and go with that. Do any of you raise mini rex's for meat? I know they are a small rabbit but since we raise quail for meat, we figured in relation to the quail, they are quite bigger. :)

Hello all, I really enjoyed reading this forum. First of all, I just wanted assure you that I did read just about every post in the colony forum. :) We currently raise coturnix quail in a covey (similiar arrangement as a colony arrangement). Now we want to do the same for rabbits. The...