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Thanks for your feedback. We put some coconut oil on it and its going down, bit we are also considering harvesting him, however I am concerned the infection could taint the meat. Also, we have never dewormed him since we caught him. The meat rabbits were feral, so I had to catch them. Is he safe...

Hi. I inherited some meat rabbits and one had an eat that flopped down (New Zealand), I investigated and found what looked like a botfly. I treated the infection with vasciline, which is what we have always done since living in Costa Rica. It was looking better, still a little puss, but going...

Thanks. The oil I used is a blend called MendWell made for animals. We have a lot going on; 48 chickens, 45 fruit trees, 4 meat rabbits, 5 goats, 6 quail, 2 beehives, 2 dogs, 1 cat, and 5 children (lol).

Thanks for your suggestions. I have been treating it and it isn't looking worse. I think I killed the botfly and then he pulled it out while grooming because I haven't seen it in there when I flush it out. Poor guy, he is so terrified whenever I treat it. I have been using hydrogen perodixide...

Hi y'all. I caught this ferral meat rabbit and one of its ears was floppy. I lifted his ear and found a hole and it looked like a botfly was breathing through the hole. So, having experience with botflies from our farm in Costa Rica, I put vasciline on it to suffocate it. However, today I went...

Could a neutered buck live in peace within a colony?

Hi y'all. We recently bought a property with feral meat rabbits. When we got here there were a breeding pair of escaped, yet very present meat rabbits. The mother was large and silver and the father is a red New Zealand. There were at least 3 ages of young that were around as well. Our dogs...

Hi y'all. I hope you are having a fantastic day. My name is Alana and I am a mother, homesteader, community builder, and permaculturalist. We recently bought a piece of property near the Cherekee Reservoir in easter Tennessee and not only did it come with 33 chickens, it also came several...