Recent content by mwtrees

there is no such thing as height on a breed. Every rabbit is going to be different

agree with dood..first generation without knowing the rest of the background, will be chestnut/castor/copper kits

here a rabbit that bites continually is a ground up rabbit. I don't care if it has 20 legs.

thumb rule... 1/2 lb per week. Those would be a bit small in my barn..ok quite a bit. I like to see 4.5lbs at 8 weeks, but that doesn't always happen

correct colored steels are an agouti. Self steels are much lighter in ticking, sometimes having almost no ticking until they get older.

opal kits will have white bellies where as solid blue or steels will be all dark at birth. Steels will start to get the triangles at the base of the neck when the fur starts to come in

hmmm I've done a bit since I last checked in here. I have been growing a full nursery tray to feed each day. Using 1.5lbs of wheat and getting over 8.5lbs of fodder withholding water in the last 12 or more hours before weighing. I am using it only on a few rabbits since my production is...

cremes . check with Scott Rudolph. Pals, check with Cathy (Armstrong) Dunkle

I've seen them do kinda what it sounds like you are describing, but when eating night feces. video would be interesting to see what he is doing

https://www.arba.net/processors.htm

That is not correct information. As a registrar I have to either put the circle R or the reg # in the rabbits ear.

a chin can carry rew. But a rew cannot be a chin because the loci is the same for the chin and rew gene. It can be an agouti though and chance is good you could get castors. Blue chins (which is not recognized), opals, but only if the buck does carry dilute. With the limited info above...

I bop a rabbit that bites..but it wouldn't bite again after that. I just plain don't tolerate a rabbit that comes at me with teeth any more than I would a dog that does. It's only size that is the difference..next time it could be a kid

do feel and see if they are maintaining weight. Some just do better on less feed than others

Rabbits that are getting fodder are getting about 1/2 1/2 right now. Still with pellets but with a chunk of fodder in there too. Hope to get my new trays soon and get something set up in the barn. This growing in my kitchen is getting old lol