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Is 5 pounds the relative goal you want your kits to be at butcher time?

Hi all, I've been reading around this forum for a while and seeing many similarities between how to care for my dairy goats and raising rabbits. (not exactly the same, but lots of common things.) I have lots of hay that is mostly a mix of grasses with some alfalfa and then I buy whole oats and...

I would like to make pens for my future meat rabbits. I have so many ideas and questions running around in my head about how to do it. But I think I should just start with a basic cage set up for the 2 does and 1 buck. (Later I'd like to try colony raising.) How much space does each rabbit...

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome and great advice! I'm hoping to see what is at our county fair this summer in terms of quality NZ rabbits and then talk to 4-H leaders, breeders and kids that show. Do you recommend buying at a fair?

I just wanted to say hi and ask a few questions. I've been reading about raising meat rabbits and, um, it's overwhelming! I'm glad to have found this forum, it looks super helpful and informative. My biggest question: Is it hard to breed them? I read a lot about people losing kits. I raise...