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I caught the 600 lbs claim as well. I would like some of that breeding stock LOL. Dan

For my 2 cents, I have 3 NZW senior does, 2 senior Cali does, 1 Cinnamon intermediate doe, 22 -4.5-5.0 fryers. I feed 1 50lb bag a week at 13.99 plus tax. I figure my meat is costing me close to 2.99-3.99 lb rough estimate. (It was closer to 1.99 5 months ago but feed has went up by 25-30%)I...

I talked to another breeder today that has had to put down several of her rabbits do to bloat. Has anyone else had this same issue because of bad feed? At this point I will not mention brand names in case it is not the pellets that are not the issue. She is an experienced breeder with a large...

Thank you both for your replies. I breed primarily for my own needs,but I would eventually like to sell off the ones that out grow my freezer space. Dan

What out crosses are used to make a Broken Black New Zealand? I bred a NZW to a Broken Black Rex, 2 out of eight are broken black. I guess my next question is at which point in the pedigree can I call them Broken NZ instead of well bred mutts? Thanks Dan

How much boss is fed at a time? How much do you pay for it in your area? I checked here and it is 50.00 for 50lbs. When you feed vegi oil does it make their coats shine? (I know it does work on horses coats.) Do you drizzle it on top of pellets? And how much per head? Dan

DW is at Wally World now looking at the misters for heat control. I have a Barn in a Box set it has stayed pretty cool with just a few flies in there until the last 2 days, (we have not had the breeze either). I was just out topping off waters the chickens have the flies hiding right now. Does...

The flies went crazy last night. What is your favorite method of fly control? I am letting my chickens in under the cages for a few hours at night and will get the fly strips hanging today. Dan

I have read about calf mana in other posts in the past. I bought a bag for the grow outs and nursers. How much should I feed for 11 soon to be fryers 3/4 lbs in the grow out pen with 2 feeders? I also have 1 doe with 7 3 week olds that will be weaned soon? How much would you mix in to their...

Thank you all for the replys. I am just trying for a base line avg to help with future breeding stock choices. As for doing daily weights I don't think my wife would like helping bring 14 rabbits to the kitchen counter just to get data for our future breakfast sausage. Thanks keep the advice...

Last night DW and I weighed our first litters. They are 44days and 49 days old and 7 per litter. I am trying to get a base line for a breeding program so I can choose future breeding stock. One litter "44" avg weight is 43.16 avg daily gain is .98oz. Second litter "49" avg weight is 51.17oz...

I am fairly new breeder.My primary goal is for personal meat production. I am hoping to sell a few to help with the feed bill. I have read the ARBA standard for the NZW and the Cali's. I would like to see some photos of what other breeders have for their breeding stock. I curently have 3 NZW...

I live in city limits my self. I have used .22 cb longs out of a Ruger Single Six revolver several times. With the muzel placed firmly on the back of the head it has less report than my high powered pellet rifel. Shooting them out of a .22 rifle it is alot quiter than my Beman pellet rifle. With...

What type of scale set ups do you use? I am wanting to start weighing my litters so I can keep records for pedigrees ect. ect. Thanks Dan

I am going to post a link here for the first time. I have ground and used the breakfast sausage recipe and it was great. My kids and wife all liked it. I have talked to the lady that has the site and she has used larger rabbits to make ham. She is also using it to make chicken fried steak. I am...