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A snake owner is interested in buying frozen baby rabbits that don't make it. What is a fair price?

Well, for anyone reading who is facing the same problem, most of the kits survived the arctic blast. From the litter of 10, 2 died and 1 more looks thin and might not make it. The rest are fat and active. But I'm happy with a 70-80% success rate in -6 degree weather! Our forecast goes back...

So I got them out and checked everyone over today... 10 healthy well fed kits, 5 broken black, 5 black. Pictures as promised: and I decided to leave them in the garage and see how it goes. I put hay under and on the sides of the nest box. The doe is a good mom, and since there are 10 of...

Is it hard on the kits if you bring them in during the night and leave them out during the day? I would worry that they wouldn't be acclimated to the cold then. How do you transition them back to dealing with outdoor temps once the critical time has passed?

It is a 3 car garage, so pretty big. Not sure a space heater would do much, unless I put it right next to her cage and facing the nest box, then I suppose it would blow warm air onto it continuously. Should I do that? Galadriel, I'll try to get pics today when I get them out to check and...

I just had a doe kindle today. Tomorrow night our forecast gets below zero for 36 hours straight (VERY abnormally cold for here!). I have the doe and kits in my garage, which is air tight with no drafts, but not heated. Do I need to do anything extra for the babies? The doe is a good mom and...

Thanks. I like him :D I've always been a fan of blue roan horses, and blue heeler dogs, so it is fitting to have a blue roan rabbit too! 8-)

Well, good thing he was free, and I just breed meat mutts! Do you all think he would be decent for breeding with my various does (Calis, Satin, NZ, Mixes)? My current starter buck is smaller than him - supposedly a Cali, but smaller. I've been wanting a new larger buck, and one with more...

I was given this buck yesterday. He is a little under a year old, 9 lbs, proven sire, and very sweet. I was told he is a Silver Fox, but I'm not so sure... I've never seen one in person, but from what I've read I don't think his fur is correct for SF? I was thinking maybe he looks more like...

I also have one who missed, despite several fall offs... I'm thinking she got too fat after free feeding with the last (smaller than avg) litter. She's on a diet now, hopefully will take next time.

For those of you who are feeding TSC brand and don't like it, have you tried finding local feed mills instead? I switched to a 16% pellet from a local(ish) mill (almost 30 miles away), it is $2 less expensive per bag AND they deliver it for free (I also get other livestock feed delivered...

I tried to debone one like in the video... NOT as easy as he makes it look! It took me about 30 minutes and didn't turn out nearly as good. I think next time I will skip the ribcage and just cut that whole section out with the meat on the bones to use for stock, rather than trying to debone...

I have a couple larger cages for kindling does, and have large nest boxes for them. However, I've been acquiring more does than I have large cages for... 8-) So, is it possible to kindle in smaller 24x24 cages, presumably with a smaller nest box? My current does are 7.5-10 lbs, Calis and...

I'm new to rabbits and have a small meat breeding herd starting. Calis, NZ, Satins. I've been having trouble with the does not lifting for the buck (who is doing a good job trying!). After trying several things, I am now thinking that maybe they are too fat. I have been free feeding them...

Is it safe to treat ear mites with Selamectin (Revolution) or Ivermectin in rabbits intended for meat or breeding? If so, what is the withdrawl time before eating or breeding them?

Thanks for all the info. I think we'll add a black New Zealand buck at some point. We'll probably use the buck we have for now, as we are learning. I had thought about adding a little bit of Satin or Rex, like maybe 1 doe, to see how they turn out. Would we be sacrificing size or speed of...

I am new to breeding meat rabbits, just a small backyard hobby to fill our own freezer. I would like to use the pelts for various things, and thought it would be fun to have multi colored pelts. Of course, breeding choices need to be made primarily to increase meat production, but can you add...