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Thank you, I will edit that pin.

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This is the closest pin on my map in Warrenton VA. InTune Farm TAMU-K NZW and New Zealands in White and Blue Breed all year round. Email: [email protected] Log in or sign up to view They may perhaps know someone closer to you. Next closest on the map is NC. There is a Facebook group...

I hear you. I've lost count of our feed switches (okay not really but it is seriously way too many) over the past year. Currently have a local brand (sort of local), Bryant, that has been mostly in stock for 6 months that is $18.50/50lbs currently. It is only 16% but at least the first...

My last breeding was the end of September when temps are still in the 80s here in west Texas and my rabbitry is outside in a tall metal barn with a fan and evaporative cooling unit to knock the edge of the heat off (it is not air conditioned). So I decided to breed my pair of Rex really just for...

So this was not true for my rex growouts. I accidentally put a buck back in with the does at about 12 weeks old and I had a number of what we lovingly called "crack babies." We saved about half of them. Just saying your experience may vary. I typically separate by *** by 8 weeks old. I started...

I simply don't see a reason to do it that way, that is all. I found clipping nails has become easier with practice.

In 26 litters over a 2 year period working with meat breeds, I had one complete disaster (mom killing kits), 2 litters that were partially on the wire and one litter completely stillborn. Also had one doe die immediately after birth but she had fed and furred her 11 kits first (wow). The others...

Not necessarily. It is hard to lose kits but at the same time, my experience is that does are made to have babies and you could end up with other issues with a long hiatus especially internal fat. One option is to simply try again and steel yourself up that she may do this again. But she also...

Unfortunately i can't do outside fodder like that. At least not in this drought year where I am but I completely agree with the concept.

For me the main reason to consider doing my own is supply chain issues.

following - I don't have anything to add right now but headed this way myself.

Fantastic idea. No way I can do in my present set up but if I ever set up again... Have a friend who did the exterior next box ala The Rabbitry Center where the rabbit runs down vent tubing into an insulated plastic container and he loves it.

I love those kinds of boxes and wish I had some! So many different things can work.

I think we will be taking breaks in summer as well from now on. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you have to or that it is truly productive. Losing kits, and sometimes moms, that also happened to us, is not fun at all. We know it is part of it but unless there is a need, why risk it?

I have used fur from other moms a number of times. I also bought some cotton batting and that worked as well. It is nice to have the fur/hay mix saved from your moms that pull a lot of fur and if it doesn't get yucky. Sometimes there is just too much and that is a great time to squirrel some...

I had to bring kits in some this summer due to extreme heat - my experience is still the same - no problem with moms, or feeding or kits. I did lose some the day I thought it was okay and I didn't bring them in. Sigh. It is more labor but also fun as pointed out.

Personally I would treat it with something - I have several wound things on hand typically - we usually start with Veterycin. I have some collodial silver if it needs more. There is another good wound treatment that is not coming to my mind at the moment but I wanted to comment. With feet stuff...

We raise pigs, cows and chicken in addition to the rabbits and while we like having all of them, you can't beat rabbits for sheer meat production that can be done with a variety of feeds and in a small space.

The guy that developed the Tamuk, Dr Lukefahr, worked a lot on the forage applications around the world. The composite variety at least was developed to do well on local forages. So I am trying to take advantage of that. My tree hay is usually the most dependable though the drought hurt my...