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Welcome! Great group of people here, tons of experience and knowledge who are happy to share...have helped me immensely. I have one mixed rabbit left of my "starter" buns along with her almost 8 week old litter, all the rest are Silver Foxes which will be my sole focus moving forward.

I'm wondering if maybe .22 or pellet gun would be best for the older breeders whom we've become more attached to. Older is harder with the hopper popper and maybe with a gun, can just set them down on some grass or, in my case, woodland but with a salad on ground so they wouldn't see it coming...

One of the many reasons why I decided to go with Silver Foxes was to not have patterns and will have mostly blacks and chocolates (with hopefully a few Blues and Lilacs for fun as i do have a blue buck and possible dilute carrying does)...the patterns make them so individualized and harder, I...

Oh, and numbing creme recommendations as well?

Hi all, I'm looking to purchase a tattoo pen and wondering what everyone here who tattoos thier rabbits use before I pull the trigger on the one Bass equipment has. It only has one review so a bit on the fence. Thanks in advance!

Thank you. I'm not going to lie, although I made it through it all without crying as I forced myself to stay focused on the tasks at hand, I did shed some tears quietly last night. Funny side story, I got a black doe and a blue buck a couple of weeks ago from a doctor up in Kentucky. Really...

Today was the day I was dreading, my first dispatch and processing day. I've been building up my Silver Fox breeding stock quickly, have three beautiful does coming in via transport on the 17th (and all being bred for me) from a couple of rabbitries and needed cage space. Of my original three...

Welcome neighbor! Nice to see another Silver Fox breeder here!

I'd love to utilize the pelts as well but being new to raising rabbits and meat production, for now I'll just dehydrate them for dog treats until I have a good rhythm down. But I am hoping by next year to start delving into tanning. I'd love a Silver Fox blanket!

Welcome! I really like the Champagnes, I was torn between them and Silver Foxes. I ultimately went with the SF myself but those Champagnes sure have beautiful furs!

Thank you! I go every 3 to 4 days on the trays for the individuals and I'm up to every other day right now for the doe with kits and I suspect in another week it will be daily.

I like this idea but unfortunately, not an option for me. We have 80 acres but it's steep and uneven timberland and mostly heavily wooded. We had to escavate just to get an open and level spot for the 10x20 building that is my rabbitry. There is lawn down on the front end of the property but...

Oh, and the trays....yes, I do forsee setting up a gutter system in the future as dumping/cleaning those will get old quick. But I've ramped up quickly in my "acquisitions" and now I'm beginning to get the real feel of what is working, what I know I need to make more efficient/easier, etc. so I...

Yes, they do all get on really well and even the two runts have made great strides in closing the gap in weight. They're all eating hay and pellets along with mom and drinking well, but weaning enteritis and mastitis worry me so i want to lessen those risks where I can. And they do still all...

Hahaha! But I had forgotten about how exactly your cages were because I was so enamored and distracted by your rabbits!

Ooh, you gave me an idea...I could build short wire tunnels between between adjacent cages with a removable divider. I'll have to think on that...

Hi everyone! Another newbie question if you would please entertain... My first litter is now 4 1/2 weeks old and (knock on wood) all 9 littles are doing great. They are in a 30x36 cage, nesting box out, two shelves added (untreated pine) and have an extra feeder and water bowl which are cleaned...

I had an extremely stressful week last week work wise and was on the edge of completely losing my temper with a difficult co-worker. First time in a while I had to step away from my desk for a bit to bring my stress and aggravation down some notches and I headed straight out to the bunny barn (I...

Hi! I know you!!! 😆 Your baby, Ruger, says "Hi!" and is doing well! Welcome to the forum, it's been a great resource for me and everyone has been so very helpful and knowledgeable.

Thank you for that explanation. It helped me greatly. I will need to dispatch my first litter in a couple of months and I couldn't tell with the videos I had seen if having a harsh angle or little/no angle was correct method. I just pray I don't mess up and cause any rabbits undue suffering and...