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I want to know how much water each rabbit / each pen drinks, so no automatic systems for me.

I found here that as long as i had a nestbox in there (in the right place, so keep an eye out for nesting elsewhere) i could lose a kit to getting out around a week old and not getting back in (2 total from different litters and does), but no losses for any other reason including first time...

I had 1 doe that gave 1 and then 2 bucks out of 7 kits, last litter 2 out of 5, Other doe 7 bucks, 3 does out of 3 litters total, rest is more around a 50/50 balance. With different bucks by the way, yes it will average out in the long run, but there will be does that give doe or buck heavy...

I feed them to my nursing does and all buns in winter, they think it's candy and are all still fine, fertile and happy after a whole winter of a few every day. Note, these are still in their shell.

1. 8+ weeks although boys go to seperate pen or freezer at max. 12 weeks (don't want mom pregnant from own son). 2. i don't 3. whatever looks good template i can find, since it is only for my own admin.

In horses refeeding syndrome is a risk. So extrapolating that to rabbits, feed good quality hay and plenty of it. Go easy on pellets, supplements and medicine like dewormers. Especially since they look otherwise healthy, just thin. Short on calories from low quality forage may be the whole...

Much better. Although like others say i'd like the expression friendly and maybe just the head sticking out of the sagebrush rather then the whole body of the rabbit in the logo? Although i would like this rabbit for a "beware of the rabbit" sign. The ones i can find are to cuddly (although...

Honestly i get a bit of a horror vibe from this one.

Broken with little color is an indication for a "charlie¨, but they need both parents to be broken and both pass on the broken gene for that to be a true "charlie". So first question is : what color where the parents? Also, it carries the high risk, but is not a 100% given. Observe and as long...

Bit tight on cagespace, that is part of the reason to leave does with mom if she lets them (or if older they her), bucks go either to another cage or freezer at 12 weeks. If i want to wean to breed again or mom is not happy having the kits so long they all move to another cage (or freezer), but...

Start by raising some for your freezer, new animals take time to learn. Start asking around for people interested in a source of rabbit meat and if the processors actually do rabbits at all. Some may be interested, but there may not be a market for them to sell to. Rabbit i.e. bunny is fluffy...

Description says : removable steel floor. so there must be some give. For drainage i'd rather have mesh floor though.

2 things to always keep in mind when it comes to predators and livestock (or gardens even). EROI (energy returned on energy invested), economic calculation, but predators can do this math too. Human activity creates concentrated foodsources that will always attract selfinviting guests before...

Neutral terrain helps, so does doing things together that are not so fun like travelling. Bring them home together on the same day helps them get along. With just 2 bullying means bully has no friends either, such things are more likely with 3 animals rather then 2, needed safety of the herd...

Speed of milking is combo of cooperating goat, supple udder ("dairy skin") and size teatcanal, esp that latter one, some animals have mini needle thickness teatcanals, others have much thicker ones. Milkmachine saves your hands, there are simple ones on 12V or handoperated vacumpump systems on...

Here are some instructions : https://www.tealstonehomestead.com/blog/diy-wood-rabbit-nest-box Plenty more around, once you have the right searchwords for google & yt.

Floppy eared rex coat dwarf/mini rabbits are plenty around here. I need to really weed out the offers on the marketsite for solid, big in the size dwarf/mini rex with Normal! ears. Problem when liking a breed that is also popular for the pet market. And not a fan of things that make birthing...

No colostrum = no properly started immunesystem = failure to thrive. So honestly i would not try. Milk production is part of good mothering abilities and problems in that area is good reason to cull. Losing a nursing doe later on i might try to bottle raise the litter, but not that young...

If he stops eating he will die. Since rabbits tend to be clean animals, what about putting some sticky paste/mush made from greens/pellets or some such on the top of his front feet? I understand the don't want to stress him part, but honestly if an animal shows willingness to quit living i'd...

Only rabbits now. Had pasture with sheep, ponies and chickens, rented but owners wanted it back due to mismanaging their own gras and needing more.