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Interesting to watch your reporting. I find for myself so much of the value of rabbits doesn't fit on a spread sheet. the bags of questionable composted "manure" (many of which have shown contaminated) I no longér buy pays for feed instead. The vegetables that grew better than ever with rabbit...

You're right. Think the chocolate was my first buck Bad pic he did have silvering up close. The blond looking boy was from him and a black doe. So funny to watch which colors pop out. Ash and Aria (chocolate sire) showing off their silver better. Some older kits from Lucky (blond boy) getting in...

All different ages in those pics silvering starts coming in about 8-10 weeks. Funny to watch. Sometimes it starts as polka dots looks like a little fawn. One black has so much ticking he looks grey with black head. I'll try to get a pic later

I started with a trio. Black, blue, and chocolate. Now have a colony of lots of fun colors

We We also live in sand country. My first colony shelter was my sister in laws chicken tractor repurposed. It had galvanized fencing on the bottom. I noticed when winter approached mice started burrowing in. I added 1/2 x 1" mesh coated wire on floor.its covered with hay. Same in quail...

I raise silver fox in a colony. I think a lot butcher at 8 weeks so they don't have to have space for the grow outs. when I bought my first trio the breeder said she likes to butcher at 16 weeks. Still tender enough and lots more meat. I follow that loosely, harvest when I need space. Usually...

Thank you for answering my panicked plea for help. When momma of the new kits started laying next to his cage I realized there was an extra doe in their yard. The one he was attacking was actually his sister, who lives in an adjacent yard with a buck from a different line. Now that she's removed...

Not sure if this is the right place but need advice. I have silver fox rabbits in a colony. Shelters they are closed in at night for added predictor protection and free run of yards during the day. This has worked fairly well for more than a year. One group has 5 does and 1 buck. There have...

Domestic rabbits are mild tasting and lean. Easy to dry out. ( Like chicken breast) I like to take legs off. Use belly and kidneys for sausage. Someone else told me they made jerky with belly flaps.Back straps saved for making stir fry. Legs, ribs, and carcass I precook in pressure cooker with...

Yes, but things can change quickly so be observant and ready to act. I I have shelters for groups in separate yards. Free run during day, closed in at night. I buck with 5 does, (3 with kits)1 buck with 2does ( no kits yet) and a grow out pen where population varies. its funny that the buck...

I have gardened in clay and now in sand. Sand won't hold water and leaches nutrients quickly. The solution for both is adding organic matter. Digging a trench and adding old logs(I've found big wood breaks down faster than sticks) will create a moisture resivore.flat instead of raised like a...

Rabbit liver is the best liver anywhere! Mild and tender. A big plate of liver and onion is my reward on harvest day. I just tried a batch with liver , kidney, bellies, and a little bacon instead of butter. Used alspice, nutmeg, cardamom, paprika, salt, pepper, lots of onion. ground twice thru...

Rabbit dad, I'm sorry I responded to you as I did

Why did you come? I thought this was a safe place for rabbit people. So far what I see from you is you bragging about bullying your wife, teaching your son to do the same, and a bunch of dialogue designed to make the rest of us feel bad about a hard but necessary part of life. (More bullying)

Perhaps you should research how your grocery store meat lived and died. Some of us work hard at humainly raising healthy meat for our families. I do my best to let them be rabbits! They have , shelter, a yard to run in, dig in, socialize and mate as they choose. Fresh, organic goodies to eat...

My does have been kindling 9 and 12 but seem to raise 9 of those Of the 4 litters so far my does kindled 9, 11,12,10...but always raised 8 of those each time. One doe died with 12 kits in here( not one of the 4 I'm counting) I read they have 8 nipples so 8 all get fed..

We eat something in the Cole family every day, so do our rabbits. In summer they get a bunch of mixed greens and weeds. All during our very long winter they got chopped cabbage and sweet potato mixed with sprouted oats as their morning treat everyday. They always pick out the cabbage first. No...

Thanks for the info and sharing those articles. Makes me feel better about it all. No plans to sell any, but want to keep mine healthy.

Welcome! Hope you enjoy your new adventures. I have found lots of very helpful people here.,

Yes! We too love the combo of rabbits and quail. Mine were laying eggs at 7 weeks. We also harvest for meat. Fertilizer for the garden is another value. Rabbits are awesome, poo can be used fresh without composting. They eat my weeds and kitchen scraps the bags of questionable manure I no...