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Well, I once saw a young goat buck sell for 10K at a dairy convention. Then 6 months later he was being collected at a semen collection event we went to. His straws sold for $450 for 5. One jump will usually get about 60 straws. So, if they are purebred, people spend a lot of money on good...

I have picky dairy goats. What they leave in the feeder is great for the rabbits. I give them a choice. Leftover goat alfalfa or pellets. A very few kitchen scraps. But I only have 5 adults. I read somewhere here to "Breed for your feed" or something like that.

Looks like I need a starter pack of fiber rabbits. If you can teach a child, then i can learn.

Wow! That read actually makes playing banjo seem a lot less difficult.

Thanks A lot of head nodding as I'm reading. Makes good sense. Did not even think about the many environmental factors at play.

I have meat mutts. So I'm wondering if the data is impacted by too many variations in my statistics. To begin with, only one buck has contributed to this data. (I ate the other buck because he wasn't cooperating with my plan.) Doe 1 - 1st litter 6 kits. Total weight at 8 weeks 24.4 lbs...

Thank you.

That's why I asked.

Another Newby question. When Rex are mentioned as a good choice for meat rabbits. Are they the same as the Standard Rex? Or is that another tricky name like Harliquin having 3 meanings?

Good to know.

I'm going to Texas in April and hope to pick up some to bring back to CA.

Actually, your ongoing thread has caused me to track everything. I just started in June of '23, and my total expense for the year was $1047.02 That includes cages, water bottles, hay racks, door guards, resting mats, nesting boxes and the purchase of 5 rabbits. Feed too of course. I've had 6...

Great information. Back to rabbit kindergarten for me.

In am too New to rabbits to know the difference. But I know he would rather not be picked up. He is the first one to the cage door in the morning tho.

Thank you all. In the cull/meat pen he goes.

This young fella has tried to bite me on 3 separate occasions. Today while getting him weighed he was biting my sweatshirt. It seems to be his rebellion move instead of kicking and scratching. My intent is to keep him and use him as a breeder. Is there a proper response to this? I know how to...

Judymac gave me that link to astrex, but the article doesn't mention the increase in body temp. Which I think is why he kept getting out of the box. (Til I switched it to a bigger box.) Just a thought.

Some realizations I have regarding this bun. 1. He was out of the box shivering at 12 days old. 2. Lost most of his fur. Kept his hat and boots on. 3. Fat and furry at almost six weeks. So, I noticed his body temp. Is quite warm compared to the other buns. Could that be the reason for #1 & #2...

Oh that is a great idea.

This was good too. My son gave it a 10.