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You can read about rare breed rabbit list on my website http://www.rabbitgeek.com/rarelist.html Standard Chinchillas moved off the list and Palominos moved onto it. Have a good day! Franco Rios http://www.rabbitgeek.com

Yes, we had a row of boxes on the kitchen table each night. Each had a small towel over it to keep them from popping out. We started doing it because of cold nights when we noticed how the litters were friendlier when we did it. When we brought them to the does in the morning they would be...

For making kits friendly, bring the nestboxes into the house at night during the first 10 or 12 nights. The smells and sounds of people seems to imprint on their little brains and you are not as scary. It worked great for our angoras who need to be friendly because of all the grooming. Also be...

Does with kits should be free fed. But sometimes the does are competing with the kits for feed, so weaning at five or six weeks is good rather than leaving them with the doe until 8 or 10 weeks. I seen some litters have a jump in weight gain after the doe is taken out. Oats is a good...

It's too bad we can't see her in person. Sometimes it's the way they stand or the way the fur moves or the way they run that really gives a sense of what breed it comes from. Have a good day!

I wouldn't cull the doe. When my bunnies get runny eyes, I use a product called NFZ Puffer that is normally used for livestock and pet eye infections. It's a plastic two ounce bottle of yellow powder that I squeeze and it blows the powder into the bunnies eye. I think the active ingredient is...

Another possibility is the rabbit is a small specimen of the Flemish Giant breed. Have a good day! Franco Rios

That's the down side. Anybody can have your rabbits tossed in that situation. My problem did not begin until after a new person moved in at the back fence. We were told we could have 4 adult rabbits after that. So the rest had to disappear. In a worst case scenario you could have all your...

Try searching for your county zoning or planning. A lot of them are on the internet now for your convenience. Planning ordinances basically outline where certain activities will be restricted and where it is permitted. This is so commercial factory is not operating on the same street as single...

Here is the link to American Federation of New Zealand Rabbit http://www.newzealandrabbitclub.net/ Look at the round outline of the body on the rabbits on the top of the page. That is the New Zealand body type, called medium or commercial type. The upward rise of the topline (backbone) begins...

How much shavings are we talking? 55 gallon drum each week? If you are going into a residential area, you will need to be sure you do not create any fly problems which is what most compost heaps will create in residential areas. Many communities have "green waste" or "yard waste" collection...

Generally there are two places to look. Check the city/county codes for animal control. Try to make more than one call since you may get two different answers depending on who answers the phone. As mentioned above, try to make it hypothetical. The other place to check is zoning. A real...

That's pretty good looking rabbit and if you put it on a show table you will beat some of the whites. I am not a big fan of the gumdrop shape for NZ Whites. The gumdrop lacks the "balanced" look this rabbit has. The NZ Red don't seem to develop that gumdrop shape as readily and as a result they...

New Zealand/Flemish Giant Cross? Flemish have a semi-arch body type, same as Beverens and Americans. Their ears can have a spoon shape, compared to the longer pointier ears of Americans. Flemish also have dense rollback fur coats. And Flemish are often crossed to New Zealands to increase body...

It really depends on what the policy of the 4H program in your area is. In California, more than half the shows are held under ARBA rules, which means no pet class, while other shows are not ARBA so pet class is allowed. I would like to mention that 4H volunteers can steer the direction of the...

I wanted to mention that most meat pen contests are held to ARBA rules. If a patterned rabbit does not meet the requirements for the pattern, (too much color, not enough color, no butterfly marking on nose) than the rabbit can be disqualified (DQ) from the meat pen or fryer contest. Just so...

Your best best is to make your own. In rabbits they are called "hutch cards." Feed companies used to make them. I haven't seen any in a long time. You can see samples in the Bob Bennet books "Raising Rabbits the Modern Way" or the updated version "Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits." A lot of...

As a former 4H rabbit project leader, I would recommend they start with solid colored NZ rabbits with full pedigrees (3 generations). Full pedigrees gives them the best options for selling rabbits, trading or breeding, allowing them to get a good price above the $5 for a meat rabbit. Even a...

Ha! I know the feeling T-guy! You should have seen the look on my neighbors face at the last place when we put up an clothesline, the umbrella type that spins. He wanted to know if our clothes dryer was broken. I told him no that we like to dry outside, especially in summer so we can use less...

Hardware cloth is very rough on rabbit feet. I've used it as floor wire for short term housing, 2 or 3 months, until I could find welded wire cages. Have a good day!