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Good afternoon, everyone. I am wondering if anyone can offer any advice when it comes to pressure cooker rabbit with an electric pressure cooker. I have an Instant Pot, but the times are similar for any electric pressure cooker. I have tried a couple of different rabbits (whole) for 10 minutes...

Good afternoon/evening, everyone. I am curious if anyone knows of a good pair of clippers that will work on Angora wool. Obviously, the cheaper kind at Pet stores do not work but which clippers (brand and type) do work? I finished scissoring 3 rabbits today but, if I want to get an even cut, I...

Good evening, everyone. I am working on a new rabbitry setup at present. The cages will be hanging cages and will be under a 30x30 carport (perhaps a bit larger). The carport gets shade and sunlight. It remains dry unless a sever rain occurs but, even then, it dries within a few hours even in...

Good evening, everyone. I thought I would share this recipe (dinner tonight actually) as I found it a very interesting recipe that was very, very good. It is from a Caribbean cookbook. I was thinking curry at first due to the coconut milk and my love of Thai food, but putting everything...

Good evening, everyone. A few of you may remember me from my myriad of questions a two or so years ago regarding the genetics involved in working to see what would come of a Satin Angora x Rex cross. I was in North Florida/South Georgia at the time, so no Rex to be found. Well, I have moved to...

Good morning/afternoon, everyone. I am working on trying to find a digital copy of Rabbit Production (2013). However, I have been told that it states that alfalfa pellets or hay should not be fed as an alternative feed because it throws off the Calcium and Phosphorous percentages regardless of...

Good afternoon, everyone. Last Fall, I seeded a 10x10 ft plot of orchard grass and timothy. This was my first attempt at growing grass intended for hay, so I have a few questions. 1. When do I need to harvest this "crop" to ensure that I get the optimal amount of nutrients as hay? 2. Do I need...

My housemate who raises Satin Angoras has a question or two regarding feed ratios. She has issues using RT, so I told her that I would post the questions. 1. She is currently feeding Pen Pals 18% and Timothy hay; is this too high of a protein-fiber ratio (fed to both weanlings, juniors, and...

I am putting this ad up for my housemate since RabbitTalk gives her problems. She has 3 Satin Angora bucks for sale. Two are chocolate agouti and one is red/red-fawn. They were 8 weeks old on March 4th. All three are litter-mates and were born out of a REW buck and a red doe. She is asking...

*smiles* Good evening, everyone. I thought I would post pictures of my housemate's Satin Angora kits (she has issues getting RT to work, hence my posting). They are out of a REW sire and a red dam. They are 5 weeks, 5 days old in these pictures. Two are chocolate agouti and the rest are reds...

Good morning, everyone. I came across a few pictures this morning that have thrown me, so I am curious if anyone can provide an explanation. How can a rabbit be both broken and an otter phenotypically-speaking? These pictures were of what the breeder referred to as a Broken Blue Otter and a...

*smiles* Good evening, everyone. I promise not to torture you all with my usual brand of genetics question. My housemate has some two-week old Satin Angora kits (10 to be exact from a red doe and a REW buck. These two have other colors in their pedigrees. Attached are the three kits that she...

Good afternoon, everyone. I was wondering if one can give me a few lines that are known to breed good quality (meat and body type) and/or a few lines that I need to avoid due to poor breeding qualities, poor body type, etc.? I will be going to get my Standard Rex rabbit soon, and I would...

Good evening, everyone. I am not quite sure where to post this request/question, so if this needs to be moved, please feel free to move it. I am wondering if anyone would be willing to sell me a copy of ARBA's new Standard of Perfection? With my being partially/legally blind, I cannot read the...

Good evening, everyone. I was wondering if I could get some advice on a nursing question. Currently, the SA doe in question is somewhat more willing to feed her three-day old kits than she has been for the last few days. This morning, she nursed all of the kits. However, tonight, she did not...

Good afternoon. Some of you might be familiar with my post in the Rabbits For Fur forum titled "Standard Rex and Satin Angora". Essentially, I am planning on crossing a Standard Rex with a Satin Angora to see if, eventually, I can come up with a satinized Rex that I can also develop some...

I am posting this question to help my Satin Angora friend out a bit. She has two SA does. One is with a litter that she is about to wean (originally ten, now eight). However, the other just had 10 kits two days ago. Three-four of them are not being well-fed. Would it be a good idea to go...

*laughs* I know that I might be hunted down for comitting what is probably thought of as a sin for these two breeds, but I thought I would pose this idea regardless as I wish to learn more about body type and coat genetics. Given the nature of this post, I was not quite sure where to post it...

Good afternoon, everyone. I am new to the forum and am located in north Florida (U.S.). I am contemplating breeding a meat rabbit. A friend of mine suggested American or Silver Fox. However, as we started talking, we came across the Standard Rex. I have a few goals in mind along with the...