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It's been a while since I posted but I just wanted to thank everyone on this forum for creating such an amazing resource! I started last summer with NZW meat rabbits and I've been loving it everyday! When I started I posted a fair bit of questions and I received a lot of help. After that...

Curious if anyone collects their rabbit manure with mesh? 1/4" Mesh is what the user Truckinguy started with here: http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/4479581-post8.html I'm wanting to find an easy way to collect the manure pellets so they can be slightly air/sun dried and then put into bags so I...

Just curious what % protein in pellets is recommended for kits. I currently use 18% for my kits because that is what their mother got and I never thought of switching. My breeding buck I feed 16%. I also feed lots of hay. What do you guys use? (or suggest - or have found to help kits grow to...

Just curious what the bigger sized producers are doing. Do they only feed pellets (for speed and ease). I feed a lot of hay with my pellets - and a fair bit falls through the cage as the rabbits sort through it. I can see how in a large commercial setup this could mean more management...

I have a small litter of 5 NZW's. Can I keep them all in the same cage till 10-12 weeks or should I still separate the males/females. I know maturity starts to happen after 3 months so I may be pushing it. Whats the most kits you can have in a 36x24 cage till 10-12 weeks that is still...

I'm looking for a New Zealand White Doe (meat breeder rabbit) near Hamilton, Ontario. 6 months of age is ideal so I can breed her right away. Willing to drive to K/W, Guelph, Oakville, Brantford, etc. Thanks!

Is 4 weeks to early to wean New Zealand Whites? I have a litter of 5 that are now 3 weeks old. 4 buns are growing great and eating hay, trying the water bottle and seemingly eating the pellets. The 5th is a runt. I've tried letting the runt feed alone several times a day with the mother but...

I've seen some great pictures of pastured rabbits! My crazy question is this: Is it possible (in a very large movable pastured cage) to have several pregnant does (bred on the same day) inside that each give birth to their litters.? (I know doe's are territorial - so this may be a horrible...

Southern Ontario has had some hot and humid days! I've tried putting a cold water bottle in with my pregnant doe but she doesn't lay next to it. I've found if I rub an ice cube on the buck and does ears then absolutely love it.

Hi - my New Zealand White Doe is due in ~ 8 days. (first time breeding meat rabbits) I just build this nest box for her from plans I found online. However when talking to a rabbit breeder he said the front dimension may be to short. From the bottom of the inside to the top is only 4"...

Hi everyone - I am new to meat rabbits. I just bought a buck and a doe. The doe was bred a week before I picked her up with a different buck than I purchased so I can breed my buck with the doe and females in her litter. The doe has shown some signs of snuffles. Every other day she has a bit...