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  1. BusterHill

    Skin on fur off?

    I saw where you posted on another topic, did you make your own thread? I'd be interested in more detail about what you did... I thought about torching... but idk if it would work the same lol... the lady also wants the head and feet ... she says the skin is her favorite part, but idk how edible...
  2. BusterHill

    Skin on fur off?

    I went to the nail salon with my sister and the lady who was working with me became interested in the fact that I raise rabbits. She asked if I could leave the skin on them both... I told her I'd try, but now I'm not sure if I can lol, I've scoured the Internet and only found the one post here...
  3. BusterHill

    Ballista Captive Bolt. Any experience?

    we stocked up when there was talk flying around obout boosting gun control... we've got a lot on hand... but it does feel like wasting them at this point.. I was using them for chickens too lol I don't own a bb gun of any fashion, or id have atleast done those guys, they were banties lol ... i...
  4. BusterHill

    Need help with flooring ideas!!!!!

    its funny, my husband picked that out ;) its going to look so nice in here... if the kitchen was more picked up id show pics of what im dealing with lol ... dishes are in the water... its as far as i got before i needed food lol and I will check that out, I plan to put a thick lacquer on it to...
  5. BusterHill

    Need help with flooring ideas!!!!!

    that vinyl plank looks a lot like what we have right now... only we have like pressed wood, with vinyl on top. In the area we are replacing, its mostly because we had a leacy dishwasher that went unchecked for a very long time.. it was mostly brought to our attention when we "attempted" to adopt...
  6. BusterHill

    Need help with flooring ideas!!!!!

    So we've decided to go with that cool multi-colored slate tile to do part of the interior with... the problem is the area we want to do includes, the kitchen, "dining area", and door area.... We have a very open floor plan, and while its nice in some ways, its not really cosy and homey... The...
  7. BusterHill

    Ballista Captive Bolt. Any experience?

    not yet, but I'm buying one :) I'd hate to use up out stock pile of .22 to butcher rabbits.. which is what I have been doing...
  8. BusterHill

    Must you trim nails?

    I find many of mine dont need it often, idk if its because they are on the ground and they wear them down more so than they could on wire? But I trim the nails of sale rabbits before they are brought out to be displayed (sometimes i leave a few to demo for new owners if I'm at an event) I pick...
  9. BusterHill

    Dead doe

    I lost one adult doe lie that, had 9 unborn kits, developing normally, normal organs, just died :/ Kits are another story, now that I'm breeding more, I'm having more random kit deaths, but I think its the sudden cold, I didnt start having litters till feb, last year, so these ones arent as...
  10. BusterHill

    Angora like kits from normal fur parents

    I wish I could put pics up here :/ I spoke to the lady i got them from... she said to the best of her knowledge the buck an doe were unrealted, but that she "does" tend to produce the satin kits, which ive seen from her last litter... But i sold that doe and the buck for these reasons that he...
  11. BusterHill

    Angora like kits from normal fur parents

    I did not notice the long fur till maybe a month ago, and its not a "tad" longer the hair on the buck is about 3inches or more, the doe is a little smaller, and her fur only slightly shorter, their siblings are no wheres close. Their fur is so long its looking smokey and almost banded, they...
  12. BusterHill

    Angora like kits from normal fur parents

    So I have had this nagging question about these 2 kits that came from normal furred parents, I also am having satin furred kits pop up... I'm just finding it a bit bazaar lol .. One doe i got from this lady has satin fur, ut she tells me shes part rex, she deff has the long face, but is satin...
  13. BusterHill

    Fermented

    I feed my chickens fermented, they are healthier and eat much less, my rabbits used to get into the fermented alfalfa ALL the time, and yes it makes them fat very quick, but i just feed dry pellets right now cause its easier
  14. BusterHill

    Chinchilla color and smaller rabbits?

    I had a chocolate tort buck cover a light chin, a dark chin, and a blue dutch. In the light chin there were only chestnuts, in the dark chin there were black and chestnuts, in the dutch litter there were blue torts and blacks... ALL the blacks were runty, and they have such weak genes its...
  15. BusterHill

    Failed Breeding... suggestions?

    My young bucks are like that, if i have a hard to breed doe and a buck that gives in easily usually because they get tired, i look first to see if they are overweight, if i dont think thats it, then i throw several does into the buck one at a time but frequently, i let him attempt but not...
  16. BusterHill

    Is it possible to train a pet rabbit to only

    no its not, they excrete too often during the day for anyone to be that on top... most of my does pee when i approach their cages anyway, I'm not sure they would understand if i hurriedly put them on the ground, waited till they went, then put them back... Just litterbox train, or have wire with...
  17. BusterHill

    Abnormal kits that survive.

    I have a cali/NZ cross kit with a lazy eye... its creepy and adorable lol
  18. BusterHill

    What does "composite" color mean

    What I take awy from the article is they bred several different breeds together so they carry many parts of different color genes so you dont really know WHAT they will throw. They "spliced" in some NZW for production reasons and took the best from that...and they are calling that their "new...
  19. BusterHill

    Color possibilities

    Looks like i got a few blacks and chestnuts from one litter, and all chestnuts from the other litter... i cant post pics i guess... I lost one fat hestnut when it got dragged out of the nest and fell out the cage and got baked in the sun, one black doeling was not being fed and despite trying to...
  20. BusterHill

    First time mama seems a bit confused

    i would have but with the temps the bit i god from her mom and with the horse hair its more than enough :) had it been colder id have done that... I've also upped her grain ration and ill start adding boss... i noticed she starting to loose condition...
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