Search results

Got a couple cheap carrier cages today... but they are different looking than the ones I have seen. They have a slide in tray... the one that I had before had a spring loaded connections and the whole cage sits inside of it. Anyone seen one like this? I am afraid that the urine will overshoot...

Best doe just died, looks like heat stroke... safe to eat the meat? Had to have been in the past 40 minutes? xlt

I have a doe due on Sunday... today when I was feeding/watering I noticed a small amount of tissue in her "potty corner" and as I looked further down the line there was a another piece that looked almost like an umbilical cord? She doesn't look nearly as big with this pregnancy as her last...

OK... got a really nice looking NZ Black doe, throws large litter size, decent growth rates etc. First litter of nine... no problems Second litter of 12... lost a few for unexplained reasons... Third litter of 12... lost three to my own stupidity (placement of nest box allowed the kits to go...

I didn't take any pics, but I processed a few fryers yesterday... two had "normal" colored lungs. The other two had a noticeable kind of darker striped pattern to them... I have never seen that before out of the few dozen I have done since August. Is that abnormal and if so, any ideas what...

This is my unexpected NZR Buck, he's about 7.5 weeks old now. I don't show, and so I don't know really how to pose and all that, but looking opinions on him, type and color wise. If someone has a quick guide to posing, I would be willing to give it a shot...

Anyone feed Sudan Hay? Have seen it fed to horses and exotics etc... Any idea of the nutritional components?

Have a Black buck that throws some Reds with my Red doe (New Zealands)... there are some picture here somewhere. I bred the same buck to my NZW/CA cross doe (large meaty litters, excellent mothering skills.) Came out with a couple chestnut agouti... one which has what appears to be substantial...

I have four NZR kits that are about 5 weeks old at this point. They have what I think is good color, but their coat is kind of long and fluffy? Not like either parent, and not desirable either. Are they likely to molt out of this? I have yet to raise a litter of these past ten weeks, so I don't...

8 chestnut, 5 blacks, 4 reds out of two does... pics if I can get a new camera :D

I had one foster kit die during the night a couple days ago. I didn't think too much of it, since it was kind of a risky situation anyway. But I did notice that there was some caked crusty stuff under the chin. Anyway, went out to kind of help one of the other foster kits get his eyes open (one...

Sold nine rabbits today... the feed bill is looking more friendly now :)

OK... given that I recently lost a doe... I want to know which is more important to you as a rabbit breeder. I have one NZ/CA cross that has never lost a kit, they are beefy, built, and active. Dress out weight and percentage is exceptional. However, her litter size averages six. I have a New...

My Florida White doe broke her back today... I picked her up properly, but she still managed to kick so strongly I hear a pop and then her back legs stopped moving completely. She used to be a colony rabbit, with some predator interaction so she has always been a bit nervous. I put her down...

Anyone using Hi-Pro feed? It's a couple bucks cheaper per 50# than the purina I have been using.... but I have to go over the mountains to get it (not as big a deal as it sounds if you're not familiar with El Paso...) but still a drive. supposedly it's 17% protein instead of the 16 I have been...

My second time New Zealand Black doe had 12 new kits today... oddly, the Father is her sire (black)and she is black... and there are at least three red babies in there looks like to me :) :D

Just found out that in Texas, we can process for sale to the public with a "grant of exemption" from the Dept. of Health, as long as are doing under 10k per year. Anybody doing this in a similar way? Have to file a sanitation plan etc. to get approved. I know there are other places with similar...

OK, so I was skimming through one of the ebooks from this site Practical Rabbit Keeping. It mentions that the flavor of a white rabbit was not considered as good as a colored variety. Anybody experienced this? I am getting out of the white rabbits completely, but I have to admit to this point...

Is there a scent gland that should be removed in the rear legs of a more mature buck? I know I remove one from pigs and deer... :?:

I think my black buck must have some other stuff mixed in with him... that or these are a different color of chestnut than I have seen. Hoping they are actually reds. Five born last night, all still warm and wiggly this morning. Anybody with more experience able to tell me if these are reds at...