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Calgary, Alberta. As i am living in the city and there is a prohibition of rasing anumals fior "Agricultural purposes" so i keep a pretty low profile. :twisted: Currently have 2 breeding age rabbits and 1 immature Doe intended for breeding 1 - Pure NZW Buck 1 - Half Beveren black / Half...

I am in Alberta as well. Next week i am going to be finished my "Rabbit Shed" it is just a 3 sided open shed with a tarp across the front for the hutches to live in, i am planning on breeding all winter and supplementing light up to 12-16 hours per day. I am thinking that the shed should allow...

I myself employ the CD method, I have so far processed only two rabbits and I have already learned about the process. :!: :!: I apologize if the below seems overtly graphic, to me the respect for the life of the rabbit and the in-arguable necessity of preventing suffering by the rabbit is...

Yeah "Big momma" as i called her is back with the breeder, he took 3 of the kits back with him as well as they are part of his pedigreed NZW stock. I practiced some dressing out and had my first rabbit meal Last night, stuffed with onion, carrot, and celery, wrapped in bacon and cooked in a...

Hey Peeps :D on the 15th my Half Beveren Half Flemish Giant Doe gave birth to 10 kits This is the first litter i have bred myself! I have raised another litter of pure NZW, I borrowed a pregnant doe from a breeder friend of mine, they are 11 weeks now and just about ready to go to freezer...

Welcome to RT!!!! :D I would also be curious to see what other people use. I currently just use a very fine tipped non-toxic permanent marker and make small dots in a particular pattern. I was looking at getting into tattooing, but i am unsure what the best method would be. i mark mine as...

I am still feeding a pelleted feed, however i am considering going to fodder/grains. as far as nutrition goes there are many resources that i have discovered about natural feeding, i would suggest reading through grumpy's thread for fodder feeding -->> a-beginning-t21277.html also there is a...

Unicorn is a Troll, 2 threads of ramblings now, for a full explanation please see Cowgirl's Thread "Animal Nutrition" animal-nutrition-t22543.html I preset a full explanation of the debate level tactics this user is employing to waste our time. Unicorn, Please start either presenting facts to...

If there was any apparent evidence that this Troll was on the level and had anything of worth to share, it has now been lost, i know that this is far off topic for this Thread and for that i apologize. However at this point unicorn is employing legitimate debate strategy. Step 1) Acquire and...

Thinking Rationally I can see the value in using Protein from multiple sources, at the end of he day a protein chain is essentially made of the same things as a carbohydrate chain, there is just a denser, nitrogen fixing arrangement(amino acids). I think that the water solubility of the...

We need to stop feeding the Troll. 9 posts so far from this mythical beast and not a single word of common sense. Trololololo Unicorn :(

I am raising them all for meat. I am expecting them to hit 5 lbs by around 10-11 wks, hopefully :) If my previous data is correct they are about to hit a big growth spurt at 9-10 wks, my breeding pair both put on more then a pound in one week at that age. The funny thing is, i am such a nerd...

I recently had a litter of NZW purebreds, I have recorded weights for 2 of them every week on their birthdays, and matched that vs the litter average here are my weights for weeks 5-8 as they are currently 8 wks old I have converted all my weights from Lbs/OZ to lbs written as a decimal (.06 of...

Here are some updated photos :D :D :D Popples at 2 weeks, all are gorwing very well and "big momma's" condition is great!! the hardest part is going to be to convince my GF and stepdaughter that these little ones are going back to the breeder that owns them!!

Thanks!! I would love to take credit, but "Big momma" is such a good mommy to these buns. Here is a pic of the happy mommy eating her pellets and BOSS mix, she has a great appetite and is drinking lots!!

Thanks JessicaR. After being exposed to a "serious camera" i cant help but refer to my "little" 8MP as a potato. :lol: :lol: With that said, here are some updated photos of the little ones from yesterday, again fresh from the potato. I counted all the little ones individually, and i have 10...

Hey Peeps :D a few weeks ago, the breeder i got my breeding pair from lent me a preggo Doe to practice care for her and her kits, and Monday night/Tuesday morning she kindled. i think all the kits look great but i am ever eager for multiple opinions, the pics are not the best as they were...

Hi 3Mina!! greeting from Calgary :) Thanks for your reply! the breeder i got my buns from is from carstairs and he breeds all winter, he is the one that told me about the possibility of Bucks being affected by low temps, but from what i have read here, and based on the opinions of many others...

I am just getting into rabbits myself, i have my first buck and doe, just waiting for them to grow up to breeding age/size why would i start raising rabbits for meat, well that is a bit of a story. for years i have been an avid gardener, and i was on a continuing hunt for efficiency, that led...

Yeah, i have read about heat sterility and heat stroke, i have 2L (1/2 gal) pop bottles full of water that i swap out and distribute in the rabbit cages any day the temps go over 25*c, i also have built a few shelters and a tractor that has a big shady spot in it for the bunnies, ill post pics...