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Are meat rabbits affected by witnessing "Dispatch? Question came up because we just dispatched some old hens out of sight of our remaining hens... They stopped laying... I asked the same question on Backyard Chicken and the reply was that he dispatches meat chickens right in front of them. They...

Hello, We are working on our first kindle (now 11+ weeks). After harvesting 3 out of 9 total, our average dressed weights (not including Liver, kidneys or heart) was 3lbs, 4 oz. I've read here that average dressed weights are more like 4lbs to 4.5lbs... Rabbit Info: Buck: Papered NZR . Not...

Well, we only recently discovered that "BOSS" was not a brand name or special food and that it stood for Black Oil Sunflower Seeds! LOL! I've read in a post elsewhere that it's the same stuff sold to feed wild birds. Our question is: Are they similar to regular sunflower seeds in that they...

Hello and thank you to everyone on this site. Can't tell you how much we've learned before beginning our rabbitry and hoe often we return to learn more. We have a NZW doe who we are expecting her first (6 months old) kindle in two weeks. My wife is a teaching master gardener and we began...

Hello all, this will be our first post/question. First of all, we got our rabbits earlier this year. Honestly, I've read so many threads here before starting, trying to do everything right. Can't tell you what lengths we've gone to provide everything possible from correct cages, feed, veggies...