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Last night I attempted to breed my NZW buck and my big Cali doe. I waited till the sun went down and the temperature to drop to let them get reacquainted. After a few minutes of playing hard to get she settled down a little and let him do his thing. To make a long story short he had 2 fall offs...

:bunnyhop: Ingredients: 1 can of chicken broth. 1 packet of taco seasoning. 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch mix. 1 tasty rabbit. mix taco and ranch packets into chicken broth in your crockpot. Add rabbit and cook on low for 8hrs or high for 6hrs. About 10mins before eating shred the meat...

Last night my wife decided to create a Facebook page dedicated to our rabbits. Out of the 22 kits, 17 found new homes, 4 went to camp and 1 was held back because my daughter claimed it. My main goal is to breed a quality meat rabbit for the homesteader. To be Self reliant and self sufficient is...

Today while my wife and kids were out at the movies :popcorn: I decided to start processing my young rabbits to make room for my other grow outs. My wife insisted that she didn't want to be home when I did this. I used my high powered .22 cal pellet gun to dispatch him. It was Quick and...

I have 2 bucks that are loosing fur, a lot of fur! The past few day I've noticed little tufts of fur in and around my NZW's cage. I really didn't think much about it until I kept on noticing it day after day. I don't see any bald spots or anything on him. My black lop buck is also shedding like...

Im not sure how to word this properly but here it goes. Is there or would there be a significant size difference in kits from a first time mama and her first litter compared to her 2nd and 3rd litter and so on? I have 2 first time mama's who both raised 8 kits. One cali doe who is a little over...

I have been feeding my nursing does unlimited pellet feed with BOSS seads mixed in. Every now and then I'll give a pinch or 2 of old fashioned oats mixed in the feeders. Recently I cut back on the BOSS. They also get free choice coastal hay with a handfull of Timothy hay. A bale of Timothy or...

Ok I noticed that every time my oldest daughter is around the rabbits her face gets blotchy and her eyes start watering and itching and whatnot. She likes them and thinks their cute and all but she's afraid to go around them. My other 2 kids have no issues being around them, petting them...

It's been 12 days since Lil big mama had her kits. I've been waiting very patiently for their little eyes to open and I was hoping today would have been the day. We'll it's been 12 days and their eyes are still not open. I was going to take a warm wet washcloth and try to assist them in opening...

I will be apologizing early because I kno this question has been asked over and over. I searched the Internet high and low and found very useful and at the same time contradicting information. I have 2 litters that were born on the same day and they are 5 weeks old. I separated the 3 mini rex...

I believe I put myself in a Little bit of a predicament, and here's why. 2 of my does kindled on the same day four and a half weeks ago. Between the two, there are 12 rapidly growing kits I'm going to have to wean soon, really soon. I have a hutch I'm building in the garage that is approximately...

I came home from work and found out that my California doe ( Lil Big Mama ) had kindled from what I could count 8 kits. I checked this morning at 330 am before I left and no dice. my wife said she went out to give fresh water to all the rabbits around 3 this afternoon and didn't notice any fur...

I'm pretty happy with the results. There is a few variables. Please give me some feedback. (Elsa) Cali mix. 3 kits - 1 foster kit. Bred to mini rex buck. bred for pet purposes. Grey and white kit. 1lb 5.6oz Brown and white kit. 1lb 4.7oz Black and white kit. 1lb 2.4oz Black new Zealand foster...

My cali mix doe had her first litter 4 weeks ago. Her 3 kits and her 1 foster kit are thriving, their dooing really well. I can't say the same for her. I never weighed her but I do know she definitely lost a lot of weight in these past 4 weeks. She doesn't seem to want anything to do with the...

Hello all, I'm still pretty new at raising rabbits and I can honestly say I'm obsessed with it. I got into rabbits initially for meat purposes and to provide hormone and steroid free meat for my family. I want my children to understand that the meat they do eat doesn't grow on grocery store...

I made my best attempt to sex all 12 kits today. From my own best judgment I have 2 NZW bucks, 3 NZW does. 1 NZB buck and 2 NZB does with one black I'm not 100 percent sure of but I'm leaning more towards a buck. My other Rex mix kits again Im not 100 percent sure on any of them but it looks...

I know this has most likely been covered a million time but when is the proper time to give rabbits electrolytes? Is it for the mama, the kits or both? I have also read that you can give poultry electrolytes to the rabbits, has anyone done that. I have a few chick saver electrolyte packets left...

The other day I was driving to work and I seen what appeared to be a rabbit on the edge of the road. I didn't have an opportunity to stop to see if I was seeing things or not so I called my wife And asked her to check. So my wife and my youngest daughter went to check. We posted the rabbit we...

The day before Easter my cali mix mutt doe Elsa kindled a litter of 3. I figured her feed intake would ramp up a little but it has been the complete opposite. I put old fashioned oats and boss sunflower seeds mixed into her normal feed which is manna pro select series. She hasn't ate much of...

This morning I was delighted to find that my NZB doe (Kodo) and my cali mix mutt doe (elsa) had successfully delivered their kits. This is my first litter(s) so i could use some guidence. I peeked inside kodo's nest box and counted 7 from what I could see and Elsa had 3 from what I counted. All...