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Hi there, I am having an issue with 1 day old kits. There are 3 kits, born yesterday 5/18. When I went to check on them this morning, 2 of them had fur/hay stuck to their bottoms. It was mixed with what appears to be urine/feces making a sticky mess that took some effort to remove. While I've...

Hi there I have a color identification question. I have two rabbits that I thought were REW's when they were born. It was a bit of a shock because it was a NZ magpie buck which was chd/c (known) and a NZ/Cali doe which I thought was C/ch. It was her first litter and when I got the all white...

Hi everyone I am having difficulty dealing with splay feet with one of my rabbits. I have a three month old french angora rabbit with splay rear feet. It is probably a genetic issue with this little guy; none of his litter mates have this issue; he wasn't kept on a smooth surface; etc. I could...

Short Story I am looking for a replacement California buck for my meat heard. I found someone online that has a 15 week old buck that weighs about 6 pounds. Dam is 10.75 pounds and Sire is 9.5 pounds. My meat rabbits don't make it past 12 weeks so I don't know if this sounds good, bad, so-so...

Hi gang. I just had a litter on Sunday. I had bred my harlequin NZ doe to her self black NZ father. This is my first litter with this doe and the buck is owned by the lady I bought the doe from. I got a nice selection of colors but one I was not expecting. I think I have a magpie! Four of...

Hey gang I recently got some french angoras, they are doing well and are in quarantine. The buck, Van Gogh, is missing parts of both ears. I would say he is missing about 40-60% of each ear. According to the lady I got them from, the buck's mother damaged them during kindling. With the summer...

I obtainetd two angora does last week. They are currently in quarantine. They have just started to haystache! They should not be pregnant. I asked the lady I bought them from if there was a chance they could be pregnant. Her response was her does exhibit pregnancy signs when they want to bred...

Hello, I had a litter of Californians 2 weeks ago. I am hoping to hold a few back, particularly the huge ones! I was wondering if anyone had advice on how to best mark or distinguish the kits over the next few months? Since they all look the same, I can't distinguish based on color. I don't...

Hi gang. One of my new does kindled yesterday afternoon [4-6-2017]. She had a litter of 13 and so far everything is going well. This is actually my first large litter, and I anticipate an issue with all of the kits getting fed. Since this is a new doe, I know little about her (except what I was...

Hey gang! I finally got a litter out of my new rabbits. They are both Californians. One was a proven doe, the other was a 7 month old buck that had yet to sire a litter. I tried breeding them in February, alas it did not take. I tried breeding after it was obvious she wasn't pregnant. I was...

Hey guys I have more of an anecdote; not really a question. I got some new rabbits on 2/13 and the lady I got them from let me breed one of the proven does (three previous litters / great mom) I bought with a buck of my choosing. Three days later she started to haystache. I threw in a nestbox...

Hey guys I got a free set of cages and I wanted to share my good news with people who might care. (My wife only cares that they didn't cost money). It was extremely good fortune. Someone posted them on Craigslist. He had 3 stand-alone cages (stackable), 1 portable transport cage (holds 4...

Hi there. I received an interesting proposition and was hoping to get feedback from the community. A friend of mine heard I will be getting rabbits when I move to my new house. She is into knitting and crafts. She was wondering if I would take care of an angora rabbit for her. She wants the...

Hey guys I am planning out the cages I intend to build. It turns out I live an hour away from a major rabbit equipment supplier. Without having to worry about paying for shipping I can pick up the wire, and build all the cages I need for less money compared to pre-built. And to me the savings...

Hi there, I thought I would share how to make a pedigree using excel. With this you could type in the name of a rabbit, or its ear tattoo, or any sort of identifier and it will fill in a pedigree for as many generations as you want. I will have a blank Excel at the end of the post. To do this...

Hey guys, I am laying the ground work for buying breeding stock. (I will be raising rabbits for meat purposes). I plan on purchasing a trio of younger rabbits. 8-12 weeks old probably. I would like to buy from one breeder so I won't have to worry about spreading diseases/quarantine. I will be...

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone has any information regarding how much space you need to keep your rabbit cages indoors. I am planning for the future at the moment and trying to figure out what I will need to do. I will be moving to a house in October and would like to raise rabbits. Now I am...

Hi there gang. This question is directed at those who raise meat rabbits for their own personal use. How much rabbit do you eat a week? I will eventually (starting in 5 months) be raising meat rabbits for 2 adults. I love eating rabbit, but currently it is an occasional meal. I figure we could...

Hey guys I am preparing to raise meat rabbits for home use (2 adults) and will have 1 buck and 2 does. I will probably buy New Zealand’s or Californians. I could use some advice on obtaining breeding stock. I am trying to decide on whether to buy young rabbits (8-12 weeks old) or older rabbits...