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I have a line of NZ rabbit for me at, and a line of satin/French angora for fiber. I recently bred some angora into the meat line because I noticed really tender muscle during necropsy of a few of a particular doe's children. I was excited to see what colors the kits would be. The doe in...

I've been breeding this winter, hoping to have several mature does in time for spring. I have a lot of new does with their first litter, making new mother mistakes like birthing outside of the nest. This is the second litter of 7 that were abnormally small The father is the same for both...

I got lunged at, and bitten hard when I opened a doe's cage today. Significant wound, but probably won't need stitches. She wouldn't let go! She is going to be culled, I have enough friendly does and I don't want aggression in my lines. But, before I put her in the freezer, I want to...

After 6 days of gallivanting, I've caught the buck who escaped somehow-- don't know how, none of the other 3 in that hutch escaped, all 4 have been in it since spring. This buck survived on our farm, where we've spotted a fox barely more than a month ago. He outsmarted all the traps we could...

Confused on this bunny... his 4 brothers are all Himalayan, his mom Himalayan and his dad half Himalayan and half otter. He has red eyes and Himalayan marking, but he's grown in a blue band in his coat... on the top and sides but not the belly. To top it off, the band is blue and so are the...

Hey, we discovered a brazen little stoat in our house. Flits about where we can see it, too fast to catch. Too big for mouse traps, too small for our live trap meant for escapee bunnies... what's the best way to catch em?

My last two kindles, both this past week, they had their kits at night instead of the usual dawn. It's unusual, but probably not unhealthy? My husband thinks that because we keep lights on all the time, we've messed up their circadian rhythm... has anyone ever heard of that? I know it...

Beanie has had 3 litters now, and I thought I could tell her color but on closer inspection I'm not sure. Her first litter was with an English spot, and was all En or otter coloring. Her second was with an otter son, and produced more otters, some Himalayan, some black self, and one brown...

Ok, so yesterday was Tassel's (pic 1) due date, and this morning we found not only tassel but also Beanie (pic 2) had kindled. Beanie is technically retired, but she got knocked up by an escapee buck. Tassel is a first time mom, produced 2 out of the box, and one was trampled before we...

It is now day 4, and no escapees! That's a record for any of our unattended outdoor enclosures Plus, the buns have easy access to the grass and basically mow a section of lawn each day!

Our favorite buck appears to have hurt his wrist. Not badly, but enough that he is in a cranky mood, and is bitey when we handle him. Does anyone have home remedies to ease a bun's minor aches and pains?

There were no bales available last fall ( stupid drought 😒) I used Timothy hay cubes all winter. They are much cleaner than long strands of hay, especially with the baby Angoras. The trouble I had originally was the Wire bottom cage; as soon as a cube was bunny poop sized it'd fall on the...

Yesterday, we lost 4 kits to diarrhea, the doe had diarrhea as well. Today we have a 4 month old, who is limp, responsive in a flailing blinking kind of way but her Jaw won't move and though her tongue moves she won't swallow water even if I syringe into her mouth. She had a bunch of stuff...

Isn't a rabbit supposed to be either dilute or not dilute? How does she have left face black and right face gray? Is there something I am missing about fur color? Same thing with second rabbit, Isn't he supposed to be steel all over rather than in a splotch here and there?

When we first bought our farm, our children were preteens. We got chickens but we constantly reminded our kids that they were food. How? We named them food items: chicken strip, tandoori chicken, etc. This naming system took off, and we now name every farm animal after what they produce on...

Hi, I am breeding REW Nz and California mix meat rabbits for meat, looking forward to finding good recipes. We also have French and Satin Angoras for fiber, we are hoping to breed out the French

I'm trying to figure out what color this little guy is... are these scattered white guard hairs considered steel? Following is a pic of mum, we originally thought she was a self but maybe she's double steel? He also is very clearly banded, black tip, gray middle, white root... clear...