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Before I learned about the issues with walnut I put some shavings in a rabbit mom’s birthing box. She wasted no time in removing all of the shavings. I tried other types of wood shavings and she was fine with them. I wonder how she knew to get rid the walnut.

That’s exactly what I do. I remove the spouts and drop them in bleach water till time to go check again. I do track what each of breeding stock rabbits eat and drink year around.

Everything that is owned by the applicant and their spouse is reportable for government assistance. According to the government two cars is a luxury when only one spouse works. Some places to look for help: the local Salvation Army, not only do they provide a meal they also give clothes and...

I’m I in middle TN just north of Nashville.

You can get heating pads, bucket heaters and brooder lamps but they all have one problem. Warm water is a breeding ground for bacteria. I use the ole water bottle hanging on the cage. Yes there’s plenty of technology to support us in caring for our rabbits. Using the bottles forces me to visit...

Thanks for your reply. That’s terrible that you ended up with 3 bucks. I’m in Tennessee so the transportation costs would outweigh the potential benefits. I’m also pretty set on maintaining an all NZ White herd.

I have learned that keeping them dry and blocking high winds are really the keys. The sunflower seeds are there to preserve their weight.

I cover all but the very front and bottom of my cages and at night I cover all but the bottom. We also add sunflower seeds to their diet, like I do for nursing moms. I have not lost any through the winter. We also have 3 week old kits that are doing well. Temperature was below zero last night.

No I didn’t

Early in starting my rabbitry I lost one of breeding males to a wild animal attack. We have packs of stray dogs and natural predators like raccoons that make a rabbit tractor too big of a risk. There are also opossums, armadillos and poisonous snakes to deal with. Aside from the risk of being...

I have been feeding 16% alfalfa pellets for 2 years and have good results. Making your own seems costly in $ and time. I add orchard grass hay daily and sunflower seeds as a treat or in cold weather.

If you haven’t tried it already, try breeding her at different times. I have a proven doe that wouldn’t take any male I had. I gave her a week off and fed her a little extra and a few black oil sunflower seeds. Then I got a dawn and she took him readily just like she had been. I think it...

Too funny!LOL. When you breed siblings you are not only passing on desired traits but any recessive (hidden) traits. A human example is hemophilia (excessive bleeding) is a recessive trait. In the European nobility a few hundred years ago the genes for hemophilia began to recirculate repeatedly...

What price are you asking?

I am actively looking for NZ White buck to add another blood line to my rabbitry. Is it possible to “ship” a rabbit? I live in TN and driving to CA to pickup a rabbit doesn’t make much sense to me. Tommy

I feed orchard grass because it’s around 16% protein and $7.50 a large square bale. My rabbits seem to like it and I can cut back on the pellets I feed. If prices continue to go up as fast as they are I am thinking that the hay would be primary and the pellets would be a supplement. I tried to...

I absolutely agree! This is one of very few places that offered the chance to communicate and learn without the overwhelming political statements. I apologize for my part of the thread.

No problem.

I voted for Biden but that’s not the point of this forum. I am far from an idiot. As a public service you might want to consider a basic grammar and spelling course. 3 years ago prices started going up as the pandemic got worse. I was paying just over $12 a bag of Country Road 16% at Rural King...

Thank you very much!