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Yes, I have heard of them but know little. Are they white? And do you think they live up to their reputation?

Good suggestion of using oil. I've used that for ear mites for years. I would caution against a "couple of drops" of either tea tree or neem oil. I would dilute either of those fairly well. I know from personal experience that tea tree oil stings at a 50/50 mix with olive oil. Also smell...

Meeee tooo. Love the parmesan cheese in ground up rabbit. And unless your a vampire the garlic is a big plus

For me it is about tenderness more than size, but it is only two of us. Right now with my American Chinchilla rabbits I've been hitting around 7 pounds at 3 months which is the age point my meat buyer wants. He pays best at that age. A friend grows to 6-9 months because she wants more meat for...

Oh yea and I have felted rabbit fur, works really well. A friend crossed her Chins with Satins and WOW beautiful hides came from that. I would have thought satin might not felt well, but must be wrong

I also make a point of keeping extra rabbit wool around for back up if mom under insulates. Sometimes you get an over achiever who really goes to town and you can pull some out for later. I have socks that are a blend of rabbit and wool, LOVE them. Very warm. I only found them once on Amazon...

This came up in a different discussion... which led me to ask folks about their experiences with heat sterility in bucks and asking you to describe your typical climate in warmer weather. I'm curious to see if we can recognize any pattern to this. When describing let us know what seems "normal"...

I make a point to put my nest boxes out in summer to give them a good blast of UV light. It does seem to be an excellent sterilizer and deodorizer. I do the same thing with down quilts each year. And if not in a hurry for some reason I love to line dry sheets in summer, Love the way they smell.

Concerning temporary heat sterility in bucks. I'm in Western Oregon which has a somewhat mild climate. My personal experience with heat sterility in bucks has been when it is over 90 to 95 or so. While we do hit those temperatures it isn't for long periods, usually for a few days and then it...

Late to this discussion but wanted to add a little. I receive the ARBA magazine 4 times a year due to being a member. Occasionally their is something that is really valuable in it. There was a graph showing estrogen levels in does by month that was a real eye opener. Zero zip Nada in...

That is a horrible thing to happen. I've known several people who lost whole herds to dogs. I've also seen someone's caged chicken torn to bits by something. Never knew what though cause there is a lot of critters around her farm. Racoons, coyote, possum, even cougar. It is a semi farm...

Unless these plastic floors come in a larger size I can't see how you can use them with larger rabbits. My cages are 24x36 inchs for American Chinchilla rabbits; a meat/fur breed. How will you support the flooring? What keeps the rabbits from pulling it up? I use resting boards in my cages...

I also live in a town so don't have the kind of room, or need for large composting. I'm also leary of composting meaty bits because of racoons, possoms and of course rats. I know we have all three. So I freeze what I don't use and dispose in our trash. I will occasionally rinse blood from...

well if your canning or making sausage toughness is not a huge issue. Oldsters can get boned and get ground up for sausage. I use a mix with garlic and of all things the cheap parmesan cheese in it. YUMM

As for feed, I'm using Nutrena's 18%. That may not be a national brand though. It contains yucca schidigera root extract which helps with smell but also absorbtion of feed. I keep kits with mom till 8 weeks

I raise American Chinchilla rabbits. I've been at it for 15 years or so. I focused on size for quite a while getting them up there. Still pay close attention to it. This heritage breed's purpose was for meat and fur. While I do show, I put priority on the original purpose. Compared to a...

When I started breeding it used to be said the litter should average out to 4 1/2 to 5 pounds at 8 weeks. And 50% bone to meat ratio. Actually did a bit better than that when I was willing to take the time to debone a rabbit and weigh it out. In my case it took a while to get to that goal but...

Having the judge comment "oh mamma where are your babies" was all that has happened to me. But she had been weaned for quite a while! So... yea it is frowned upon. We are not supposed to let the judge know who we are so defending myself saying her kits were weaned 2 weaks ago was not an...

What the term sore hocks refers to is usually the back legs, from the bend to the toes. Although it can very rarely happen on the front feet The area usually effected it by that bend of the hind leg. The hair is lost, the skin becomes irritated and infection can set it from that. For your...