Domestic Rabbit Survival Rate?

[-HRanchito]

I'm wondering if there are some reputable websites that discuss on what percentage of kits survive to adulthood, or fryer age, or whatever. I'm sure it's different for different breeds. I really want my future buyers to be able to pre-select their kits, while still understanding that there is a much higher mortality rate for young rabbits than young cats or dogs...

 

[hoodat]

Just don't sell any kits under 5 weeks old - 7 is even better. All too many pet shops sell kits so young they still need mamas milk and the buyers wonder why they died.

 

[-HRanchito]

Well, with dogs, you reserve beforehand and pick them up when they hit 8 wks...and pet people like that. But if I get a fader, or some enteritis, or nestbox eye, I want to be able to take them off my sale page gracefully. I guess i'm just brainstorming for that

 

[Oceanrose]

Good question.

I think most people do like to pick bunnies out, but things happen. Probably deleting, or just marking as sold would work. Maybe listing all bunnies at 6 weeks or so. I have debated this too. Selling bunnies to good homes is a major concern of mine when it comes to breeding rabbits.

 

[skysthelimit]

I just mark them as unavailable, but nothing goes on the site till 8 weeks, and although I put how many the doe had, I tell people I have have my pick first. I never advertize more than half the litter. That's easy for meat breeds, I just butcher those. And the hollands only have 4 or 5, to I sell two or three and keep two.