Hello From Montana

[lostcreekrabbits]

Thanks all, one quick question, do any of you tattoo rabbits that you're not going to show, I was thinking it might be a good idea to tattoo atleast the does and their kits that I'm going to keep for breeding stock to make sure and keep track of who's who


Thanks, Jake

I tattoo everything at around 6-8 weeks (6 for the big breeds, otherwise they get too big to handle quick). Its easier for me to track my stock.

What about the SCF, I can see myself hauling a crate full of rabbz down to the tattoo parlor to get cover pieces done "Yeah Daryll, this one's a buck, thought it was a doe, so lets cover that D with a panther and maybe put a B on the end of the tatt" :lol: :lol:

 

[MamaSheepdog]

What about the SCF, I can see myself hauling a crate full of rabbz down to the tattoo parlor to get cover pieces done "Yeah Daryll, this one's a buck, thought it was a doe, so lets cover that D with a panther and maybe put a B on the end of the tatt" :lol: :lol:

Too funny! :lol:

I don't mark mine for sex. My system is this: Buck's initial, Doe's initial, month, year, number of kit. So BF121 would be out of Black Floyd and Feather, January 2012, 1st kit marked. I use 0 for October, X for November, Z for December. Since they never seem to leave home without their reproductive equipment, marking the ear with their sex isn't important to me.

 

[Cattle Cait]

LOL! I don't for sex either, just BV1, BV2, BV3...etc.

 

[lostcreekrabbits]

What about the SCF, I can see myself hauling a crate full of rabbz down to the tattoo parlor to get cover pieces done "Yeah Daryll, this one's a buck, thought it was a doe, so lets cover that D with a panther and maybe put a B on the end of the tatt" :lol: :lol:

Too funny! :lol:

I don't mark mine for sex. My system is this: Buck's initial, Doe's initial, month, year, number of kit. So BF121 would be out of Black Floyd and Feather, January 2012, 1st kit marked. I use 0 for October, X for November, Z for December. Since they never seem to leave home without their reproductive equipment, marking the ear with their sex isn't important to me.

OK, I think I like that better than my system, my system literally had a car VIN-like decoder page that sounds good at the time but might be hopeless if the paperwork ever got lost, I might have to use letters for the months tho as my kit only has 1 set of numbers

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I ordered a 2nd set of numbers, and was careful to not name any breeders starting with the same letter. Now that I have a pen I am not so worried about it.

 

[OneAcreFarm]

I use a very simple system..."O" for One Acre Farm, "D" for Doe, and "B" for buck, and the next number in the sequence....

 

[TariLynn]

Hi, The smaller white doe is an NZW, the grey/white and brown/white mottled does are NZW and Giant Chin., the black doe is FG/ Giant Chin. and the brown doe is FG/NZW

I see! That's why I was having trouble not that I am an expert at identifying rabbits by any means but they had me confused.