How old to sell kits?

[Rabbits by Accident]

I know this information has to be here somewhere, but I haven't found it. My kits are almost completely weaned at 4 weeks, but I don't plan on separating them from momma until they're 6 weeks old. What age do you generally sell the kits?



Thanks for any info!

Liz​

 

[Cosima]

I would sell them when they are 2 months so that they are not drinking milk at all.

 

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

You should sell at three months so you know the gender

 

[Cosima]

But you can tell the gender at 2 months

 

[ladysown]

you can tell gender at birth. in most states in the USA you can't sell until 8 weeks old. in Ontario I start at 6 weeks depending on how the kits are doing. sometimes I don't sell until 10 or 12 weeks. it's all dependant on the how the kits are doing. more Important to sell by readiness than by age

 

[Cosima]

I agree

 

[northernnevadahollandlops]

I wait until 8 weeks. Even though most of mine are weaned by 5 or 6 weeks, they still eat their mom's cecotropes and need that for good gut bacteria. They also learn behaviors by watching her. I sell bunnies as pets though, so I'm going for temperament. Even at 8 weeks often the babies are not ready to leave mama and the herd. At 9 or 10 weeks they are almost always sweet and friendly and ready to go to their new home super socialized. That's just my experience tho.

 

[eco2pia]

Mine are not socialized, they are livestock, as stated legally they cannot be sold until 8 weeks in the US. To me this seems reasonable. Conveniently it is about the time that I absolutely have to separate boys from girls.