I need info to help start a Rabbit compost farm

[RabbitsOfTheCreek]

I run a similar operation that I started 6 months ago. I use the dried manure to make byproducts for mushroom growing. The manure makes me FAR more than the rabbits do... and I breed as aggressively as possible to maximize rabbit profits. I don't use a "laboratory setup" as you suggest though. On a large scale it just isn't financially sound. Even if your chain of stores is funding the business they will need to be able to make more off the manure than the cost of building and operating the business. You can get clean dry manure with a normal rabbitry setup that uses manure runoff slides to separate out the urine, then further dry the manure outside in large flat bins. I currently produce, dry, grind, and sell about 50 lbs of manure per day with 40 breeding does. Just make sure you hire someone to manage it that knows how to farm rabbits and isn't afraid of working with manure daily.

That's a lot of rabbits in one cage

 

[Rabbit Mill Farms]

How much are you feeding each doe? It is my understanding that 4 oz of feed produce 8oz of manure , so if you have forty does how do you get 50 lbs of manure, without over feeding?
you mention you are drying the manure so the dry weight would be near the weight of the feed amount.
this operation would be hard on the stock based on the feed amount.

I feed each doe 4oz as normal. I have an additional 40 does being raised to add to the harem, so it is closer to 80 adult does right now. Then add in 100-150 raise-outs at any given time + breeder bucks.

 

[Rabbit Mill Farms]

That's a lot of rabbits in one cage

These cages each have a sliding door that lets you open it to connect to the adjacent cage. So as the rabbits grow they will get access to 2 cages, then separated at 3lbs into 4 cages, Then separated at 5lbs into more cages...etc etc. The ones in the photo are 12 cages per cube with several cubes in each row.

 

[user8584]

Now I see how you get 50 lbs a day, what is you manure worth per pound?