mini meat & growth rate...

[Nyctra]

My chocolate fox is a chunky little oops mutt! Was not intended for meat, but so far she and her litter mates have shown the best growth of any litters from current bloodlines I happen to have on record...also noticeably meatier bodies too.

Only 2.5lb at 8 weeks, but her parents were 5lb and 6lb. Considering parent size, does that sound like a fair growth rate? :?

 

[Dood]

Yes!

Half adult size by 8 weeks is a terrific growth rate

 

[Sagebrush]

:yeahthat:

 

[FourRingCircus]

Yes!

Half adult size by 8 weeks is a terrific growth rate

How am I just now hearing about this tid-bit? Makes total sense to get a good idea on growth rate with varying size rabbits! Thanks!

I had a smaller Dutch have a littler that passed the NZW litter that was 3 weeks older, then they tapered of while the whites kept growing. Quick little chunkers, smaller full grown size. Exactly what I was hoping for!

 

[Nyctra]

Yes!

Half adult size by 8 weeks is a terrific growth rate

How am I just now hearing about this tid-bit? Makes total sense to get a good idea on growth rate with varying size rabbits! Thanks!

It only dawned on me recently, too. Figured if a 5lb fryer was coming from 10ish pound parents, then half parent weight the soonest must give a pretty good idea of where they ought to be.

Bonus: not only have they grown much faster by comparison, these guys have been mostly fed on fodder! But they got picky this week and quit eating their root beds in favor of pellets, though. :slap:

 

[FourRingCircus]

Yes!

Half adult size by 8 weeks is a terrific growth rate

How am I just now hearing about this tid-bit? Makes total sense to get a good idea on growth rate with varying size rabbits! Thanks!

It only dawned on me recently, too. Figured if a 5lb fryer was coming from 10ish pound parents, then half parent weight the soonest must give a pretty good idea of where they ought to be.

:slap: Such common sense! Never put two and two together...

 

[GBov]

Great rule of thumb!

 

[Nyctra]

So far, I'm pretty positive this litter is outdoing most of what I've had in the past couple years. :lol:
They did go on a fodder strike at about 8 weeks old, refusing to eat their mat, but even then, they still eat 1/2 to 1/4 the amount of pellets previous litters have at this age, and I'm pretty sure are bigger than most as well. I think I like this mini rex blood. Now if only I could get him to breed the bigger does.

The chocolate fox is the biggest baby! You go, pretty girl!


All bucks available were lazy bums on breeding day. Factor in stubborn does, and it left this Angora x Mini Rex pair. Out of all the mix and matching, they were the only ones to get anything done. :| Figures. At least it was intentional this time. I wanted to get at least one more litter to feed my baby bunny addiction till fall, and since this litter has turned out so well and I lost my only angora buck anyway, welp. Why not. :? She palpated positive just a couple days ago, but I've been having a disappointing amount of absorbed litters recently, so time will tell if I actually get a litter.

 

[Dood]

:bunnyhop: :bouncy:

Look at those numbers !