Zass":3d0ojm3y said:
Hmmm, I had seriously considered Lilacs for my rare meat breed in the past, but did not know they came in rainbow. I heard they were gentle and great mothers. May have to rethink this again....
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Hmmm, I had seriously considered Lilacs for my rare meat breed in the past, but did not know they came in rainbow. I heard they were gentle and great mothers. May have to rethink this again....
Purebreds only come in ONE colour - lilac. If you CROSS with other breeds you can get self and agouti versions of black, chocolate, blue, if the other rabbit has these genes but this is true with many breeds.
American Chinchillas only come in chinchilla BUT when I cross to my gold tipped steel buck I get chestnut, opal, silver tipped steel, gold tipped steels and I get several version of harlequin, magpie and even frosty when i breed my does to my blue harlequin Mini Lop
dobergoat
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Does anyone have satin's as meat rabbits? How are they?
Dood":2nzh8780 said:
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Exactly what dood said. Lilacs only come in lilac. But since self lilac is a fair amount of doubled up recessive genes they have a lot of potential to be used for colorful meat crosses. A lilac rex would work just as well, and perhaps carry more fun stuff hidden.
Although I do find that the Lilac and 1/2 lilac mutt does I've saved to be the gentle and good mothers they are supposed to be. They are my personal favorites of all the does I've had.
My favorite meat breed so far has been the Giant Chins. They are usually 4.5 to 5 lbs at 8 weeks. Most people get scared off from them because of the "giant", but many of them are only 12 -14 lbs as adults. They do not eat more than the Americans I used to raise for meat also. They are a very low key breed, much like a flemish. I will admit that I like that the bones are a bit bigger than on other meat rabbits. The other unusual breed I liked for meat was the silvers. I grew them out to 16 weeks, and then kept some of the pelts. Very muscular buns with little fat, more like a wild rabbit. They did eat a lot for their size, though.
skysthelimit
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dobergoat":2gksiyhb said:
Satins are one of the breeds recommended for meat pens in the 4H article. I'd assume they'd do well. hopefully MSD or SatinsRule can answer that more definitively.
MOSSY NUT
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I have Americans and NZ. I got the Americans just because they are rare.
3mina
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mystang89":1cro8kcv said:
I find the Rex to be fine boned. I started butchering at 3-4 lbs because I was getting more meat on one carcass than I could use at once.
I had Satins in my first herd eons ago, they were very nice to work with.
ottersatin
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Satins are an excellent Meat production Rabbit!
And they are not too hard to look at either.
Of course I may be just a tiny bit Biased,
but i would always choose a Satin of one color or another.
Ottersatin
ldtimer:
And they are not too hard to look at either.
Of course I may be just a tiny bit Biased,
but i would always choose a Satin of one color or another.
Ottersatin
ldtimer:
grumpy
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Taking care of 200-300 head of NZW's and a spattering of Californians DOES get a little boring....to say the least. I've been looking at the various meat breeds with the thought of adding a little "color" to my rabbitry.
The good thing about this is the fact that my buyer has enlisted a small group of artisans that are looking into alternate uses of the remains once the fryers are processed. When I mentioned to her that I was thinking about adding some different colored rabbits, her eyes "lit-up" like a kid in a candy store. LOL. "That'd be cool, Grumpy!" was her reply.
The group has already began dehydrating the ears for dog and cat chew toys. They're cleaning skulls and decorating them with different designs and makin' some pretty good change for their efforts. I think the neatest gadget they've come up with thus far is using the hind-foot and incorporating a "thumb-drive" for computers in it. Looks pretty darned cool.
With the various colored pelts, they're going to start tanning them and turning them into different items of varied uses. Ear Muffs...scarves, gloves, all kinds of products. They still want the white pelts for dyeing hot pink, lime green, hunter-orange. LOL. These kids are really innovative.
The big plus for me is the fact that I'll get a portion of the profits since I'm supplying the raw materials. It's still in the beginning stages but shows an enormous amount of potential.
grumpy.
The good thing about this is the fact that my buyer has enlisted a small group of artisans that are looking into alternate uses of the remains once the fryers are processed. When I mentioned to her that I was thinking about adding some different colored rabbits, her eyes "lit-up" like a kid in a candy store. LOL. "That'd be cool, Grumpy!" was her reply.
The group has already began dehydrating the ears for dog and cat chew toys. They're cleaning skulls and decorating them with different designs and makin' some pretty good change for their efforts. I think the neatest gadget they've come up with thus far is using the hind-foot and incorporating a "thumb-drive" for computers in it. Looks pretty darned cool.
With the various colored pelts, they're going to start tanning them and turning them into different items of varied uses. Ear Muffs...scarves, gloves, all kinds of products. They still want the white pelts for dyeing hot pink, lime green, hunter-orange. LOL. These kids are really innovative.
The big plus for me is the fact that I'll get a portion of the profits since I'm supplying the raw materials. It's still in the beginning stages but shows an enormous amount of potential.
grumpy.
ottersatin
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Hey Grumpy,
for what you mentioned I believe that Satins might just be the way to go!
Good luck with your innovations of Rabbit parts.
Ottersatin.ldtimer:
for what you mentioned I believe that Satins might just be the way to go!
Good luck with your innovations of Rabbit parts.
Ottersatin.
ldtimer:
One of the reasons I continue to breed to the New Zealand , is the white fryers-, when I butcher it is easy to get a hair on the carcass, and some buyers have better eyes then I do, -- and the white hairs are hard to see if I leave one on the meat..
When I had a commercial market in California, the Buyer paid 15 cents less/ pound for rabbits with color on the body. [head could have color] - so-- if you are raising for a market, -- remember--It costs just as much to raise Colored rabbits as it does White rabbits- so if profit is the priority, - - - -Find out these things before you choose a breed----
When I had a commercial market in California, the Buyer paid 15 cents less/ pound for rabbits with color on the body. [head could have color] - so-- if you are raising for a market, -- remember--It costs just as much to raise Colored rabbits as it does White rabbits- so if profit is the priority, - - - -Find out these things before you choose a breed----
skysthelimit
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ottersatin":2we65vc6 said:Satins are an excellent Meat production Rabbit!
And they are not too hard to look at either.
Of course I may be just a tiny bit Biased,
but i would always choose a Satin of one color or another.
Ottersatin
ottersatin":2we65vc6 said:Hey Grumpy,
for what you mentioned I believe that Satins might just be the way to go!
Good luck with your innovations of Rabbit parts.
Ottersatin.
See the Satin experts have arrived. Call and they come. I still wish there was an earburn feature like ravelry.
I desperately wanted Satins, but I could never get the breeder to get back to me.
dobergoat
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Can you mix satin colours or are you suppose to breed colour to colour? I would love a breed of buns with colour surprises in the nest box!
skysthelimit
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Color rules are pretty standard across breeds. There are some hard and fast rules-- don't mix agouti with shaded, no reds with otters, but if you are looking for surprises and aren't showing, it really doesn't matter.
The colour may not be as deep and rich and you can get unshowable colours. Not a problem for meat or pet but not good if you show.
Doug51
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I started with cinnamon this past summer so far I'm pretty impressed, good mothering abilities good growth rate the first litter I proceeded at 8 weeks averaged at just under 5 pounds not bad plus I really like the color
My cinnamon doe is the most productive of all of my does, -- [I would agree with "Doug51" I am impressed]
