Tom in Kingman
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Question from the new guy . What are the odds ? That is to say , for every sad story of lost kits or even full litters , how many cycles go through until fruition without any big problems ? When I drove truck I hauled meat out of and lived in Iowa . Livestock was all around me and so was death . It was , strange as it sounds , part of life . So what I'm asking is , what is the ratio or success rate for that fact ?The "perfect scenario" seems to say that one doe "can" produce 320 pounds of meat a year . Is that for real or just "the math" ? I don't want to make light of any death but it seems to happen in all growing operations and one would have to be a sadist for it not to bother them at least a little .
Now for another "slant" on this . Shara said that the doe did some awful things . Is that grounds for termination ? I mean , do you get rid of that doe and move on or does this happen now and again with the doe being "Mother Theresa" the next time . The eating of young happens in hogs . That's why they have farrowing pens . They have virtually no physical contact other than feeding through a protective cage . Since this would not be possible with rabbits it seems that one must wait and see how the doe will act . Looks like there is a lot more to rabbits than putting the 2 together and waiting for a big happy litter .
Now for another "slant" on this . Shara said that the doe did some awful things . Is that grounds for termination ? I mean , do you get rid of that doe and move on or does this happen now and again with the doe being "Mother Theresa" the next time . The eating of young happens in hogs . That's why they have farrowing pens . They have virtually no physical contact other than feeding through a protective cage . Since this would not be possible with rabbits it seems that one must wait and see how the doe will act . Looks like there is a lot more to rabbits than putting the 2 together and waiting for a big happy litter .