GBov
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The title says it all! 
Fed pellets, coastal hay and a handful of grass and weeds per day.
Fed pellets, coastal hay and a handful of grass and weeds per day.
What should a 12 wk NZ weigh?
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OneAcreFarm
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at least 5lbs, if not more than that....
It should weight closer to 6 pounds. If it is a male should weight .5 more.
OneAcreFarm
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Mary Ann's Rabbitry":2tqr6sfi said:
Right, which is why I said at LEAST....mine get to 5lbs at about 9wks so they are over 6lbs by 12...
tnelsonfla
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The New Zealand is one of the basic rabbits you'd see in meat pens. The SOP states at week 10 minimum of 3 lbs. and a maximum of 5 lbs. That is based on 10 weeks of age thou. So at 12 weeks 4 1/2-6 lbs would be ideal.
GBov
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Right! I am taking 10 to the farm swap this sat. so am going to get the bathroom scale out and weigh some of them.
I have a 10 1/2 week old litter adn a 12 week old litter so can see what the difference between them is. I can SEE a difference in size still but its disapearing fast.
Shall be keeping the biggest doe from this batch and a record of the weights to compare against the next matching with my new REW buck.
Record keeping is a bit of a weak spot but am working REALLY HARD to master it. :lol:
I have a 10 1/2 week old litter adn a 12 week old litter so can see what the difference between them is. I can SEE a difference in size still but its disapearing fast.
Shall be keeping the biggest doe from this batch and a record of the weights to compare against the next matching with my new REW buck.
Record keeping is a bit of a weak spot but am working REALLY HARD to master it.
:lol:
3mina
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Join the club, we've got jackets
GBov
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3mina":8nrcr8wu said:Join the club, we've got jackets
:lol: I need one of those!
MamaSheepdog
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I need a jacket too!
So far I've been pretty good with bunny records- although I sometimes have to get the birth dates of litters from my RT posts, so I can mark my cage cards!
So far I've been pretty good with bunny records- although I sometimes have to get the birth dates of litters from my RT posts, so I can mark my cage cards!
3mina
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MamaSheepdog":2pu9qmp1 said:
That counts, you've recorded it somewhere :lol:
Diamond
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GBov":183b4bor said:Right!
Record keeping is a bit of a weak spot but am working REALLY HARD to master it.
LOL me, too. I started a rabbit book and wrote EVERYTHING down for the first few months.... then less... then started writing in breeding dates a week after the event..... got to work a little harder on that stuff!
GBov
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Well, they didnt sell very well today at the swap but I was dead chuffed with them when I weighed them this morning.
The 10 and a half week olds were four and a half pounds and the 11 and a half week olds were five pounds and a bit. Even allowing for the vagaries of a bathroom scale I was MOST pleased!
And that was with 13 in the grow out pen and the really high temps lately.
Shall be keeping the meatiest doe - now named Meat Brick - and having a few for dinner this week and then trying the next farm swap to see if a few more will sell.
The 10 and a half week olds were four and a half pounds and the 11 and a half week olds were five pounds and a bit. Even allowing for the vagaries of a bathroom scale I was MOST pleased!
And that was with 13 in the grow out pen and the really high temps lately.
Shall be keeping the meatiest doe - now named Meat Brick - and having a few for dinner this week and then trying the next farm swap to see if a few more will sell.
