When to breed young NZ or CA does

[Bugzy4Lady]

I have a couple of CA does who will be 6 months in April, is that too early to try and breed them? What do others do? :?:

 

[Rae]

I would breed them at 6 months, but that's just me. If I feel that they've reached or very nearly reached their adult growth I don't have any problems breeding, especially if they've started getting hormonal. Some people prefer to wait another couple of months but I think 6 months is fine.

 

[Devon's Mom Lauren]

If they have reached at least 80% of their estimated adult weight then its fine.

 

[OneAcreFarm]

I have some NZW does that came from the TAMUK Rabbit Research program. They just turned 16wks, or 4 months. I checked them both for "readiness"...one still white, not ready. The second one, hot pink/purple, indicating readiness. She also has been displaying other behaviors that tell me that she is ready, ie. humping her cage mate, flagging her tail, etc. I put her in with the buck and she lifted twice. Now, I know that a lot of folks will disagree with me, but I am using the commercial standards for breeding. If they appear ready, I will give them a try. If they run, clamp their butt to the wire, etc. I will remove them and wait a while. I let the rabbit tell ME when SHE is ready....JMO...YMMV.