Kyle@theWintertime
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Read this over: http://www.coloradohrs.org/articles/ado ... eneric.asp
Uhhh, LOL what? No, I do NOT contribute to "overpopulation." I eat my culls. I've sold quality breeding stock before, as well as ONE LONE PET sale, and no rabbit I've ever bred or owned has ended up in a shelter. The single pet-sale rabbit? They wouldn't have adopted a shelter pet instead, they'd have bought from another breeder if I hadn't sold him to them...they wanted a purebred who would be health-guaranteed.
So how do they logistically think I'm helping to contribute to overpopulation??? I know several breeders who never sell any of their stock. How are they responsible for shelter-abandoned rabbits???
MATH. THEY CAN'T DO IT.
Uhm, my rabbits don't like other rabbits, LOL. They might mate just fine but gods forbid you leave them together. Rabbits do not need a "life partner."
I think they made that up. People who've dressed out older does...how often do you see cancer in there???
Uhm..........some of those don't sound like BREEDERS but pet people. Careless with unaltered rabbits? To let kits see the "miracle of birth?" LOL not reasons I breed, thanks!!!!
And LOL, I've never made money on a rabbit sale. EVER. My pet sales are at $10. My broodstock sales are at a hefty $40. That's right...in two years of keeping rabbits, I've made a whole $50 in sales. YEAH SURE, I'M MAKIN' LOTS OF MONEY....not. :lol: Nevermind that my feed bill is about $15 a month, and the cost of showing is just...lots.
As to the ego-strokes...actually, I go to shows to have my stock evaluated. Sure, I get a thrill when a rabbit does well on the table...but more importantly I learn based on the judge's statements what is good about my rabbits and what needs work. It helps me know where I'm going with my stock. I'm eager to see if this black kit can compete with it's sire...my goal is to improve, even if only a little, with each generation. Better health, better coat, better temperament though not sure how to do that last one since my rabbits are all excellent (except one...and she gets cooked as soon as I get a good replacement out of her!).
Simply not true. :roll:
I wish they'd elaborate on this. What ENTIRE BREEDS are "detrimental?"
Sorry, but no. I'll cull anything contagious IMMEDIATELY and if a rabbit has an ailment that will be expensive or difficult to treat, they will be culled. I'd rather spend my money on my HEALTHY stock, thanks.
This article isn't so bad, though. It does have some good things to look out for, if you were a pet person looking for a good breeder. But some of their descriptions of what makes a good breeder GOOD are just ridiculous.
Can the breeding of rabbits for any reason be justified when there is such a massive over-population of rabbits, resulting in thousands being "humanely" killed (euthanized) in shelters and many more thousands meeting untimely deaths because they have been dumped outside where they do not have the abilities needed to survive? Note: Both "good" breeders and "bad" breeders contribute to the over-population of domestic rabbits!
Uhhh, LOL what? No, I do NOT contribute to "overpopulation." I eat my culls. I've sold quality breeding stock before, as well as ONE LONE PET sale, and no rabbit I've ever bred or owned has ended up in a shelter. The single pet-sale rabbit? They wouldn't have adopted a shelter pet instead, they'd have bought from another breeder if I hadn't sold him to them...they wanted a purebred who would be health-guaranteed.
So how do they logistically think I'm helping to contribute to overpopulation??? I know several breeders who never sell any of their stock. How are they responsible for shelter-abandoned rabbits???
MATH. THEY CAN'T DO IT.
Is it possible to satisfy a rabbit's natural need for the company of other rabbits, including a life partner with whom to snuggle, groom, and play, without having rabbits reproducing uncontrollably?
Uhm, my rabbits don't like other rabbits, LOL. They might mate just fine but gods forbid you leave them together. Rabbits do not need a "life partner."
Given that there is an 80% probability of uterine cancer in a female rabbit who isn’t spayed by the time she is five years old (whether she has been bred or not), is it appropriate to breed a rabbit for more than a year or two before getting her spayed?
I think they made that up. People who've dressed out older does...how often do you see cancer in there???
Why Do Breeders Breed?
To perfect a breed, in respect to specified standards regarding physical characteristics, health, and/or temperament;
For ego strokes when the breeding leads to winning at rabbit shows;
To make money;
To create a better commercial meat or wool product;
To let the kids “see the miracle of birth”;
Because people were careless with unaltered rabbits;
Because people thought they had two same-sex rabbits.
Uhm..........some of those don't sound like BREEDERS but pet people. Careless with unaltered rabbits? To let kits see the "miracle of birth?" LOL not reasons I breed, thanks!!!!
And LOL, I've never made money on a rabbit sale. EVER. My pet sales are at $10. My broodstock sales are at a hefty $40. That's right...in two years of keeping rabbits, I've made a whole $50 in sales. YEAH SURE, I'M MAKIN' LOTS OF MONEY....not. :lol: Nevermind that my feed bill is about $15 a month, and the cost of showing is just...lots.
As to the ego-strokes...actually, I go to shows to have my stock evaluated. Sure, I get a thrill when a rabbit does well on the table...but more importantly I learn based on the judge's statements what is good about my rabbits and what needs work. It helps me know where I'm going with my stock. I'm eager to see if this black kit can compete with it's sire...my goal is to improve, even if only a little, with each generation. Better health, better coat, better temperament though not sure how to do that last one since my rabbits are all excellent (except one...and she gets cooked as soon as I get a good replacement out of her!).
Nevertheless, whatever the purpose or reason - for every rabbit brought into the world, if it is given a home, another rabbit must die for lack of that home.
Simply not true. :roll:
[A good breeder] Breeds only for physical characteristics which benefit the rabbit (i.e., will not breed for physical standards that are detrimental to the rabbit - this automatically disqualifies breeders of certain breeds).
I wish they'd elaborate on this. What ENTIRE BREEDS are "detrimental?"
[a good breeder] Provides medical treatment, not killing, for every ailment, no matter what it is, no matter how contagious (using isolation to protect other rabbits).
Sorry, but no. I'll cull anything contagious IMMEDIATELY and if a rabbit has an ailment that will be expensive or difficult to treat, they will be culled. I'd rather spend my money on my HEALTHY stock, thanks.
This article isn't so bad, though. It does have some good things to look out for, if you were a pet person looking for a good breeder. But some of their descriptions of what makes a good breeder GOOD are just ridiculous.