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Nonono, not room temperature. In the refrigerator before freezing is what everyone is talking about with resting rabbit meat. Left at room temperature a rabbit would definitely be spoiled after a day. Cheers, Jessie

I've read that the bark of pitted fruit trees, apricot, peach, plum, and especially cherry are dangerous to livestock and small mammals. No idea if that applies to leaves too or just bark, but if given to them they would definitely eat the bark too. I know the concerning factor is a cyanide...

I feel like I've heard the shedding thing before too animalmom, so I don't think you pulled it out of nowhere. Now, no idea if where I saw it was reliable or not. I know oatmeal is good for digestion and skin, in addition to being a pretty healthy calorie booster. A thought on original rolled...

I've heard a good bit of discussion about this vaccine, it sounds like it has interesting potential. The one down point that made several in the discussion I was reading previously decide against trying it out is that has not gone through full clinical trails with a large test group and...

The plants in these two pictures are completely different things, the first looks like smartweed or knotweed and the second one is definitely poison ivy. Cheers, Jessie

It's hard to tell you exactly what's happening with the fur loss without a very clear closeup picture, but what your describing does sound like a normal seasonal shed. Adult rabbits often molt yearly or more depending on breed. If you do not see any redness, crusting, or lice/mites than I...

I'll second the smartweed call, also called knotweed and the scientific name is Polygonum. As I recall from my dad talking about it, it is a pain to get rid of. See if you local Ag office has an ideas or resources on it, or you can find a lot of articles on getting rid of it online from...

Well, I have definitely confirmed epilepsy. Witnessed two fits within a few minutes of each other yesterday morning.

These are Am Chins, they may or may not have SF mixed in a few generations back (that is I know one of them definitely does and not sure about the other). I'll keep a close eye on them and see if this happens again. These are meat rabbit breeders, still only about four months old, so if she...

We have two indoor rabbits. The biggest tip I can give you is get stacking cages with really good urine guards. As I'm sure you know rabbits tend to back up into corners to pee, most urine guards are pieces of metal attached to each side thus not covering the corner itself. I have seen urine...

A few nights ago we were sitting watching TV, the rabbit cage is in the corner of the livingroom and out of no where one of the girls started spazzing out. She was jumping around the cage like crazy, then kind of jumping straight up and down in place hitting the top of the cage, then back and...

Wow, awesome stuff! Sounds like a lot of exciting things coming your way. Much luck and congrats! Cheers, Jessie

I think beyond enough room to comfortably shelter them and protect from the weather considerations in your particular area the biggest special factor for goats is making your roof sturdy enough. They will find a way to climb on it, they will be jumping around, and they will put a lot of stress...

:welcome I'm just starting down the road of meat rabbit raising myself and I've found this to be an informative place to browse. Have fun and good luck! Cheers, Jessie

Seems like you came up with a good management plan. :thumbsup I would expect your buns weren't eating that much while it was dark at night anyway, so I shouldn't think they'll be too mad about having to wait til you get the food into the cages in the morning. Cheers, Jessie

I believe the issue is more heat sterility in bucks than anything with the does, but I could be misinformed. If you had 90 degree weather around the time you bred them the bucks may have been all blanks. 90 degrees is the threshold I've heard from a few people for when you lose potency from...

Cedar is terrible for rabbits respiratory system. I personally won't use it for any animal. Kiln dried pine is fine, aspen shavings, hay, shredded paper, and clean pine needles (no chemicals) are all good options. Cheers, Jessie

Avoid dwarf and giants breeds, aside from that it depends on your needs. Any decent sized rabbit can be used as a meat rabbit really, but some breeds have larger litters, grow faster, convert feed to muscle better, and so on. New Zealands are a staple, super easy to find most any where...

I have Coturnix quail, I enjoy them a lot. Their very tasty baked, and the eggs are delicious too. They do great in hanging rabbit cages or raised coops. Cheers, Jessie

Sounds like you may have got a couple rex coated babies in your litter. Do you have the father of the litter or did you get her already bred? If you don't know the heritage of the parents it's quite likely they have rex some where back in their lines that you're seeing in this litter. Cheers...