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My first 25 CX of the year shipped today! @Baymule I also use a tractor for them right out of the brooder. YUM

Just double checked. I am all clear in my state, although I would likely only sell weaned rabbits anyway. Thanks for the heads up! http://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Rabbit_sale_laws_in_the_US

Thank you for your input! I'm not sure how they would get ticks suspended in a shed? Same about the mosquitoes But I will keep it in mind. I plan to hang some fly tape so may as well hang the mosquito stuff too. In my neck of the woods, I will have flies in the spring/summer chickens or not! I...

Appreciate the input! I will definitely try to get unrelated breeders. Maybe at least one pair of purebreds. I was discussing this with my partner last night. Seems like rabbits are gaining in popularity near me and there is no regulations for selling them live. Why not breed some to sell?

Finally got my cages hung and squared away. They have actually been hung, but the chickens have been finding new and creative ways to access the top! Oh well, this is why I set them up early. Getting the kinks out. I had to better block off the loft and fill in all the spaces with feed bags...

@Rin Thank you so much for sharing your valuable experience. What you said about meat mutts and starting stock really assuages the stress i've been feeling about selecting starter rabbits. For my purposes, I don't think breed will matter all that much. Also, good tips about breeding two at a...

@Hideaway Pines Thank you for the well thought out response. I will keep that in mind about the feeders.

Well I sure wasn't imagining it when at the top of the rabbit forum above my thread it said "thread awaitaing public approval." Then it wasn't there until I spoke up in this thread. Then it reappeared. Either way, glad it's there now!

@Baymule thanks so much for sharing your experience and input. It made me both chuckle and think. One thing though. I am pretty sure that mites and lice are species specific. Finding conflicting info about it online though so:idunno. However the mineral oil trick is a gem for preventative...

@Kusanar hey BYC buddy! Thanks so much for that breeding schedule. That is pretty much exactly what I was looking for! I will certain use it as a jumping off point, and will likely follow it exactly at first until I get into my groove and decide if it is producing enough/too much rabbits etc.

@SA Farm Thanks so much for the reply! That is just the schedule I was planning to follow, but at first I will probably alternate does. Call them A and B. So breed A. 4 weeks later A kindles litter 1, breed B. 4 weeks later ween A, B kindles harvest 2. 2 weeks later Breed A, harvest litter 1. 2...

Thank you for the replies! I will continue to update this thread as I progress. Any more advice on breeds or breeding schedules that people use successfully? Thanks again!

Yup. It has magically appeared after being gone for 2 days!!

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I just tried asking some questions in the meat rabbit forum. Thread was never approved/deleted. Why?

Hi everyone. I am in the process of setting up a small meat rabbit system and figured I would introduce myself. I'm Bryan. My partner and I have a 5 acre homestead in western Massachusetts. I currently keep chickens for eggs and meat, guinea fowl for tick control, and will be starting with...

Thanks!! I'm honestly not sure yet on the breed. I plan on researching all of this year before I dive in. I am currently in the process of expanding my poultry operation and plan to have rabbits within the next couple months. Goats will be next spring!

Hi everyone. I currently have chickens(obsessed with byc forum) and am planning on getting rabbits and goats soon. I have raised rabbits for meat before(NZ mixes) but have never had goats. I love the kind environment this forum seems to share and find these mediums the absolute best for...