I breed Mini Rex rabbits and my sister has a Holland Lop doe (that she is thinking about breeding in the future). Both breeds are very good and have great personalities. One of my Mini's will give "kisses" as will my sister's Holland! I also currently have some available for sale and so if you...
Well, I evaluated them to other day (at 6 weeks old) and they are all show quality with each having just one fault that I could see! I am so proud of their parents. They really complimented each other well and the mom did a great job with this being her first litter. Now she has to work on...
K, well after talking to my sister she said that she is just interested on breeding as a hobby (not necessarily for show) and selling to pet stores (which is where she got Blitz). So she doesn't really care as to the quality of the rabbits as those rabbits mainly go to pet/4H homes. Quite...
Thanks, so when she gets a buck she wants one that has ether good shoulders, headset, ear length, or crown (or all four). That way she can work on fixing that. I am new to rabbit breeding myself but I know enough to know that when you breed rabbits and you have one with a fault, you breed it to...
Yeah, I am not raising these for meat so my income will have to depend on the show results. Which at this time my buck is the only one that has any major award (winning BOSV last year with the MVRBA before I bought him). I am hoping to show some this year at the fair (which is run by the ARBA)...
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I am just starting my rabbitry and am wondering if it is at all possible to make a profit with rabbits. I am breeding Mini Rex rabbits in ID. Does it matter the size rabbitry when it comes to making a profit? If so which is better, a small rabbitry or a large one? I currently have 1 buck, 2...
Here are my babies at 18 days old! They are so cute and cuddly! They will make great pet/show animals to whoever buys them. Unfortunately I can't keep any of them because I am currently unemployed and they are my only source of income.
Rose Petal's Chocolate Chunk "Chunky"-Buck?
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This is my sisters 3 month old Black Tort Holland Lop Doe. I am wondering what you all think of her. She is thinking on breeding her next year. She currently weighs 2.5 lbs.
Dutch Blitz
Where do you live? Because that seems a little late in the year to be breeding bunnies. That would get you kits born in ether October or November, just as winter sets in (in most areas anyway ;)), and your mamma rabbit may not be able to keep them warm enough. If you don't live in an area where...
I have a three year old that has experienced one false pregnancy and I have just re-bred her. I am hoping to have better luck this time as she is my only breedable doe that carries her line (red, harlequin, tri, and castor) and I really want to keep some of those colors in my breeding program...
She may be experiencing a "false pregnancy". I had a doe go through that. I bred her the same time as another doe and on day 28 she started pulling fur and producing milk whereas the other do did nothing. However in the end she didn't have any kits and the one that didn't show any signs of...
I ask this because my sister has a Holland Lop (a cute little black tort doe) and a friend of our has a a Lionhead and I have Mini Rex. We are just curious as to what the results would be of ether a Holland Lop X Lionhead or a Holland Lop X Mini Rex. If you have would you please post with info...
I have a doe that I wanted to breed but when checked out we found that she had a pocket of infection on her vulva. So, rather then risk it passing to the buck we didn't breed her and, as it hasn't cleared up in a month, will probably have to retire her (as she is 3 and this was her last chance...
My first time doe is doing very well to! She delivered 7 kits (a big litter for a Mini Rex)! The kits are only a week old now but she has done everything right so far.
Picture of kits at 4 days old.
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I own a new rabbitry and am wondering at what age I can evaluate my babies and list them as ether "pet" quality or "show/brood" quality. I got one of my rabbits at 6 weeks and she was listed as show. So does that mean I should be able to tell at 6 weeks? Or should I give myself 8 weeks...