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  1. Augusta

    Meat Rabbitry

    Markers don't last long,you will have too keep redoing.....
  2. Augusta

    Meat Rabbitry

    I wouldn't put that many togeather....You will have chewing problems....I only keep one per litter and leave them in the doe cage and put them up b4 ten weeks...I just write on the hutch or card who's who...Hasn't bit me yet,knock on wood...LOL...With heavy culling you will have amazing growth...
  3. Augusta

    Meat Rabbitry

    Well,how much meat do you want...?...50 to 60% eviserated weight.....AT eight weeks figure two pounds of meat per rabbit,depending on breed...Start with the absolute best meat rabbits you can get...Past eight weeks feed conversion is less....Costs more feed too get weight gain.... Do you have...
  4. Augusta

    Criteria to choose best bucks

    I go by the largest rabbit per litter at eight weeks...One kit is always bigger than the rest...Feed conversion will be there..From one doe I get one kit every litter that is 4.75 pounds at 8 weeks....I would go for growth first then select for other traits.... Are these meat rabbits or show...
  5. Augusta

    Maremma Puppies

    Where are you located....?....I'm in kansas
  6. Augusta

    help with cage building

    Rabbits will eat the rubber....One way is too bend the wire ends over so no edge when building...The plastic edge covers are worth every penny and you can buy them in six foot lenths I think for around a dollar each or so...and just cut em with side cutters.... Another way is too put a wood...
  7. Augusta

    ALTEX rabbits?

    Chiggar Ridge Ranch in Tennessee has them....I wouldn't mind getting some myself...
  8. Augusta

    Poo too Big

    Hey ya'll,, Been awhile since I've been on here,but in case this will help someone,,,My doe with the large poo problem turned out to be a hair blockage...I fed her fresh pinapple, all she could eat and hay...Took awhile,but when she had two inch pieces of hay in her poo and her poo was normal I...
  9. Augusta

    How much to sell rabbit for?

    Americans and high quality new zealand whites (meaning fast weight gain) I wouldn't sell for less than $35 each,,,in fact americans I would sell for $50 and up....It also shows people are serious...Lessor quality NZW no less than $25....IMHO
  10. Augusta

    Question on Building Cages

    I used 4x8 sheets of plastic that I got from the hardware scrap yard...Just temporary for now...I have to rinse it twice a day or the poo gets stuck to it...I once took a hose in and freaked out one of the rabbits,so I don't do that anymore...I would use barn tin if done again and try a gutter...
  11. Augusta

    Poo too Big

    I have a five month old doe doing the very same thing,not sure if its stress or what I'm feeding...I notice it more when I feed dandelion leaves and oats....Its very large and I have to clean the cage daily as well...I also 14 days ago changed her feed..So,still trying to figure it out as...
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