Hello,
Do any of you notice your young rabbits' weight gain slowing down in the summer? I have some rabbits I am raising for meat (none are commercial breeds) and their weight gain is agonizingly slow - slower than their parents (whom I tracked in Jan-April). Some aren't gaining at all...
I am in Savannah, GA, which is normally pretty warm but tonight it is going to be down to 5 degrees and I'm worried about my rabbits. Should I bring them in or just put boxes stuffed with hay out?
I got (mainly because of easy availability) a buck and doe (unrelated) that are Japanese Harlequinnes...I think I'm going to get a NZ doe soon too, and plan to cross them and see what happens. They are only 2.5 months old right now, so a little while before I breed. Not a lot to choose from...
Hello,
Just built these a couple of days ago, for my first rabbits. I'll be breeding for meat. It was build almost entirely from scrap - a 3'6" x 6' pallet served as the base. The only new purchase was the plywood sheet used for the roof, the cage wire, the hinges, and the locks. Even the...