rabbits

I live in Idaho, and it is just below freezing at night now. I raise meat rabbits outdoors in a greenhouse with two layers of tarp as a roof. It keeps it warm but not WARM, you know? At least the water bottles are not freezing at all when it is down to 28 or 30*... My nest box is a 1/2" thick...

I've had rabbits before, but it has been a long time since I've had more than one at a time. We got my buck, Thumper, three, almost four years ago and I got him a doe two months back, Blossom. I was told that she didn't take care of her litters. They had a litter of nice, healthy kits and...

Do rabbits require a lot of work? And are they messy? Thanks

We have hens in electric fenced/netted pen that we can move to fresh pasture when needed. We have an extra netting set-up so I was wondering if it could be used to pen our NZWs on pasture. Really wanting to cut feeding cost and it seems pasture raised meat rabbits could be do-able. I'm hoping...

I have a small 'farm' up a couple of canyons in the high desert of Idaho. I made the decision to eat only the meat that I have raised and killed myself, and rabbits are our main meal. We also raise chickens, turkeys, a couple of calves and (hopefully soon) pigeons. Lots of green stuff as well...

So over the past few months one of my rabbits (a American Fuzzy Lop) has been dealing with poopy butt (I'm not sure if that is the medical term, but you get the picture). I finally gave in and took her to the vet and got her a sanitary clip and some probiotics. Please note that I do not usually...

So not gonna lie, when it asked for verification by 3 letter milk giving animal I sat there going, "i don't have a cow" for like four minutes. And that's basically my introduction ^_^ On a rather less silly note, Hi. I'm new to the whole livestock thing and BYC has helped me so much with...

I have had this Mini Rex Buck for a while now. On his pedigree it says tri tort. Some people have told me he is a broken castor or a broken tort. I'm not sure who is right and what not, so what is his color?

Hi i have 4 rabbits right now and they all live in outdoor hutches. i built them a playpen a while back outside, but with putting them in there all the time not a lot of plants can grow. I live on a large 2acre lot that is fenced in but probably has a lot of holes here and there in the fence. I...

Yes, I'm asking a newbie question. But my last breeding stock died off because caging and ventilation specifications were not met, and this time, I'm done being stupid. And by efficient, I mean money efficient. I don't want to spend 1,000 to house my breeding stock and fryers just for it to be...

I have a system that can catch rabbit poo, but the pee is acidic and will burn your poor plants, and make your compost smelly~ :sick. So the question is, how do you separate urine from fecal matter? Should I rinse it? Use a dry solution? Separate it somehow? And the 'poo collector' has a wire...

We had taken over Mendon Mountain Orchards officially Sept. 5, 2014. Jon and I had purchased it from his grandma who owned it for 35 years. The Orchard itself was established in the 1920's and we have approx 15 varieties of apples including Wolf River's, Wealthy's and a few other heritage breeds...

Hi, My name is Ashlei and I own (along with my mother) Mastiff Woods Rabbitry. We breed purebred, pedigreed, brood, show and pet quality Standard Rex, Jersey Wooly, and soon, Holland Lops :) We've recently gotten into a couple Silver Fox rabbits, and also have decided to do some meat breeding...