warthog
Overrun with beasties
Now that I have got settled with my goats and chickens.
We are looking to raise rabbits for meat.
I am not completely new to rabbits, we used to keep them as pets when the children were young.
However, what I would like to do is keep them all together. much as they would live in the wild, obviously without the burrowing, to have them in a large pen during the day, with lots of grass, shade and water and then into their hutches at night.
I know this is not the norm, that you would normally keep the rabbits separate, particularly the males, but has anyone done anything like this before. Or does anyone have any suggestions?
One of the things I don't know is at what age do you process them for meat. How old/large do you let them become.
I probably can't get any particular breed here, they will be mixed breed.
We are looking to raise rabbits for meat.
I am not completely new to rabbits, we used to keep them as pets when the children were young.
However, what I would like to do is keep them all together. much as they would live in the wild, obviously without the burrowing, to have them in a large pen during the day, with lots of grass, shade and water and then into their hutches at night.
I know this is not the norm, that you would normally keep the rabbits separate, particularly the males, but has anyone done anything like this before. Or does anyone have any suggestions?
One of the things I don't know is at what age do you process them for meat. How old/large do you let them become.
I probably can't get any particular breed here, they will be mixed breed.