Dinner rabbits, Journal

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I don't raise rabbit but, having had some as pets, they repro fast! . You must be planning to sell because there will be way more than you want to butcher and eat!!

Local CL posting had rabbit at $7 per lb.

Have 5 listed. Rabbits are hard to sell, few want them.

 

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[farmerjan]

It amazes me how fast they go from little "lumps" to looking like little baby bunnies.... and get fur... and grow. Looks like the doe is doing a good job of feeding them.

 

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They always sell well at our auctions. I've eaten rabbit but, cute factor hasn't let me dispatch any.

 

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They've migrated to the middle of the nest.

 

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Sold 4 rabbits! Which paid for 5 bags of feed.

Had a doe kindle, then die. So, I have 7 new babies to hand feed. Keeping them in with #11's kits, mostly for warmth, but if they manage to get any milk from her as well, that'd be great.

First day-

#11's kits getting big.

Bun-ritto, lol

Newbies with the older kits.

And since there's space, moved rabbits around again. Bucks all in a row now.
Still trying to figure out the pans. The big bottles get in the way, though.

 

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Lost 4 orphans to the cold last night.
Cat hair mats. No rabbit fur to spare. They're outside by the house with a hothands in the nest, towel and then the 3 survivors on top.

 

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Ended up loosing 5 in all because of the cold.
Using a hothands now to keep them warm through the night.
Broken eats well, harli is still fighting it.
Upped breakfast to 4ml today. Feeding 2ml every few hours during the day.

The other kits are nibbling hay and pellets in their nest.

 

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Such a mess. They started suckling, then stopped. They're so confusing!


Luckily, Grumpy SF doe kindled & I was able to put in the 2 orphans.


But Harli was dehydrated and skinny. Broken was hyper and fed. Luckily, again, Harli finally started to come around & is now fed & happy, too.

 

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Grumpy's kits, fat & very interesting colors!