Fair Price?

[Ms. Research]

My main concern if buying a grown rabbit is -- Why is the breeder selling a productive rabbit?

I don't know about "meat" rabbits, but I know that "show" rabbits are traded to others. Breeders switch or trade with others to get the "best" standards. Others do it to see if they can get better coloring, coat, etc. If you have a small rabbitry, this is what you sometimes do. You might get a kit from a litter that you feel will help your herd be better. But you don't have the room to keep two. So you sell the older doe. To someone who might think this doe could make their herd better. Or even someone like myself, who will start my own.

What I plan to do when choosing an older doe that is proven, which is wise to start out with, ask the breeder the doe's background, how many litters, how the litters were, if she has kept any of the kits from the litters. An honest breeder will have all the answers to your questions. Once you start having litters of your own, you then check out what comes out, what's best for your herd.

There will always be "dishonest" people out there, but there are a LOT of honest people out there and you can build your rabbitry with their past successes.

Good Luck with your venture.

 

[ArabiansR2Cool]

$30 for a CA/NZ 10 week old does seems like a lot of money. I can get them around here for $5-10 all day! If you are paying the same amound of money, I would opt for the older doe.