DianeS
Ridin' The Range
I'm really excited. I've thought about this for a long time and I'm finally starting it.
I pick up three buck rabbits today. None proven, so I'll take all three in case one or another doesn't work out. Two New Zealands and one Rex.
I have my cages - big ones, 5 or 6 square feet of floor space in each.
I have my feeders, and my waterers. I'm picking up rabbit food for meat rabbits on my way to get the rabbits.
I'm still on the lookout for doe rabbits. I want NZ or Californian. But at this point since I'm still learning I don't want to pay much.
If a buck or two doesn't work out, doesn't sire litters, or whatever, then he can be my first experiment in processing. I've read all about the broomstick method, and hopefully I can do it right the first time. (I've done chickens before, once it's dead and headless it's just meat, so I know I can get past the sick-to-my-stomach part.)
Wish me success, and feel free to impart any wisdom you wish you'd been told when you were first starting out. Thanks!
I pick up three buck rabbits today. None proven, so I'll take all three in case one or another doesn't work out. Two New Zealands and one Rex.
I have my cages - big ones, 5 or 6 square feet of floor space in each.
I have my feeders, and my waterers. I'm picking up rabbit food for meat rabbits on my way to get the rabbits.
I'm still on the lookout for doe rabbits. I want NZ or Californian. But at this point since I'm still learning I don't want to pay much.
If a buck or two doesn't work out, doesn't sire litters, or whatever, then he can be my first experiment in processing. I've read all about the broomstick method, and hopefully I can do it right the first time. (I've done chickens before, once it's dead and headless it's just meat, so I know I can get past the sick-to-my-stomach part.)
Wish me success, and feel free to impart any wisdom you wish you'd been told when you were first starting out. Thanks!
