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That's Great, glad to hear that you have chicks hatching!
Stony Garden. Buns and Chicks
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Sold 13 of my 17 chicks . . . 12 more chicks have hatched and I have 23 baby bunnies!!
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Wow! That's a good number of bunnies 
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Chicks are growing up from the second batch. They are about 6 weeks old.
Bunnies are growing up too. I have 20 5 week old kits from 3 litters and a new litter of 11 that was born on 6/19.
15 of the 5 week olds will be processed next weekend so the meat will go with a puppy who is leaving for show training. The trainer feeds only raw so we are contributing to her feed.
Bunnies are growing up too. I have 20 5 week old kits from 3 litters and a new litter of 11 that was born on 6/19.
15 of the 5 week olds will be processed next weekend so the meat will go with a puppy who is leaving for show training. The trainer feeds only raw so we are contributing to her feed.
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Its been a while since my last update. Lots of changes around here. Of all of the chicks I hatched over the summer I have 4 left. 3 roosters and 1 hen. The roosters will end up in the freezer before too long and the hen will be integrated in big flock. These 4 have been free ranging. At first they were in my fenced rabbittry until they got too big and were able to fly over the fence. Now they free range where ever they want.
Managed to sell one of the harlequin bucks. The other one and the brown doe ended up in the freezer along with one of the older Californian does (#5 I think). I acquired 3 New Zealand White rabbits, 2 does and 1 buck. I traded chickens for them. They are now 9 months old.
I am so disappointed with my rabbits. They will not breed. I have double and triple checked sexes, I have checked for a split penis in my buck and I check for darker colored vulvas in my does before I put them with my buck. I've added apple cider vinegar with the mother to their water. No one is over- or under-weight. I haven't had a litter since the last time I updated here. I'm ready to give up on them.
Managed to sell one of the harlequin bucks. The other one and the brown doe ended up in the freezer along with one of the older Californian does (#5 I think). I acquired 3 New Zealand White rabbits, 2 does and 1 buck. I traded chickens for them. They are now 9 months old.
I am so disappointed with my rabbits. They will not breed. I have double and triple checked sexes, I have checked for a split penis in my buck and I check for darker colored vulvas in my does before I put them with my buck. I've added apple cider vinegar with the mother to their water. No one is over- or under-weight. I haven't had a litter since the last time I updated here. I'm ready to give up on them.
