Wasn't sure whether this belonged here or in the breeds forum so I'm taking my best guess.
I want to start raising meat rabbits. My hutch is ready but I can't find the rabbits I want. I've checked Craig's List and every rabbit 'board' I could find (arba.net, therabbitrycenter.com, rabbitbreeders.us, breeders.homesteadrabbits.com, etc., most of which have listings that are hopelessly out of date) and I'm not finding a 'reliable' source for purebred rabbits with as much genetic diversity as possible.
The hiccup is I don't/WON'T do Fakebook. That might be the best source of this kind of information but they'll have to get along without me.
Initially I'm looking for Californian Whites, a buck and two does, as unrelated as possible. Located most anywhere in the Mid-South.
Craig's List turned up a couple or three people selling single rabbits but it's not practical for me to drive to three different locations, each a six to eight hour drive, one-way, in order to get three rabbits.
I've found one ARBA-listed breeder in Georgia, but I can't get any information from him. I've sent emails asking specific questions about age, genetic diversity, price, etc., but all he says in reply to my emails is, "Yes, I have rabbits," and "Prices vary."
Craig's List shows one breeder (who I haven't contacted) in Halls, Tennessee (near Knoxville) selling multiples but he only has one Californian breeding pair. I might use him for a backstop but I was hoping to find someone running multiple separate bloodlines.
I did a lot of reading on the subject before I got into this and somehow I got the impression that New Zealands and Californians would be as common as a haircut, so it baffles me I'm having such a hard time finding Californians.
Anybody know of a reliable source?
I want to start raising meat rabbits. My hutch is ready but I can't find the rabbits I want. I've checked Craig's List and every rabbit 'board' I could find (arba.net, therabbitrycenter.com, rabbitbreeders.us, breeders.homesteadrabbits.com, etc., most of which have listings that are hopelessly out of date) and I'm not finding a 'reliable' source for purebred rabbits with as much genetic diversity as possible.
The hiccup is I don't/WON'T do Fakebook. That might be the best source of this kind of information but they'll have to get along without me.
Initially I'm looking for Californian Whites, a buck and two does, as unrelated as possible. Located most anywhere in the Mid-South.
Craig's List turned up a couple or three people selling single rabbits but it's not practical for me to drive to three different locations, each a six to eight hour drive, one-way, in order to get three rabbits.
I've found one ARBA-listed breeder in Georgia, but I can't get any information from him. I've sent emails asking specific questions about age, genetic diversity, price, etc., but all he says in reply to my emails is, "Yes, I have rabbits," and "Prices vary."
Craig's List shows one breeder (who I haven't contacted) in Halls, Tennessee (near Knoxville) selling multiples but he only has one Californian breeding pair. I might use him for a backstop but I was hoping to find someone running multiple separate bloodlines.
I did a lot of reading on the subject before I got into this and somehow I got the impression that New Zealands and Californians would be as common as a haircut, so it baffles me I'm having such a hard time finding Californians.
Anybody know of a reliable source?
