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Found a Black New Zealand/ Rex Cross and a California Doe for my boy :) The NZ/Rex mom was steel tipped, and you can kind of see some silver flecks on her side. She's about 12 weeks and 4.5 lbs

I'm new to the Standard Rex Rabbit breed, so I am hoping to get some feedback on my new buck! He is not pedigreed, so I know he might be on the smaller side. HOWEVER, he has a great personality, eats well, and seems to be growing okay. He weighed in at 4lbs 6oz @ 3 months. Is it unrealistic for...

Yes! Litter boxes in the corner of their choice. There will be bedding in the top cages as well, and sealant has been applied to the floor just in case. I also had seen these trays...

I live in NH, and have had rabbits outdoors in -20' weather. My rabbits have never had frostbite, but I always keep their hutches loaded with straw and hay in winter. My hutches have enclosed nest areas as well attached to their wire runs, though, because of the harsh weather we live in.

A few weeks ago, our family decided it was the right time to start raising rabbits for meat. I have been raising rabbits for fun and compost for 11 years now, so am well versed in all things rabbits. In fact, we still have our original rabbit... he's a neutered male, has lived outside his entire...

Hello everyone! We are just dipping our toes into the meat rabbit world, and are making do with what we have! We currently have a Giant Chinchilla cross doe and a Rex Buck. (11 weeks) I am looking to get a second doe to create a meatier cross, and wanted to know what breeds you would consider...

I have a giant chinchilla/ lop that I suspect will have small litters as well once we get her bred. As a novice rabbit raiser, I am not mad about that! I can see how on a production level, larger litters would be better.

I am just starting my meat rabbit journey. I have raised them for 11 years, but we never ate them... they were kept because I genuinely like rabbits and they are compost machines. I know when the time comes it will be hard, but at the same time, I feel like I will be incredibly proud to help...

Me and my Squash Family :) They've since been eaten.

Northern NH, been keeping rabbits for 11 years. This year we are starting to raise them for meat in addition to the fertilizer we've kept them for in the past. What specifically are you feeding? Pellets, 50% mix of Poulin Grains & Oxbow Garden Select What are you adding to supplement it...

I think, for me at least, it is less about reinventing the wheel, and more about taking plans that have been made in the past and giving them my own personal touch.

The inside cages are 18" tall, which appears to be standard for meat rabbit cages. The fatigue mats are made of a hard rubber; of course if I noticed that the rabbits were inclined to chew them, as opposed to other toys that I offer, I would find another solution. Good point about the slanted...

Magie, enjoying the fall air.

Juliette (4 year old Barred Rock Hen) and B. (3 year old silver laced wyandotte hen) posing.

I have been laying out plans for a possible future rabbitry. This would be the main caged area for the does. The cages are 48x30. The cages will have slant boards under them that allow the manure to slide out of the openings in the wall, like this...