Yep, Californians it will be. I have to do some modifications to my existing barn before I purchase my stock, I want to make sure I have everything the way I want it, before bring animals home. With my current work schedule, I am at least a month away from being ready.
Thank you for your input
Between the information you and Ridgetop provided, I feel much more prepared. I was also pleased to hear you both favor the Californians. That is the breed I really would like to have, but I was prepared to purchase whichever would do best in my climate. So Californians it will be.
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Hello everyone, I have recently sold all my goats with the intent of raising meat rabbits. I have not purchased my breeding stock as yet, but I am getting close. I am almost done converting my 10 1/2 ft by 8 ft. goat barn into a rabbitry. I live in an area where summer temps can get pretty hot...
I have a disbudding question. When the new kids arrive next week (NG’s), I know I will need to disbud the buckling at about 3-4 days old. Can I disbud the spellings the same day, so I can be done with this wonderful task in one day, or should I wait for a week or so, until I can feel the caps...
This was my own design. I have since added a gambled roof to it, too keep the rain out. one side of the gable is hinged to make it easy to refill. I just used roof two pieces of it, with
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