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Hello, I got a new purebred netherland dwarf buck and for the first time I'm getting peanuts. So now that the babies are getting older I'm a little concerned about some odd apearance issues but let me paint you a picture in words and photos. I started my foray into dwarf breeds with some...

I have 4 does that were due (day 31) on the 1st. One kindled 6 yesterday. One kindled 1 tonight and now is acting weird. The other 2 aren’t really acting like they’re about to have kits. They all were happy when they got their nesting boxes. They all had different baby daddies so it’s not just...

Hey guys, one of my bucks constantly sheds but now he’s starting to look really weird, some of it is growing back shorter and some is hairless! Do we know what’s happening? Also what do I do to fix this?

Hey all, I've been on here for about a year now and often have the urge to write about my day or recent events so I think I'll start a journal. Honestly not sure I'll be consistent on when and how often I post but at least I have an outlet to share the happenings of my rabbits when I don't...

Has anyone else been experiencing way higher demand in your area? We live in northern alberta canada in what is called the peace region. There's a good community of meat rabbits around here and there's normally ads for bunnies through the summer on our craigslist equivalent, kijiji. However...

Hello again! Okay so we drove down to get pedigree pure bred Flemish Giants from Bill Mairs. We got an amazing breeding trio sandy doe, fawn doe, and sandy buck. However when we were there our fawn doe's neighbours had mites which he was in the process of treating so many were still affected...

Hey guys, please help, I’m really distraught as I had homes lined up for half these bunnies! They are the inbred oops litter and they are really small so I was selling them as pets. i recently read some stuff about malocclusion and realized their grandma had it so I was checking everyone’s teeth...

Hi all, I’m trying to figure out what genetics I have in my breeding stock My goal is to have 3-4 distinct fur lines as I’m breeding for meat but will be using the furs in crafts, consistency would be amazing. all of the info I have about my rabbits breeds are best guesses based on their...

I would like to start a thread of photo cuteness. From hairless wonders to the day they leave their mommas please post and update with pics of your kits as they turn into cute fluff balls 😍 I’ll start ❤️ my very first litter our surprise litter the second generation -and the litter size doubled!

Hey guys, So from my unexpected litter I had 2 runts that I was worried about by 1 week old so on day 8 I started tracking everybody. Momma started getting 1tbsp off calf manna with every meal, all the pellets and hay she wants, a little bit of oats and some veggies. 1 runt has recovered and is...

Hey all I have a handful of meat rabbit questions: 1) do you trim their nails? What about Breeders? 2) if you have grumpy does that charge and bite what do you do about it? (My ideas range from trying to befriend them to just culling them) 3) do you try to socialize your Breeders by petting...

Hey all! So we had our planned tan Flemish giant litter of four last week. Then the next day our 4 month old black female unexpectedly gave us 7 more! She must of gotten pregnant right before we broke up the litter at 3 months! And the litter’s next door neighbour was my California females. We...

Hey all I’m back! And if you remember my babies from last summer (my profile pic) you’ll be excited to see the next generation has arrived. Last year our momma rabbit did everything wrong and only had two kits, luckily her baby girl has some better instincts. I had to help her figure out the...

Okay so this is a long story with lots of weirdness Please share your opinion about any of the events Back ground: my boyfriend has raised meat rabbits his whole life and knows his stuff but this experience has left him confused at every turn. I only ever had 2 pet rabbits Story: We bought a...

Can't edit the title but that's supposed to say breeding lol just jumped on because my boyfriend who's raised rabbits his whole life can't answer my questions We've had a very odd experience with our new female rabbit so I've got lots of questions