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    micro Rabbitry set up?

    I sure will! We are building them this next weekend. So I will make a thread showing how we did it. Right now my angoras are in dog crates and that works well. I just want my crates back for the dogs. The silver foxes are in the wire cages. I am rembering just how much I HATE them...
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    micro Rabbitry set up?

    I litter box trained all my rabbits and we are in the process of building a solid floor cage setup out of a wire shelving rack. I hate wire cages and the litter boxes are so easy to use that I won't use the standard rabbit cages except for quarantine. I can get four cages to eight cages out...
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    Dehydrated veggies for rabbits and creating an all natural diet.

    That is fun funny too! I was talking to a die hard show guy and he was saying I should only wet so that it would help them make weight for show. I am researching about creating a fodder recipe that would be around 18-20% protein and could be varied for different life stages. All though...
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    Dehydrated veggies for rabbits and creating an all natural diet.

    I just got two silver fox rabbits. The family who helped with transport said I should not feed dehydrated veggies. Why shouldn't I? I was planing on doing tons this year for next winter. We are planing on going to a all natural no pellet diet. We have silver foxes and french angoras...
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    New Blue Silver Fox Doe! YAY!

    I just got two silver foxes. We love them! Where did you get yours from?
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    Fiber CSA Any thoughts?

    I think most people do it because they pay up front then get presents in the mail for some many months. Well that's why I would at least :love random presents Christmas all year long. I will check out that link! I got my bunnies! I can not believe how soft they are. I am hoping to...
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    Best use of two acres?

    I am needing to decide the best use of my two acres so I can approach my land lord. I am getting three angoras :love from pennylove. I also would like to have wool, mohair and alpaca if possible. But i'm not sure if I should just stick with white critters or have mostly sheep or goats...
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    Fiber CSA Any thoughts?

    I am planing on just selling natural colored yarn and maybe some dyed at first then branching out. Edited to add: I am planing on sending it to a mill at first maybe do some art batts on my own.
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    Angoras vs pygoras

    Well I am getting French Angora rabbits and working on a plan for the landlords to get angora goats. My friend has alpacas. Another friend has sheep. I am wanting to get a business plan together to present to both of them to do our own co-op together. I will be using a mill. I don't have...
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    Fiber CSA Any thoughts?

    That is how most farms do it. I just happened across one who let you pick your animal. I would be more willing to do that one. Most shares seem to be around 100 dollars. I was thinking of doing more stuff gets sent through out the year because it would be me buying fleeces from people...
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    I am looking for a book on rabbits

    Thanks everyone!!!!
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    Fiber CSA Any thoughts?

    It works like a normal produce one. You would pay so much at the start of the year and get mailed yarn or roving either throughout the year or if you bought a whole fleece then at the end of the year when it gets back from the mill. Some farms you "adopt" a animal say an alpaca then you...
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    Angoras vs pygoras

    I like that idea to a point. I may get to attached to them. I am also looking at sheep breeds. My problem is with only two acres is it better to just have weathers or nannys and use AI? I don't have the space to separate a buck.
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    Fiber CSA Any thoughts?

    I am wondering what people think of a fiber CSA. I have been researching different ways to market and I like this one. So what are your thoughts? Too risky?
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    Angoras vs pygoras

    I am wondering what is the preferred breed for mohair? I have two acres so I was thinking the pygoras. But if I did weather angoras I could get the same amount of mohair with less goats. I don't want to breed them. However, I heard that the fiber gets coarser with age so does that apply...
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    Hijazi goats ‎الماعز الحجازي ‏

    Nubian ears on steroids!! I wondered to they dried the ears for dog treats/chews?
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    Help me pick the perfect hutch to build

    Oh doesn't that defeat the purpose of letting them outside? I would like them to be able to eat the grass.
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    I am looking for a book on rabbits

    i am looking for any in depth easy to read books on rabbits especially angoras. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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    Any drop spindle tips?

    So I was spinning a bit tonight and thought of this thread. I have both a bottom and top whorl. I use my bottom for woolen yarns and to get a thin even spin. I use my top for worsted ( fluffy not much twist) yarn. Do I have that backwards? :/ Any how and the top one I use for plying. I can...
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