Kaye's bunny journal

[Kaye]

@Calendula try facebook. Search Michigan and rabbit together. You should come up with some group or page for rabbits in your area. I have found 3 of my does this way.

 

[Calendula]

Good idea. I'll have to try that later when I have time.

Any update on Annabelle?

 

[Kaye]

When you do find someone with rabbits, always check teeth and genitalia. Especially for rabbits used in breeding. If already breeding age ask about offspring and pregnancies (how many she gave birth to and how many made it to weaning age. Gestation duration)
Annnnnnd... that is all I can think of right now. Anyone to add to this??

 

[Kaye]

Good idea. I'll have to try that later when I have time.

Any update on Annabelle?

Last time she went 31 days, but she also had a nice sized litter, we will see if she goes longer this time

 

[Pastor Dave]

Haha. With it finally snowing? Definitely not planning on any road trips!

I think we're just going to start out with some mutts from a feed store or off of Craigslist. Then, if we actually want to keep on raising them for meat, we can get the breed we actually want.

I believe the Feed store will provide you better results than CL. Just my opinion.

 

[Calendula]

Well I can't wait. I want to see some baby bunnies!

Thanks for the advice, @Kaye. I haven't bought any bunnies from a breeder yet, so any advice is helpful.
As it turns out, there were a ton of Facebook groups for my area. Even one that was a hopping club!
So I'll be sticking away from CL.

I'm editing this real quick to add...
Thank you VERY much for the great idea! I just found a Standard Rex breeder that is less than an hour away from us.

 

[Kaye]

Congrats!! I'm glad I could help!! A lot of times they're mixed breed rabbits (meat mutts), but that doesn't really matter to me.
I'm breeding for color and just learning how to tell genetics for color.
Breeding for meat, I feel like I wouldn't mind mixed breeds, either.

 

[Kaye]

Sexing rabbits by picture examples


When determining sex its not always reliable to go by feeling for scrotum. Reason being that males have the ability to ascend their testeis into their abdomens.
Look for a tiny 'pin-hole' for a buck or a little 'slit' for a female.
The drawing shows how to hold your fingers to apply pressure. You won't hurt the rabbit if you only apply enough to make the genitalia appear
This being said here's a few pictures to illustrate:



**these are not my pictures and I am only using theses for learning purposes.

For my friend who had a pretty funny experience with a buck who wouldn't get pregnant. lol

 

[Kaye]

I put the box in with Annabelle. Good luck girl. It might be tonight. We will see!!

 

[mygoldendoe]

Omg (your gonna groan bless this poor girls heart)
I still can't tell a difference... maybe my vision worse than I thought but they look the same..

Eta: one just looks like a swollen version of the other..