rabbits, minnesota

[animalmom]

A big howdy and welcome from the Great Lone Star State, where the stars at night are big and bright. Sit a spell, grab a beverage, and prop those feet up. We can chat bunny all day long, as well as goatie and there are lots who talk sheep. I second the opinion of keeping the kits with the mom for 8 weeks and then putting the kits into a grow out cage. My experience is the kits just do better the longer you can leave them with the mom.

Glad you found us!

 

[newkat]

Do you have any French lops available?

 

[newkat]

Welcome from Northern minnesota !

I always keep mom with babies u til 8 weeks unless mom's showing signs of aggression. I raise french lops and their systems seem to be much more fragile than most other breeds. Good luck and congratulations! They look very nice.

Do you have any French lops avail?

 

[Latestarter]

Greetings @newkat from the front range in Colorado Glad you joined us. I believe that @Samantha drawz was selling off most or all of her bunnies a while back. I don't recollect her ever posting if they all sold or not. Anyway, welcome!

 

[Pastor Dave]

Welcome from Indiana!
Since coming on here I have agreed with everything I have come across that @Bunnylady and @Samantha drawz have said. In almost every litter, I could wean at 4 weeks, but usually wait until abt 6. You would think the kits would beef up from the doe's milk, but as she tries to reject nursing them once they exit the nest box, they end up having to learn to drink and eat solids pretty quick.
Once mine are in grow-out pens, they get a mixture of alfalfa pellets and Calf Mana until old enough to be processed. The 25% crude protein in the calf mana is what makes them grow out pretty quick.
I did decide the other day to leave a litter to grow out a little later past 10 weeks to get up to roaster size. I separated by gender at 11 weeks old. Out of 6 bunnies, I had only 1 buck. He is in a little smaller cage beside his sisters, but acts a little lonesome. It will only be until 13 weeks, so not too long.
You can read up and "learn" a lot of these statistics, but doing it and experiencing the day to day habits and tendencies will teach you a lot more. Coming on a site like this and asking experienced folks goes along well with your own experiences.