Posted in Homestead Barnyard
Here are some basic tips for selling rabbits locally in your area. There are many options in advertising meat rabbits and breeding stock that are cost free. First decide what rabbits you want to keep for breeding stock or meat and what rabbits you want to sell. Keep the best for your breeding stock. You will need these for future sales. Don't sell your personal breeding stock! Its almost a guarantee that someone will make you a nice offer for your personal stock-its tempting but not advisable. Just think of all the $ that your stock will bring you in the future-it just not worth it. Decide if you are going to sell breeding pairs or fryers. Let your friends and family know that you have rabbits for sell. When getting started in advertising you want to start slow. The demand for rabbits is usually greater than your stock so don't go overboard at first. Feel out the demand. I usually can sell all I desire to sell with a simple sign that says "RABBITS FOR SALE" post by the road. I do want to add a bit of caution to this---if you put a sign by your house--you will have visitors. If you do not wish to have unscheduled visitors you might put the sign on a road close to your house with a telephone # to call. Some other options are:
1. Putting a sign at the local feed stores information boards.
2. Place an ad in the local free advertising circular.
3. Posting an ad online. There are groups online in most areas that allow this. I.e. Yahoo groups--try farmers groups or homesteaders groups in your area.
4. Talk to your local feed store manager. Some will allow you to sell your stock there or allow you to set up in their parking lots. Saturdays are always a high customer day. Talk to the manager during the week as they are usually too busy on Saturdays.
5. Try your local farmers markets or sale barns.
6. If you have FFA or 4-H groups in your area, notify them that you have rabbits for sale. Home School groups are also a good place to let it be known that you have stock for sale.
There are many cost-free methods for advertising rabbits. Just start slow. If you have good stock most of your customers will become repeat customers and will tell others where to find you. So each year your customer base will grow. I always keep some boxes available to put the rabbits in for transport. Most breeders will bring their own cages but new rabbit owners usually do not.
I hope these rabbit entries have been useful to the readers. At this time I would like to start a question and answer series of entries. So if you have any questions--big or small please ask them. I cannot promise to know all the answers but I will do my best to find answers for you. So any problems you might be having or general rabbit questions please post as a comment below or send me a message on my blog at faithfarm. If you would prefer me not to use your name on the front porch entry just let me know and I'll keep your name anonymous. Thank you for stopping by! Blessings>faithfarm
