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Raising Rabbit tips

{ 08:09, Friday, March 28, 2008 } { Posted in Rabbits! } { 1 comments } { Link }

Raising Rabbits is a simple way to produce alot of healthy meat for your family. Here are a few useful tips to get started with. Find a good guide book like one of Bob Bennets books. They are usually available at the library. I only use wire cages as that is the easiest way to raise them. We also build our own because it is cheaper. There is no need to spend alot of money to get started. I paid around $10.00 per rabbit for my starting breeding stock----I did not go the registered way as I have found here in my area (for the purposes we raise them) it was not neccessary. There are many ways to feed your rabbits...consistancy is the key. I feed a rabbit pellet and a handful of alfalfa with fresh water available always. I do not vary there diets and they do fine. One note on buying rabbit pellets****If you are planning on starting now I would advise stocking up on pellets now*****the cost of feed is increasing weekly with predictions of it increasing for many months ahead. If you buy it now then the increase won't have as much of an affect on your rabbitry cost. I buy my pellets from a local mill at a $4.00 savings from local farm stores.****We breed from Sept-late May if the weather permits. My rabbits do not like our extreme heat in the summer and it gives the does time to build up. My one suggestion is to decide how large of a rabbitry you want and build it early while your rabbits are maturing or "resting" in the summer. That way your ready and can concentrate on "breeding". I always breed two does on the same day incase you have a "bad mom doe"--then you can adopt little ones over to another doe if there is problems until you learn which does are good breeders. I have found that if a doe is a "bad mom" after two litters she gets retired. Raising Rabbits is the easiest thing I have here on the farm--I get so much enjoyment from them. Blessings>faithfarm
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{ 04:42, Friday, March 28, 2008 } { Posted by HSBFrontPorch }
Would you like to share some information on the Front Porch about raising rabbits? I would love for you to "guest blog" for a month of so (once weekly) if you'd like!

Email me - senioreditor@homesteadblogger.com - and let me know!

Kris Price
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