I have too much on my plate to go all the way to Joplin tomorrow, but I'll definitely pencil it into my calendar for next month. I will have three litters of rabbits ready to wean by then... Would rabbits be welcome and do y'all think there would be any interest in them there? Is it barter...
Congratulations on your new bunnies! I highly recommend you getting the female spayed too. Unspayed females who go unbred can have false pregnancies, attitude problems, and develop reproductive cancers. Also, keep an eye on them between now and this spring, some does can become fertile as...
Babies don't fight, they just cuddle and keep each other warm when they are not all over the place driving mama crazy!
I have had success with bonded litter sisters living happily together in extra large hutches, but if you are going to keep them as pets spaying or neutering is still ideal...
English Shepherds, also sometimes known as farm collies, are the best all-around small farm hand in my humble opinion. They are calm, learn quickly, and have natural strong protective instincts. They have natural herding ability without the intensity of most herding breeds. They patrol but...
I have never had anything like this happen to a young rabbit with good teeth. I'd offer him a small crock of rolled oats and black oil sunflower seeds in addition to his regular food and put some Pedialyte in his water to see if that helps.
Is his nose or eyes runny? Check the inside of his...
I'm the opposite, I breed fall through spring and give them a couple months off in the summer. My bucks sometimes temporarily go sterile in the summer and I find that they generally handle cold much better than heat.
If you don't plan on breeding you are better off spaying or neutering whichever you get. Both make great pets as long as you alter them. If you don't alter them bucks will spray and a doe will have false pregnancies and get really crabby if she doesn't get bred.
My family eats lot's of rabbits, and I try to sell enough to cover feed costs too... so that means our meat is almost free, just costing us a little bit of our time.