Best way to fatten meat rabbits

[ChocolateMouse]

Shelled is fine.
Panacur is usually pretty good but has a 7 day withdrawl.
https://www.msd-animal-health.co.za/products/panacur__4__powder/020_product_details.aspx
https://www.allthingsbunnies.com/Panacur-Rabbit-18-75-Oral-Paste-p/med124.htm

But why are you de-worming? Have you seen worms in their poop? Blood? Diarrhea? Personally I have never had to de-worm a rabbit.
If you need something as a regular "just in case" option, feed your rabbits some pumpkin seeds as a natural defense against them.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I use black oil sunflower seeds. No need to shell. They are like crack to bunnies so go easy with them unless you want fat bunnies.

 

[Squishychicken]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dewormer-for-rabbits.1291339/#post-20969748

 

[cassie]

When I was raising meat rabbits I just fed plain old rabbit pellets and they grew out just fine. The commercial producers I know don't feed any special rations either.

 

[Squishychicken]

I would just feed feed too but....
When we got rabbits it tis we got 3 females 1 Male 6 months old. We had then get out the Male died and a female got lost. So we had 2 female which are New Zealand×California so they are big but it takes them a while to get big. We then proceeded to get another Male hr was a New Zealandx rex which is litly smaller then out females. So out babies take forever to get big and they eat alot so I was needing a way to Make them fat quicker.

 

[sourland]

Your rabbits are a product of their genetics. They might get fatter by change in diet, but their growth rate and 'meat' development will come as their genetics dictates - slower than pure meat breeds.

 

[Squishychicken]

Agreed. But some of them gain more meat if I feed cabbage and carrots a few times a week vs the ones that I dont.

 

[cassie]

This may sound harsh, but if your rabbits are taking forever to reach butcher weight, you would be better off to put them all in the pot and buy some better rabbits. The investment would be well worth it. If I were you, I would contact the American Rabbit Breeders Assn and find a breeder near me. You could also contact the local farm extension office and see if there are some rabbit producers close by. You might even be able to find a 4Her who has good rabbits.

 

[Squishychicken]

It's not harsh I would agree... but my little sister is the one who takes care of them (wanted to teach her about raising livestock and give her responsibility) and shes quite attached to the adults. Even though we told her not to cause we were eating then when we moved. I want to get some bigger rabbits but unfortunately not an option. This diet is seeming to work though hay,feed, cabbage, carrots and sunflowers seeds puts enough weight on um. I mean not as much as I want they dress out to have a decent amount of meat on um. Before butcher weight is about 4 pounds.