Help! Too many bunnies!

[GD91]

Long story short, after 2 unsuccessful tries I mated all 3 of my does. This was their last chance since they have been bumming off me for 6 months. Anyway, the spring air worked & I had a shock.

The first doe gave birth & ate all her kits then dies from a fit of some sort 2 days later

BUT....

The second doe has given birth to 7 kits & the third doe has also had seven kits!

I'm delighted, but the freezer has decided to break NOW of all times & since I quit my job recently (family issues) there is not even a pound to spare for a new one.

What the hell am I going to do with all these buns?

I can't keep them past 12 weeks except one or 2 because of the feed they'll consume. That was the plan.

Also, the cooker is broken, we need a new one of those to.

Money, Money, Money!

Granted rabbit feed isn't all that expensive, but 17 rabbits could send me under

 

[SternRose]

Sell them, give them away!!. Why breed with no back up plan? Don't answer unless u want none of my beeswaxs(lol) but have a back up plan always. Mines to sell, if that fails give away, if that fails, eat.

 

[GD91]

Sell them, give them away!!. Why breed with no back up plan? Don't answer unless u want none of my beeswaxs(lol) but have a back up plan always. Mines to sell, if that fails give away, if that fails, eat.

Oh trust me, there's a back up plan

I should have specified, there's my nans giant freezer halfway across town, but its just not ideal at the moment although we might be moving there soon & then there will be no more BYC for me

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I couldn't even give them away here lol, loads of pet rabbits free to good home here.

And I was working 31 days ago with no intention of quitting my job, a lot changes in a month.

Of course the fridge & freezer break down at the perfect moment, along with the oven!

 

[SavageDestiny]

Sell them, give them away!!. Why breed with no back up plan? Don't answer unless u want none of my beeswaxs(lol) but have a back up plan always. Mines to sell, if that fails give away, if that fails, eat.

Well I think the plan was to eat them, but with a sudden lack of freezer space that becomes a problem.

 

[SternRose]

Understand.

 

[Burns Homestead]

What about canning them.If you "Can" That's My Plan. I also have 3 pregnant. Im trying to get more on the Self Sufficient side. If you can them you don't need a fridge.

 

[SternRose]

Can them. Eeewwwww!!!!!!!

 

[Burns Homestead]

A lot of people can meat Rabbits I have not done it yet but planning on it.

 

[SternRose]

O. I never heard of doing that.

 

[GD91]

Interesting!

Thankyou.

How can I can them? Some are for dog food, so this could work out

And here's a link to another thread with more info about the doe that died.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/874563/just-saw-my-neighbor-chucking-junk-food-in-my-yard

I'm having a lot of problems with this guy

read it & warn others to scope out the neighbors before they move home.