Looking for meat rabbits....

Get Storey's book on raising rabbits by Bennet, I think his name is. There are suggestions on getting breeding rabbits in there. And yes, people do ship rabbits.

 

I live in NC, and our state fair is coming up in October. There are usually plenty of rabbits being shown and sold there. I would assume that GA has a state fair? That might be your best bet to meet local breeders

 

I have a bunch of awesome New Zealand White meat rabbits, but it's REALLY expensive to ship mammals. I asked a local rabbit breeder and she said it costs like $200. You have to get the shipping box, health certifercates and you have to drive them to an airport that will ship them, which is about 3 hours away! This is all second hand information, so I'd love to be wrong!

 

Unfortunately SouthernBelle, you have the shipping info right. You're looking at $200, maybe more, for shipping rabbits via air. I don't know of a ground service shipping, unless you can find a person or two for your rabbits to hitch a ride with.

 

Go to the ARBA website and do a breeder search for your area. You should be able to find people who specialize in what you want.

 

look on kijiji or craigslist--whatever is popular in your area. that is how I found mine. Peole will post theire excess, or ou can ask for what you are looking for.

 

Where are you located? Someone close to you might be able to help you.

 

Can't you just go to a farmers market? They sell live rabbits at auction. They run less than five dollars around here. Last week a chinchilla colored rabbit want for seven-fifty, but the rest were two and three dollars.

 

Meat rabbits sell for $4.99/lb around here. Or $10-15 alive.