My Newest Californain Rabbits

[MissPrissy]

They hopped out of the nest all fluffy and fat and sweet.

This last one the babies are nursing from momma. Awwww. How cute!

 

[miss_thenorth]

Nice! Meaat rabbits are on the list for this fall-I have been anitcipating them for a year. (Need to make room in the barn)

Do you process them yourself?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Golly they grow fast! Wasn't it just a week or so ago that you told us they were born?

They are too cute!

 

[SterlingAcres]

Aww they are adorable!! Meat rabbits are also on the list of animals to get here.

 

[KellyGwen]

They are adorable! I am planning on getting meat rabbits here very soon (to supplement our eggs and the meat chickens we're also planning on!). There is a local breeder who has white and red New Zealand rabbits and I was planning on getting a trio. Is there a difference between your Californians and the New Zealands? Taste/Care etc?

 

[MissPrissy]

They do grow fast. the babies were born 2 weeks ago tomorrow. They came out of the nest on their own yesterday. They were born about 1/5th their current size, hairless and with their eyes sealed over. Almost like a naked rat. They are so cute.

I really like my big does. They all are show stock and have nice dewlaps. I can see on one of the babies the dewlap starting to darken under the chin already - seems early to me.

The bucks do not have a dewlap.

 

[MissPrissy]

NZ's are the number 1 meat rabbit. Californains are considered number 2. However I Have been told the californains have a finer bone and with proper feeding and care the meat is almost white and the rumps and thick heavy quarters when harvested.

 

[BantyHugger]

AWwWWwW! I just got a Cali myself! She looks just like your mama!

 

[MissPrissy]

Very pretty. How big is your doe? Mine is 15 months old and weighs 9.75 lbs.

 

[theOEGBman]

Angie, they are so cute! My grandma was telling me today that my great-grandmother raised upwards to 200 rabbits at a time on her property for meat, it seems like a very cool thing to do. Great pics.