anomalyinID
Hatching
Hello all,
I'm new to the posting side of this forum, but I have been reading the threads here for quite some time. I'm looking for some pointers on where to go with my new rabbitry. My main goal is to provide meat for my growing family, but I am the type of person that likes to optimize whatever I am doing. With this in mind, I expect I will look to sell and/or barter some of my rabbits once I get enough in the freezer.
Here is my current setup:
I have (2) single rabbit cages and a grow-out pen that are not being used currently. I don't intend to expand beyond my current cages for a few years.
7 month old New Zealand White doe - pedigreed
1 yr old New Zealand Red doe - purebred but not pedigreed
2 yr old New Zealand Black buck - pedigreed, and a grand champion
4 month old Silver Fox doe - purebred but not pedigreed
4 month old New Zealand/Californian doe
I also have (3) two week old kits from the NZW doe that come from a separate pedigreed buck from the breeder where I purchased her, and another litter expected in 3 weeks from my NZR doe. The buck was another purebred NZR.
My question to the group is what do you suggest as a plan of action for my first year? My initial thought is to save a doe (assuming there is one) from my pedigreed NZW litter. This would give me two separate pedigreed does that can be bred to my pedigreed NZ buck, and their kits will be dual purpose meat/sold as pedigreed NZ rabbits. I plan to breed my buck to the rest of the does to generate solely meat rabbits.
Does this plan make sense? I'm sure there are a lot of different routes I can go down with this project, and I am hopeful that some more experienced rabbit raisers can give me some ideas!
I'm new to the posting side of this forum, but I have been reading the threads here for quite some time. I'm looking for some pointers on where to go with my new rabbitry. My main goal is to provide meat for my growing family, but I am the type of person that likes to optimize whatever I am doing. With this in mind, I expect I will look to sell and/or barter some of my rabbits once I get enough in the freezer.
Here is my current setup:
I have (2) single rabbit cages and a grow-out pen that are not being used currently. I don't intend to expand beyond my current cages for a few years.
7 month old New Zealand White doe - pedigreed
1 yr old New Zealand Red doe - purebred but not pedigreed
2 yr old New Zealand Black buck - pedigreed, and a grand champion
4 month old Silver Fox doe - purebred but not pedigreed
4 month old New Zealand/Californian doe
I also have (3) two week old kits from the NZW doe that come from a separate pedigreed buck from the breeder where I purchased her, and another litter expected in 3 weeks from my NZR doe. The buck was another purebred NZR.
My question to the group is what do you suggest as a plan of action for my first year? My initial thought is to save a doe (assuming there is one) from my pedigreed NZW litter. This would give me two separate pedigreed does that can be bred to my pedigreed NZ buck, and their kits will be dual purpose meat/sold as pedigreed NZ rabbits. I plan to breed my buck to the rest of the does to generate solely meat rabbits.
Does this plan make sense? I'm sure there are a lot of different routes I can go down with this project, and I am hopeful that some more experienced rabbit raisers can give me some ideas!
