Which Rabbits Are Easiest To Breed? I Need Advice!

[4 Georgia Hens]

I'd go with Dutch. Although they probably wouldn't be very profitable I'm with some of the others most rabbit breeding adventures aren't profitable.
Dutch have been a popular pet breed for decades. They're small, easy to handle, come in a variety of colors, easy to find, not too expensive and popular for showing if you want to get good stock and sell to that market.
They're a fun little breed that have stood the test of time.

Thank you! I will look into them.

 

[pintail_drake2004]

in my area, "small" pet type rabbits is an over produced market. Everyone has them listed on FB and CL all the time. However, upon researching what was lacking in my area was an abundance of meat rabbits and standard Rex. Buy the best quality stock you can afford! It will pay off quicker than you thing. I breed for quality meat and fur. My dad use to do the same, and once told me "breed the best and cull the rest." I refuse to sell low quality stock for breeders.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

in my area, "small" pet type rabbits is an over produced market. Everyone has them listed on FB and CL all the time. However, upon researching what was lacking in my area was an abundance of meat rabbits and standard Rex. Buy the best quality stock you can afford! It will pay off quicker than you thing. I breed for quality meat and fur. My dad use to do the same, and once told me "breed the best and cull the rest." I refuse to sell low quality stock for breeders.

Thank you for the advice!

 

[AltonaAcres]

Not to disagree, but I would not go with Dutch. Their color pattern must be almost perfect or they are DQed. You would have to sell 80% or more of the kits in a litter as pets (very cheap) bc very few have the correct color pattern. I would do Holland lops, Mini rex, rex, or polish

 

[Eggstatic ChickyDoo]

Mini Rex and Holland lops are both pretty docile, imo, and have better variety of colors than Dutch (who are also very sweet, but much higher standards for showing). In my experience lionheads are finicky care wise.

Buy the best quality stock you can afford! It will pay off quicker than you think.

X2 Raising a $20 pet and a $90 show quality rabbit takes exactly the same amount of feed, cleaning, etc. The difference is almost all front end investment.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

What do y'all think about mini lops? Unlike Holland lops, they do not carry the dwarf gene and can have larger litters.

 

[AltonaAcres]

Those would be a good choice! Not as adorable as the Holland's in my opinion ,but still great rabbits! Good breed

 

[AltonaAcres]

Mini rex have the cutest faces

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

View attachment 2110877 Mini rex have the cutest faces

Oh! What a cutie!

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

View attachment 2110877 Mini rex have the cutest faces

Do mini rex rabbits carry the dwarf gene?