Hello, We have bought a house in SE GA on 10 acres, that we are fixing up and hope to move into within a few months. We are very interested in pasture raised...
Hi Elisa, Welcome to the group. I can't help you with tractors as I've not tried it. With the nice flat land in SE GA I think a tractor would be ideal. ...
I feed mine free choice alfalfa (and hay if I had it) black berry leaves/canes sticks and twigs from apple and plum trees any wild plants I can find ......
i just put a huge bundle of Kudzu into their pen, they LOVE IT, also they get grain, and all kinds of other weeds and grasses i collect free, ... From:...
i was offerd some Mini Lops, i keep my rabbits in a natural type colony setting (burrows) and not sure if the floppy ears would get in the way, that and i...
We feed pellets daily, along with free choice hay, alfalfa when I can find it, & some fruits &/or veggies every day. During the summer, our pear & apple...
all of my does deliver underground except for Grandma, she has been kicked out of the Queen possition and now has her litters in the chicken coop in a box i...
my three does should be kindling next week. I'm a bit apprehensive about this ... my first kindling in the colony. Also, it could very well be hot outside...
my colony is set up where the does dig their own nest chamber underground, they kindle all year this way with not problems, i wouldnt have a colony any...
I've got nestboxes along 2 walls in my colony, and almost all of my does used them the first time they kindled in the colony without problems. I do have 1 doe...
If I could let mine burrow I would :) ! but I have clay soil, they are outside, and every time you dig a hole here it fills up with water! :-O So, I had to...
Hi Leslie, Thanks for the warm welcome and advice. Elisa _____ From: colonyraisingrabbits@yahoogroups.com [mailto:colonyraisingrabbits@yahoogroups.com] On...
HI IM NEW HERE BRANDI HOW MANY RABBITS IS GOOD IN ONE CAGE OR ENCLOSURE 'TIA FOR ANY INFO. IVE RAISED RABBITS IN TRADITIONAL WAY. HAD 50 WORKING DOES AT ONE...
... I have never used a nest box; my does dig burrows and kindle in the burrows. I prefer this because the kits are cool in the summer and warm in the winter....
HI I WONDERED IF I CAN ASK SOME QUESTIONS I CANT FIND THE PEOPLE THAT GO WITH SOME OF THE PICTURES IVE BEEN LOOKING AT ONE WAS DID JULY 08 CALLED LINDAMEDERO I...
Hi, my little colony (1 buck, 2 does) has been successfully living in a 12x12 horse stall where we buried fencing about 2 ft deep. I didn't think so, but it...
my colony is outdoors, i dont have a problem keeping it clean as everything disolves into the ground, in fact i have the OPPOSIT problem lol, i have NO...
Hi Dorit, ... Mine are in a large pen (20x20?) on a hillside. I put hay out and the hay (and poop) all roll downhill eventually. Like Nathan says the poops ...
HI, ... I HAVE 2 DOES AND ONE BUCK IN AN ENCLOSURE ABOUT 20' X 20' IT GETS PRETTY CROWDED IN THERE WHEN THE DOES ARE KINDLING LITTERS BACK TO BACK. I COULD...
Gray doe made a huge nest this AM. By noon the butterscotch doe had taken it over. Huge fight ensues. Gray rabbit loses. Then we realized the butterscotch doe...
I've had does kindle in a single nest and share nursing duties. They don't care whose kits are whose. I'd just leave things alone unless the does continue to...
I went out there this morning to find a beautiful nest of dark silver babies. Apparently all babies belonged to the other doe. Opal now has her very own nest...
Hello. I live in Oklahoma and am considering starting a rabbit colony. The reason for using this system is to get away from the heat here. I don't know any...
grow out pens like you show in that link are a good idea, but makeing a celler type breeding set up is alot more work than a well planned colony needs to...
one buck is left of a breeding age with the does at all times, they schedual their own breedings and as long as i keep pleanty of food and water out ther too...
THANKS NATHAN HOW BIG IS YOUR PEN? HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE TO Â REPLACE THE ORIGINAL DOES? DO YOU BUTCHER AT ABOUT 12 WEEKS? I HAVE A CHANCE TO GET AN ADULT DOE...
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