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Posted: 5/23/2022 6:20:45 AM EDT
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Had hundreds at one time.
Still have a few does and a buck for our own use. Posted a good bit here, may be searchable. Rabbits are the PERFECT starter animal. Quiet, odorless, prolific and come in easy to handle, single- serving size! Do Not keep them on ground. Here's an archived thread. Should be more https://www.ar15.com/forums/outdoors/New_Liberty_Homestead__City_Rabbit_Raising_and_other_adventures/19-683863/? |
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Posted: 5/23/2022 7:52:48 PM EDT
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They're Definitely susceptible to heat.we just lost 2 on Saturday when it was 93 out.
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Posted: 5/23/2022 8:10:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They're Definitely susceptible to heat.we just lost 2 on Saturday when it was 93 out. Wow, talk about sensitive! Were they kept outside in an open covering or barn/garage/shed where it would be much hotter? |
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Posted: 5/23/2022 8:27:01 PM EDT
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Ost.
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Posted: 5/23/2022 9:42:25 PM EDT
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Many years ago a co-worker's daughter went off to college and left them stuck with about 50 rabbits. They asked if I knew how to "process" them and if I could help. I agreed, and spent a half hour showing them how to quickly kill the rabbits, then how to skin and gut them. It took most of Saturday morning and afternoon for three of us to process them all, but we ended with lots of really terrific meat.
I still REALLY like hasenpfeffer ... a German rabbit dish. |
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Posted: 5/23/2022 10:34:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wow, talk about sensitive! Were they kept outside in an open covering or barn/garage/shed where it would be much hotter? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: They're Definitely susceptible to heat.we just lost 2 on Saturday when it was 93 out. Wow, talk about sensitive! Were they kept outside in an open covering or barn/garage/shed where it would be much hotter? Outside in cages that are half covered, half open. Had opaque plastic on top for a sun/rain break. We moved our remaining Rabbits into our barn where it's much cooler and have cross ventilation with a fan now. |
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Posted: 5/24/2022 1:09:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still REALLY like hasenpfeffer ... a German rabbit dish. I remember seeing the rabbits they raise when I was in Germany. They are huge compared to ours. |
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Posted: 6/30/2022 10:56:14 PM EDT
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My granddad had rabbits, probably up to 30 at a time. I remember eating chicken and being corrected...no, that's rabbit.
He was in Colorado just past the front range, and they were in pole shed during the summer, but I don't know what he did in the winter. |
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Posted: 9/12/2022 8:41:24 AM EDT
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Quoted: I’ve toyed with the idea for a few years now. I have some outbuildings, but they’re without power and would need a better plan for ventilation. I’m also a bit apprehensive of the heat without having some sort of exhaust fan which would help better control temperatures and assist in the ammonia smell removal. I don’t want to add too much to the daily workload by having to bring them fresh water once or twice a day that’s not frozen solid or frozen water to stay cool in the summer. I’ve also explored the option of doing rabbit colonies by building an immobile pen for the breeding stock and another for the grow outs. The downside of this would be that breeding is not well-controlled, higher risk of illness such as coccidia since they would be digging in the soil, etc. what has been your experience? Where are you at in Pa? I am in Pa and would be more than happy to answer any of your questions. Shoot me a pm. |
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Posted: 9/13/2022 11:25:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where are you at in Pa? I am in Pa and would be more than happy to answer any of your questions. Shoot me a pm. Thank you. PM sent. |
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Posted: 9/14/2022 8:12:18 PM EDT
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Tag.
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Posted: 12/18/2022 12:47:20 PM EDT
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what do you want to know?
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Posted: 12/18/2022 8:54:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They're Definitely susceptible to heat.we just lost 2 on Saturday when it was 93 out. I don’t know what kind of rabbits you have, but I’ve never lost any from heat in Georgia summers. All told, I’ve raised them 6 or 7 years. At our previous home, we had them in raised wire cages with a piece of plywood over them and behind them. In our new location, we have an open rabbit house with 14 cages for the breeders. It has a roof and no sides. I use rabbit tractors as grow out pens. Those pens are 8’ long with metal roofing covering 4-5’ of the top. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 9:14:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don’t know what kind of rabbits you have, but I’ve never lost any from heat in Georgia summers. All told, I’ve raised them 6 or 7 years. At our previous home, we had them in raised wire cages with a piece of plywood over them and behind them. In our new location, we have an open rabbit house with 14 cages for the breeders. It has a roof and no sides. I use rabbit tractors as grow out pens. Those pens are 8’ long with metal roofing covering 4-5’ of the top. Is there any chance you would be willing to share pictures? I like the open concept. I think I would need to do a 3 sided structure around the wire cages with the amount of wind and cold we get up here. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 9:45:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is there any chance you would be willing to share pictures? I like the open concept. I think I would need to do a 3 sided structure around the wire cages with the amount of wind and cold we get up here. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I don’t know what kind of rabbits you have, but I’ve never lost any from heat in Georgia summers. All told, I’ve raised them 6 or 7 years. At our previous home, we had them in raised wire cages with a piece of plywood over them and behind them. In our new location, we have an open rabbit house with 14 cages for the breeders. It has a roof and no sides. I use rabbit tractors as grow out pens. Those pens are 8’ long with metal roofing covering 4-5’ of the top. Is there any chance you would be willing to share pictures? I like the open concept. I think I would need to do a 3 sided structure around the wire cages with the amount of wind and cold we get up here. I bought this from my neighbor. He built it on skids so that it can be moved. I put wire around the bottom and a door on each end. He had dogs getting under the pens tearing up his rabbits. The welded wire stops that. Edit: Trying to get the pic to work.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 9:50:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is there any chance you would be willing to share pictures? I like the open concept. I think I would need to do a 3 sided structure around the wire cages with the amount of wind and cold we get up here. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I don’t know what kind of rabbits you have, but I’ve never lost any from heat in Georgia summers. All told, I’ve raised them 6 or 7 years. At our previous home, we had them in raised wire cages with a piece of plywood over them and behind them. In our new location, we have an open rabbit house with 14 cages for the breeders. It has a roof and no sides. I use rabbit tractors as grow out pens. Those pens are 8’ long with metal roofing covering 4-5’ of the top. Is there any chance you would be willing to share pictures? I like the open concept. I think I would need to do a 3 sided structure around the wire cages with the amount of wind and cold we get up here. They handle cold better than heat. I use tarps on the really cold and windy days. That may not work for you, but you want something that you can remove for air flow when it’s hot. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 11:02:41 PM EDT
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That makes sense. Thanks so much for sharing. I’m thinking if I take the plunge, I may be a structure with small spaces between slatted horizontal boards. That way there will be airflow but not large enough to make it tremendously drafty for them if that makes sense. I do like the idea of welded wire for protection.
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Posted: 12/19/2022 6:16:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don’t know what kind of rabbits you have, but I’ve never lost any from heat in Georgia summers. All told, I’ve raised them 6 or 7 years. At our previous home, we had them in raised wire cages with a piece of plywood over them and behind them. In our new location, we have an open rabbit house with 14 cages for the breeders. It has a roof and no sides. I use rabbit tractors as grow out pens. Those pens are 8’ long with metal roofing covering 4-5’ of the top. We at the time had New Zealand and Dutch. Lost a pregnant NZ female and a Dutch Male that day. We now have moved the remainders inside, and have added Silver Fox rabbits to our rabbitry. We've learned much since then. I have since raised, killed, processed and eaten our first meat rabbits. Nobody to our knowledge has bought any of our rabbits for meat consumption, but we have sold them as pets. I do plan on getting more into meat production, breeding more extensively, and offering rabbit processing classes in the spring. |
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Posted: 12/19/2022 11:40:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Had hundreds at one time. Still have a few does and a buck for our own use. Posted a good bit here, may be searchable. Rabbits are the PERFECT starter animal. Quiet, odorless, prolific and come in easy to handle, single- serving size! Do Not keep them on ground. Here's an archived thread. Should be more https://www.ar15.com/forums/outdoors/New_Liberty_Homestead__City_Rabbit_Raising_and_other_adventures/19-683863/? This mirrors my experience. I followed the plan outlined in Boyd craven he’s book “backyard meat rabbits”. I didn’t have too much trouble with heat or cold, and yes we get plenty of both in Michigan. Raised only California or new Zealand rabbits. Even grew our own organic fodder spouts for a few years. Easy and straightforward. |
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