jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Thinking of breeding rabbits for the table. Spoke to one man already who does it. And he was telling me it's a great supply of meat all year round. Does anyone on here do this or had done this on the past. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,543 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Spoken to a few people , I think price of feed going up and work involved makes lot of people give up.also think of space you need about 3 hutches 4ft long by about 2 ft . Then storing feed/bales of hay and shavings. if you can source new Zealand or Californian breed rabbits they are supposed to be the best lot of the giant breeds have a greater bone to flesh ratio and are slower to grow /require more feed. couple people I spoke to online just used decent sized pet rabbits and would eat the ones they could not sell . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hily 379 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Kept Newzealand whites for pets as a younging but they kept escaping was ok thou my dad would let me use my pocket money to by more .It was years later that my mam told me about my dad taken the rabbits to the butchers for beer money. 3 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, forest of dean redneck said: Spoken to a few people , I think price of feed going up and work involved makes lot of people give up.also think of space you need about 3 hutches 4ft long by about 2 ft . Then storing feed/bales of hay and shavings. if you can source new Zealand or Californian breed rabbits they are supposed to be the best lot of the giant breeds have a greater bone to flesh ratio and are slower to grow /require more feed. couple people I spoke to online just used decent sized pet rabbits and would eat the ones they could not sell . The room or the feeding wouldn't be an issue for me. Got plenty of room and hay here. Wonder could you to free graze them as we have over an acer of a lawn around the house. Also what grain or meal were they been fed if anyone knows. Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,543 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 40 minutes ago, jetro said: The room or the feeding wouldn't be an issue for me. Got plenty of room and hay here. Wonder could you to free graze them as we have over an acer of a lawn around the house. Also what grain or meal were they been fed if anyone knows. Atb j Just rabbit food ,I think you can even get a type for rabbit growers ? You could keep them in arks with mesh bottoms an move them every day or 2, save cutting the grass.? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Going to take a bit of planning this. But would be worth a go. The only draw back would sourcing the rabbit feed. Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,543 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, jetro said: Going to take a bit of planning this. But would be worth a go. The only draw back would sourcing the rabbit feed. Atb j Any independent horsey smallholder type places near you, i used to buy sack of Allen & page rabbit pellet under tenner a sack, think it was couple year ago,I only got a old ex stud mini lol rabbit now as a pet so just buy small sack of rabbit food suitable for small rabbits. if you buy the museli type food they tend to pick & choose what to eat an you get lot of wastage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 I can ask if they can order it it in for me. No pet stores or even pet rabbits around me lol. Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,543 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Damn where do you live ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said: Damn where do you live ? In the very rual west of Ireland. You wouldn't believe this place lol Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,543 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Ah got you ,don't suppose they have the poultry/fur auctions on market day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Not even a market lol. Atb j. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: I’ll fetch ye over a load of ye let me pitch up in ye nice big posh lawn? No problem lad. Anytime your more than welcome. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,333 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I used to breed them about 12 years ago had new Zealands and Californians and some hybrids from a guy up the road, was good fun I sold loads as giant house bunnies ( was the trend at the time ) I could get £4 from butcher or £30 as house rabbits, the bloke still breeds them and would sell you a trio am sure he sells them to a dealer that I think sends them to France , i had a bank of 8 hutches 2ft deep 4ft wide if I was going to do it again I'd use wire bottoms Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,333 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 And I fed a rabbit pellet witch is £7 for 15kg ready grass £12 a bale and roled oats £5 for 25 kg loads of scraps from Alotment and garden, ( them prices are today's prices my daughter has a pair of rex rabbis ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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