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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Raise Meat Rabbits For Fun & Profit

Raising meat rabbits can be a very rewarding experience for the novice or veteran rabbit breeder. Breeding rabbits for meat and raising them properly can be a profitable hobby or business.

If you do not currently have any meat rabbits. Or if you are thinking of purchasing additional ones consider the following when selecting meat rabbits to raise:

1. Meat rabbits need to have ample milk for large numbers of kits.
2. Any rabbits raised for meat should mate as frequently as is safe.
3. When dealing with meat rabbits litter size should be large.

The top two breeds raised for rabbit meat are the New Zealand White rabbit and the Californian for their size. Both of these breeds have all the qualities needed for needed for successful meat production. These qualities to look for are: good traits such as larger litters, good eyes, good feet, good health, and good meat per portions. There are many other possible breeds to choose from also.

The health of the rabbits raised for meat is essential to the success of any rabbit farm. This is true whether you are raising rabbits for show, pets or for meat. To help insure your rabbits are healthy, buy healthy breeding stock to begin with.

Before buying breeding stock look at the conditions of the rabbit farm selling the rabbits. Ask the following questions to yourself while you tour the rabbit farm:

* Are the cages and rabbits clean?
* Do they have the fly population under control?
* Is there plenty of food and water available for the rabbits?
* Do the rabbits have healthy fur? Look for signs of scaly skin, bald patches and other signs of disease.

If you answered no to any of these, you should think carefully before purchasing from this rabbit farm.

When you are starting out with a new rabbit farm, consider starting small at first. It is usually a good idea to start with as few as one buck and three does. You can always add more as you go along.

Try to find rabbit breeders close to your geographic location. Rabbits find it very difficult to adjust to climate changes. Taking healthy rabbits from the north west and moving them to the south east could destroy your chances of rabbit farm success.

If you are having a hard time finding breeding stock near you, try the internet free classifieds sites. They often offer a great starting point in finding rabbits for sale. The county extension office can refer you to local breeders as well.

Before you bring the new herd home try to have everything ready for them. They will need housing, water, food and daily attention. Try getting the whole family excited about this fun new rabbit farm you are starting. Kids often take to raising rabbits right away and can be very helpful in ensuring proper care for your rabbits.

Also read, read and read some more on the topics of rabbit farms for meat. The more you know the better prepared you will be to handle any crisis that might occur. Typical crisis that might occur is such as disease, sterility, market loss and other such related problems.

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