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Meat Bunnies?

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BusterAg
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I live in a neighborhood with an HOA, so no chickens, but I am pretty sure I can pull off "pet" rabbits.

Anyone do this? What kind of a setup do I reliably need to get 4 - 8 coneys a year.

javajaws
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For a second there I thought I was looking at the general board!
EFE
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Penned Rabbits will make your yard/house smell like a little league dugout.

Hard pass.
AgEng98
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EFE said:

Penned Rabbits will make your yard/house smell like a little league dugout.

Hard pass.


I see where you're coming from, but lean towards the monkey house at the zoo in summer.
Shoefly!
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Our neighbors raised meat rabbits. Serious ammonia smell came from their cages, especially during the heat of summer.
oldschool87
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Let them keep breeding. What do you think we're gonna be eating in 6 months…
oklaunion
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oldschool87 said:

Let them keep breeding. What do you think we're gonna be eating in 6 months…
Dude, that statement needs no wink. That is a truism.
oldschool87
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oklaunion said:

oldschool87 said:

Let them keep breeding. What do you think we're gonna be eating in 6 months…
Dude, that statement needs no wink. That is a truism.
I had no intentions of it being a wink of not happening. It was a wink of this is coming...
snowaggie
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Roger and me - Pets or meat - YouTube
StinkyPinky
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Meat bunny……..hmmm
B-1 83
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Fried rabbit……..cream gravy…….homemade biscuits………….mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Being in TexAgs jail changes a man……..no, not really
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bkag9824
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You don't need much space, but as others have said, the ammonia smell can be quite strong if not managed. Rabbit urine is up there on the "strength" chart compared to other livestock.

I raised rabbits in high school (show, not meat), and could have easily kept a steady litter at the ready for processing in a ~8'x20' space had I gone the meat route. Could easily raise them in your backyard as described.

And you might be surprised what folks will pay for processed meat rabbits. Won't be enough to make money, but would help offset costs of your personal consumption.

Just keep heat stress/management under consideration for the summer months since they can't get below grade and into a cooler spot when things get baking.
AgLA06
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Why can't they?
DatTallArchitect
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AgLA06 said:

Why can't they?
If they could burrow underground, they would escape
Buck Turgidson
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Thread title has kind of a porn vibe.
TdoubleH
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If wanting to become more self sufficient, getting out of an HOA neighborhood would be my first step.
AgLA06
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DatTallArchitect said:

AgLA06 said:

Why can't they?
If they could burrow underground, they would escape
Okay, so why not make them a burrow under the cage and line it with chicken wire?
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We raised meat rabbits for many years and the ammonia smell is easily taken care of. Use all wire cages, suspended over a worm bed. In our case the beds were made with 2x8 cedar frames set on a dirt floor. Start with 2 - 3 inches of peat moss and a little loose dirt in the frame, wet it down then after a week or so add the red wrigglers and scatter a couple of hand fulls of cornmeal over the top to get them started. Use plenty of worms. Turn the beds with a spade fork once in awhile and work the wetter areas back into the dry. No smell problem, it never develops. We used the worms for perch fishing, took out some bedding soil each year for flower pots and the vegetable garden, ate the rabbits. Everything was under a tin roof, with half wall sides. Easy system to maintain with low input and lots of benefits.
So three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar.................You can't convince me that's a coincidence.
BCO07
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We're keeping a breeding pair from our recent show rabbits. Plan on keeping them in the same 10x20 area as our hens with a way to isolate the doe when she's with kits. We'll see how it goes, hopefully we'll have 5 ish rabbits ready to butcher every 6 weeks or so
bkag9824
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AgLA06 said:

DatTallArchitect said:

AgLA06 said:

Why can't they?
If they could burrow underground, they would escape
Okay, so why not make them a burrow under the cage and line it with chicken wire?
Why not just put a couple fans up and throw a frozen ice bottle in the cage with them?
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Rabbit always makes me think of this!!!
CE Lounge Lizzard
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AgTrip said:





Rabbit always makes me think of this!!!

I think of this one.
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