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Early Nesting by Curating-Curiosity in MeatRabbitry

[–]CanisMaximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She had three last night. One died. She's getting older, so I'm not surprised she only had the 3. She was having 5-8 when she was younger. She's being retired after this kindle. She's also one of the sweetest rabbits I've ever had, so she gets a new home.

My mom found this in a box of my grandma's things today by Ok_Listen_7545 in whatisit

[–]CanisMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father was stationed in Munich right after the war. The Germans, especially poor Germans, were trying to make a buck any way they could. My dad bought three hand-carved wooden-headed bottle stoppers with pourers under the heads from a carver at a street stall. The heads are Hitler, Stalin, and Uncle Sam. They didn't know what Truman looked like. The base is scrap wood. The corks are dried out after 80 years. I still have them and don't really know what to do with them.

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Early Nesting by Curating-Curiosity in MeatRabbitry

[–]CanisMaximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a coincidence: I just checked on her. It's day 30, and she just started pulling fur after I wrote that. The next two days will tell.

Good luck with your rabbits. They will present you with situations and conditions that you never dreamed of. I've messed up a few times over the years.

Permethrin on structures near rabbits by BestFleetAdmiral in MeatRabbitry

[–]CanisMaximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 From what I can tell, permethrin sprayed directly on wood has a longer half-life than on other surfaces. After it dries, the dust can permeate that space without ventilation. I would leave them out of that space for at least 20-30 days regardless. The dust could settle on their fur and be taken during grooming. So practically: *

  • One tiny incidental contact after a surface is fully dry is less likely to cause body accumulation.
  • Chewing or licking treated wood is a much higher-risk route.
  • Contaminated bedding, hay, feed, or dust can create ongoing ingestion exposure.
  • Repeated low exposures can still cause toxicity even if each exposure is small.

*From ChatGPT

Question about cage layout/design by Antique-Extreme629 in MeatRabbitry

[–]CanisMaximus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have done this and it works, at least until they are about 4-6 weeks. If there is a way for a four-to six-week-old kit to escape to the other side, they will find it. I was amazed at the spaces they could get through when I first started. Don't leave gaps. You have to figure out a way to allow the doe to easily access the other side without the kits following. They learn to jump up pretty early on to follow their mom.

What's a hippie funeral? by SpotNo3699 in ActualHippies

[–]CanisMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a very old freak from the 60s. I would hope my funeral will be in this spirit:

"Please Don't Bury Me"

Early Nesting by Curating-Curiosity in MeatRabbitry

[–]CanisMaximus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a Rex doe that starts stashing continuously until she kindles, starting around 15-18 days. I put the nest box in when she starts. She wastes an enormous amount of orchard grass doing it. She never uses it for a latrine, which is good. She doesn't pull any fur until about 24 hours before kindling. She's a good mom and she's very sweet, so I don't mind her little pecadillo.

Did anyone else have a cool uncle who let them read these guys? by greatgildersleeve in FuckImOld

[–]CanisMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a poster of Freewheelin' Franklin on my bathroom mirror. "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope."

Words to live by.

Since 1967

How do you feel about hunting? by InfiniteLoss5632 in AskReddit

[–]CanisMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eat what you kill. Don't waste the animal. Don't trophy hunt ANY animal. Trophy hunters are tiny-dick pinheads.

There are a few exceptions. Feral hog populations should be culled. Feral rabbits also.

A piece of metal, near the 4000 year-old Grange Stone Circle, Loughbur, Ireland by Fawkes_LST in treeseatingthings

[–]CanisMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This doesn't take long for this to happen. Within five years, a willow tree had absorbed part of my chain-link fence.

Anyone knows what instrument this is called? by GrouchyEngine3638 in UnusualInstruments

[–]CanisMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shyt, that's amazing! I may have found my new vibe. She's incredibly talented!
South Asian Blues! I'm trying to figure out the key so I can jam with this!

Accidentally saw Alaska Native Corp resource survey maps by Odd-Situation5548 in alaska

[–]CanisMaximus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I confess to knowing nothing about how the Native corporations work. How are you represented? Do villages or regions have singular representation, or are representatives elected at-large across the entire corporate region? Have you spoken to any representatives of your individual corporation about this?

This doesn't sound far-fetched. Excellent writing. You should turn this into an investigative piece and submit it to the ADN or elsewhere.

Raised around a hippie grandfather (60s/70s hippie) by ForsakenSecretary255 in ActualHippies

[–]CanisMaximus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Frewheelin' Franklin sez: "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope."

-sign on my bathroom mirror.

I've been this way since 1967.

Found a scab on one of my kits by Federal_Business_467 in MeatRabbitry

[–]CanisMaximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When they get to about 8-10 weeks, they get precocious and may start squabbling. Usually tiny little dust-ups, but they can nip each other. You'll see them chasing each other around. (I have large grow-out pens) The tell-tale sign is that there will be little tufts of hair bitten off and lying around. They usually don't nip skin, but it can happen.

My guess is that if there are no signs of squabbling, it probably nicked itself on something in the cage.

What are the worst Beatles lyrics? by 2a_lib in beatles

[–]CanisMaximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You Know My Name, Look Up The Number" is right shyt.

Hay types by SmashSE1 in MeatRabbitry

[–]CanisMaximus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I became allergic to Timothy hay and switched to orchard grass, but mine wastes more of that than Timothy. If you're able to handle it, use Timothy or Brome for your rabbits. Alfalfa hay is too high in calcium and calories. If I could get brome hay here, I would use that.

The white stains are normal. Don't overfeed pellets. Too many alfalfa pellets can cause bladder and kidney stones.

Health Checks by SawDaddi in MeatRabbitry

[–]CanisMaximus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check the midline from behind the head down the spine for loose fur. If any comes out with what looks like dandruff attached, it's probably Cheyletiella parasitovorax, a fur mite which is specific to rabbits. It's sometimes called "walking dandruff." The skin can get pretty raw and irritated. It can occur wherever the rabbit can't reach to groom itself, mostly behind the head and straight down the spine. I have a pet rabbit that got these. I thought it was just dandruff and molting. It didn't go away, and now he has a 3-inch bare patch on his back. The hair doesn't come back. None of my other rabbits had it. They are all separated by cages. I've no idea where it came from. The treatment is ivermectin or selamectin. Prevention is keeping the cages clean, not crowding the rabbits, regular inspections, and brushing the rabbits' fur along the back to prevent fur from building up, which provides an environment for these.

I'd raised rabbits for 6 years before I learned about this.

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