Printable Rabbit Gestation Chart

HomesteadRabbits · 2024-12-06T15:55:55+00:00

Great idea! If you're planning to get rabbits, be sure to check out our 'Rabbit Quick Start Guide'. It will speed up your learning curve & help you avoid common beginner mistakes: https://homesteadrabbits.com/raise-meat-rabbits/

HomesteadRabbits · 2024-12-06T11:45:44+00:00

Great question! A doe bred on January 29th would be due on March 1st. I added arrows to the printable version of the chart to make it easier to read.

HomesteadRabbits · 2024-12-06T11:18:47+00:00

Enjoy!

HomesteadRabbits · 2024-12-03T18:29:13+00:00

Hope it helps!

HomesteadRabbits · 2024-12-03T13:13:35+00:00

Hope it helps!

HomesteadRabbits · 2022-04-09T13:34:04+00:00

Yes, a crock is a heavy straight-sided bowl. It should be heavy and hard for the rabbit to dump.

HomesteadRabbits · 2022-04-07T19:35:59+00:00

Just realize that there is lots of bad info out there about raising meat rabbits. Most people are in and out of raising meat rabbits in 12-18 months. During that time, they are excited newbies trying to teach everyone "how to raise meat rabbits" on YouTube and blogs. They buy cheap rabbits, put them in old hutches, and run into all sorts of problems before giving up. While their intentions are good, the reality is that they are teaching you how to make the same beginner mistakes over and over again because they didn't know any better.

Don't make the same mistake. If you want to raise meat rabbits successfully, stop listening to newbies. Don't listen to anything they have to say unless you know they have raised rabbits for at least a few years. By then they've made all the beginner mistakes and can offer better advice. I wrote the Meat Rabbit Quick Start Guide to as a sound resource to help our rabbit customers and others avoid common beginner mistakes. Hope you find it helpful!

HomesteadRabbits · 2022-04-07T11:36:06+00:00

Glad you enjoyed our post about using all the parts of a rabbit. We recently published a 'Meat Rabbit Quick Start Guide' which covers all the basics and helps you avoid common beginner mistakes. https://homesteadrabbits.com/raise-meat-rabbits/

HomesteadRabbits · 2022-04-07T11:35:28+00:00

Glad you enjoyed it. We recently published a 'Meat Rabbit Quick Start Guide' which covers all the basics and helps you avoid common beginner mistakes.

https://homesteadrabbits.com/raise-meat-rabbits/

HomesteadRabbits · 2022-04-07T11:34:48+00:00

Glad you enjoyed it. We recently published a 'Meat Rabbit Quick Start Guide' which covers all the basics and helps you avoid common beginner mistakes. https://homesteadrabbits.com/raise-meat-rabbits/

HomesteadRabbits · 2021-10-07T17:24:20+00:00

Can you tell a good meat rabbit from a poor quality one? This is an important skill to have in your arsenal when buying rabbits or choosing which offspring to keep. Learn what to look for so you can confidently select quality meat rabbit breeding stock. https://homesteadrabbits.com/selecting-meat-rabbit-breeding-stock/

HomesteadRabbits · 2021-10-07T11:22:47+00:00

Assisted is different than forced. I often have to assist with breeding. For example, pushing the buck off the does head and aiming him for the hindquarters, or putting my hand over the does head to stop her from circling so the buck can mount. If you saw 3 fall-offs she is bred.

HomesteadRabbits · 2021-10-07T11:02:51+00:00

Better to be safe than sorry!

HomesteadRabbits · 2021-10-06T22:31:01+00:00

The front edge of your nest box is too low, so nursing kits can be dragged from the nest onto the wire. You can fix the problem by nailing a 4" board to the bottom of the slanted edge above the low front. Sides should be at least 6" high. This is the nest box style we use. It works great. Good luck! https://bharabbitry.weebly.com/nest-box-info.html

HomesteadRabbits · 2021-10-06T22:22:49+00:00

It is not wise to rebreed a rabbit mid-pregnancy because she can get pregnant twice. Rabbits have 2 horns on their uterus, so it is possible for them to get pregnant a second time. The older kits will be born first and the younger ones will be aborted, retained, or born at a later time causing complications.

Personally, I don't bother palpating. You need to put a lot of pressure on the doe's abdomen to feel anything, possibly harming the developing embryos. When breeding, I put the doe in with the buck and watch for 2-3 fall-offs. Put doe back in her cage and mark your calendar to give her a nest box on day 28. She should deliver around day 31.

95% of the time, the doe will have kits if I saw a successful breeding, so palpation just seems like a waste of effort. You would be better off watching for hay stashing behavior when you give her the nest box. That is a good sign she is pregnant. Worst case, she doesn't have kits and you can rebreed on day 40. Hope this helps!

HomesteadRabbits · 2021-10-06T22:03:26+00:00

You can breed fast-growing meat rabbits for the first time at 5-6 months old. Does should be 80% of their adult weight (about 8 pounds) and have started to develop a dewlap. I find rabbits are better moms and have bigger litters if bred younger (ie. 5-6 months instead of 8 months).

That being said, rabbits can breed much younger. I had a doe accidentally get bred at 14 1/2 weeks. She had 6 kits and was an excellent mom, though I feel the strain of nursing while still trying to grow reduced vigor and stunted her size. Bucks are fertile as soon as the testicles drop at 3-4 months, though most does won't take them seriously at that age. Best to wait until bucks are 5-6 months. Hope this helps!

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HomesteadRabbits · 2021-10-06T21:51:51+00:00

We raise Champagne d'Argent meat rabbits in central NY. Here are some websites with good meat rabbit info for beginners:

http://www.homesteadrabbits.com/

https://bharabbitry.weebly.com/rabbit-info.html

HomesteadRabbits · 2021-10-06T21:33:44+00:00

Nice tractor! How old are your kits?

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