I did this and did very well. I had 1buck (male) to every three does (females). I had New Zealand Whites, New Zealand Reds, what I was told was a New Zealand Black but after further research have decided was actually a Silverfox. I also had a Californian cross doe. My main meat rabbit sire was 1/2 New Zealand White and 1/2 Checkered Giant. When bred to the New Zealands, and the Silverfox produced a three way cross kit that grew out faster, larger with more meat without better food to meat ratios, and none of the heavier bones that you get with the "giant" breeds like purebred Checkered Giants or purebred Flemish Giants. I bred and raised my own replacement does from my best producing females. When I needed fresh blood in my herd, I would buy an UNRELATED buck. It is much easier to replace a bad producing buck than it is to replace a dozen or more bad & nasty tempered does. Keep very detailed records and pedigrees (with ear tattoos and/or names) and EVERY SINGLE RABBIT has a hutch card that slides into the flaps of their hopper feeder. I always offered to show each one of my customers my record/pedigree binder and encouraged them to read the hutch cards, explain what it all meant. Some people were interested, most weren't, but make the offer, and CULL HARD! Don't keep ANYTHING that isn't producing or has an aggressive nasty temperment. This way works. It's how I did my herd and in a couple years i most of my breeding does were the three way crossbred does that I bred and raised myself. They were very fertile, produced and raised large, fast growing, fat litters, maintained their weight while nursing litters of 9, 10, 11 kits. i had one of my homebred replacement does deliver AND RAISED 13 kits!! I was SHOCKED!!! I had a very low mortality rate too. I sold enough rabbits that they paid for themselves, fed our family of six and I would even take my mother and her husband all they wanted to eat. I learned how to build all wire mesh cages and sold them. the money for all that came from selling live, fryers, broilers and extra breeding stock. Tou van save the feed bags, fill them with manure and sell that. you can build raised beds under the cages and raise and sell fishing worms. When you butcher, save the feet, and if you know how, dye them different colors and turn them into lucky rabbit feet keychains. Sell the pelts , or keep them for your own use or raise purebred registered show rabbits, do rabbit shows, make and sell nesting boxes. I even made smaller nwood nestboxes and took 1"x1/2" floor mesh and made hanging boxes that the wooden boxes fit inside of then i would open the cage door and the wire nestbox I made would hang on the outside of the cage door opening and the door would have a spring latch that would close on the side of the wire box. I learned how to make the latches out of wire coat hangers. Once the nestbox was on the cage, it was strong. I made a small door on the back of the wire nestbox so I could add straw, check the kits and remove any dead ones. The Mini Lops and Dutch does LOVED these and they didn't lose any floor space. Even in the summer, remove the wooden box, place something flat & solid in the bottom of the hanging wire nestbox, give her some straw and once she builds her nest, her kits get enough air circulation that they don't smother and die from the heat. I don't know if there is anything that you can't do with a rabbit. I'm sorry this is so lengthy. IF you have read this far, it's pretty obvious I love rabbits
the moment i read three lines and somehow my eyes saw *Read more* and clicked on it, damn then I saw one lengthy paragraph i skipped and went to the next comment
I'm in the initial stages of rabbit farming, I would love to meet an experienced farmer is it possible to get the contacts of the one featured in this video
filter the urine through bio-char (charcoal) to reduce the smells that may be present. Using lactic activated bacteria (LABS) will help to disinfect the cages and reduce smells also,,,all can be done at the rabbit farm, info is available on google...
and you can add more proteins to both the rabbits and to swine by adding azolla grass at 50/50 to cut costs and gain a better feed for your animals..c hickens also like this food. To see more on Azolla grass growing see "Dexters World" on youtube...
Rabbits are a goldmine animal to a farm no matter the type of farm. Rabbits are delicious meat, a great quantity of meat, and their fur/skin has great value as well. they reproduce 'like rabbits' they are primarily domesticated and easy to handle. many breeds, easy to maintain, easy food and feed, and does wonders for fertilizing land and cleaning up garden waist. they not particularly loud either.
Am interested on rabbit farming. Can you please advise me on how to start. Am a Tanzanian mother living in Dodoma. Please Mr Kibanya I need your contact.
i do not think that other can help you to start the Rabbit farm, Only you can do it through your firm determination and bilief in yourself, but you need to search out related fact regarding Rabbit, you can do it in internet surfing
Thank you. This is encouraging for rabbit farmers. Thanks
You are the best teacher am a small sacle rabbits farm. I started with 3 in January 2023 and now I have 15
I did this and did very well. I had 1buck (male) to every three does (females). I had New Zealand Whites, New Zealand Reds, what I was told was a New Zealand Black but after further research have decided was actually a Silverfox. I also had a Californian cross doe. My main meat rabbit sire was 1/2 New Zealand White and 1/2 Checkered Giant. When bred to the New Zealands, and the Silverfox produced a three way cross kit that grew out faster, larger with more meat without better food to meat ratios, and none of the heavier bones that you get with the "giant" breeds like purebred Checkered Giants or purebred Flemish Giants. I bred and raised my own replacement does from my best producing females. When I needed fresh blood in my herd, I would buy an UNRELATED buck. It is much easier to replace a bad producing buck than it is to replace a dozen or more bad & nasty tempered does. Keep very detailed records and pedigrees (with ear tattoos and/or names) and EVERY SINGLE RABBIT has a hutch card that slides into the flaps of their hopper feeder. I always offered to show each one of my customers my record/pedigree binder and encouraged them to read the hutch cards, explain what it all meant. Some people were interested, most weren't, but make the offer, and CULL HARD! Don't keep ANYTHING that isn't producing or has an aggressive nasty temperment. This way works. It's how I did my herd and in a couple years i most of my breeding does were the three way crossbred does that I bred and raised myself. They were very fertile, produced and raised large, fast growing, fat litters, maintained their weight while nursing litters of 9, 10, 11 kits. i had one of my homebred replacement does deliver AND RAISED 13 kits!! I was SHOCKED!!! I had a very low mortality rate too. I sold enough rabbits that they paid for themselves, fed our family of six and I would even take my mother and her husband all they wanted to eat. I learned how to build all wire mesh cages and sold them. the money for all that came from selling live, fryers, broilers and extra breeding stock. Tou van save the feed bags, fill them with manure and sell that. you can build raised beds under the cages and raise and sell fishing worms. When you butcher, save the feet, and if you know how, dye them different colors and turn them into lucky rabbit feet keychains. Sell the pelts , or keep them for your own use or raise purebred registered show rabbits, do rabbit shows, make and sell nesting boxes. I even made smaller nwood nestboxes and took 1"x1/2" floor mesh and made hanging boxes that the wooden boxes fit inside of then i would open the cage door and the wire nestbox I made would hang on the outside of the cage door opening and the door would have a spring latch that would close on the side of the wire box. I learned how to make the latches out of wire coat hangers. Once the nestbox was on the cage, it was strong. I made a small door on the back of the wire nestbox so I could add straw, check the kits and remove any dead ones. The Mini Lops and Dutch does LOVED these and they didn't lose any floor space. Even in the summer, remove the wooden box, place something flat & solid in the bottom of the hanging wire nestbox, give her some straw and once she builds her nest, her kits get enough air circulation that they don't smother and die from the heat. I don't know if there is anything that you can't do with a rabbit. I'm sorry this is so lengthy. IF you have read this far, it's pretty obvious I love rabbits
what is the perfect size of the wire cage for one breeding rabbit.plz reply. thank you.
stevenm73 wow how long did you spend writing this
stevenm73 wow. This comment deserves its own video
the moment i read three lines and somehow my eyes saw *Read more* and clicked on it, damn then I saw one lengthy paragraph i skipped and went to the next comment
Good venture
Very educational and motivating; well done. This is what we need in Kenya, people who are willing to get their hands dirty and make money.
I am watching your vlog here in the Philippined. God bless.
I'm in the initial stages of rabbit farming, I would love to meet an experienced farmer is it possible to get the contacts of the one featured in this video
milk from rabbits ?.......how ?..zawadi umetudanganya hehehe.......i love this video so informative
How to convert your money in correspond to Senegalese Franc CFA? So I can better understand the finance part of the business
Thank you 🙏 for sharing
huyu sio Wetangula...... anyway good information coz am going to venture into this business and i love farming info from a Kenyan since am a Kenyan
I really want this business
filter the urine through bio-char (charcoal) to reduce the smells that may be present. Using lactic activated bacteria (LABS) will help to disinfect the cages and reduce smells also,,,all can be done at the rabbit farm, info is available on google...
Please I need a remedies for my rabbits they are very weak
and you can add more proteins to both the rabbits and to swine by adding azolla grass at 50/50 to cut costs and gain a better feed for your animals..c hickens also like this food. To see more on Azolla grass growing see "Dexters World" on youtube...
I nd more advise about rabbits
Rabbits are a goldmine animal to a farm no matter the type of farm. Rabbits are delicious meat, a great quantity of meat, and their fur/skin has great value as well. they reproduce 'like rabbits' they are primarily domesticated and easy to handle. many breeds, easy to maintain, easy food and feed, and does wonders for fertilizing land and cleaning up garden waist. they not particularly loud either.
the cage doors should open in, not out. also there should be extra small wire at bottom to stop babies from falling out.
I would like to know more on keeping Rabbits .Could you help
Do the research
woow that's good
am looking forward to start this
Fatoma Lebanon 5k
hi is there a ready market for rabits like a slaughter house?
I would also like to know where to sell my rabbits
Am interested on rabbit farming. Can you please advise me on how to start. Am a Tanzanian mother living in Dodoma. Please Mr Kibanya I need your contact.
i do not think that other can help you to start the Rabbit farm, Only you can do it through your firm determination and bilief in yourself, but you need to search out related fact regarding Rabbit, you can do it in internet surfing
100% right....
so so informative
what did he say was the 5 income from rabbits?
Romique Hooper .....manuer,their meat. Forgot the other 3.
Urine
I am Indian I have ravit mansur and urine please discuss you send your mobile no my no 8639640340
as always ur name is ...
ur name changes a lot?
nice vid anw
U need to dress better when u come to visit farmers..not mini u need to get a better dressing code..
I'm from Pakistan I want to buy from you
Hello
Lets eat more rabbit meat. It is healthier and tastier.
will never, ever let my rabbits live on a metal wire floor................
They are not pets unlike yours
@@BensleyDRAKE thanks for your answer