How do you BREED rabbits? ║ How to Raise MEAT RABBITS (Part 4/8)

Welcome to the meat rabbit collaboration!

0:00 Here in Part 4, my guests will walk you through breeding...
0:31 #1 Make a plan
6:35 #2 Take doe to buck
8:30 Gestation length
10:30 #3 Note fall-offs
11:41 "Heat sterile"
12:30 #4 Common question- What if I don't see mama nursing?
14:40 #5 Check kits
14:57 #6 Replace straw in nesting boxes (typo in video!)
15:35 What if kits die or are stillborn?
16:22 #7 Remove growouts before sexual maturity
16:52 #8 Harvest around 10-16 weeks

Check out my fellow collaborator’s channels below:

Dana @FantailValleyHomestead
Lorella @LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm
Megan @LivingtheHightLife
Victoria @DreamweaversHomestead
(And thanks to Charity!)

And here are their books so you can learn more:

“Raising Meat Rabbits in a Colony” by Dana
https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/shop/raising-meat-rabbits-in-a-colony-2nd-edition/

“All Things Rabbit” by Victoria
https://www.facebook.com/dreamweavershaven.homestead

“Feeding Meat Rabbits for Free” by Megan
https://www.facebook.com/dreamweavershaven.homestead

Contact Lorella for her free rabbit tractor plans
https://www.youtube.com/@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm/about

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