So I've been hoping to get into raising meat rabbits. I started with a pair of mutt bunnies from my feed store. I tried to sex them and get myself a pair, but they turned out to both be boys. Bummer.
I kept the white one, Bugsy, because he was a little bigger and super friendly, Dipsy, the little black one, is less people friendly. He's not aggressive, just doesn't crave people attention like Bugsy does.
New baby bunnies - Bugsy and Dipsy
Getting bigger!
New Bunny Mansion
Bugsy - satisfied with his box destruction
First day outside with their new hutch!
I also adopted a female rabbit, Red. She was attacked by a bobcat and rescued by her previous owners. The attack left her blind in her left eye.
Bugsy snuggling with Red through her cage - their first meeting
He dug and scooted right under the hay to be with her <3
Love at first sight!
A good picture of her blind eye
She had a handful of litters before she came to me. I hoped that by having a seasoned momma rabbit, MY first time breeding rabbits would be a little smoother.
I gave her the nest box that she came with, but I also built them a "winter box" to get out of the winter wind.
After trying to get them to breed for the first few months, I came out one day to find a bunch of baby bunnies a few weeks old! Red had had a litter in the winter box without me ever knowing! I knew that was going to happen...
So I took the winter box apart, it was originally two large wooden drawers stacked and screwed together, added hinges and made myself a nice door to easily monitor future litters.
Later in the week the baby bunnies started exploring the hutch, drinking from the water bottle, and eating the pellets and alfalfa.
I sold all the bunnies as pets, but I'm "boarding" two of them while their new owner moves to their new house. It's fun to get to watch them grow!
The winter box taken apart
Adorable baby bunny!
Bugsy the dad and his mini
The original winter box
"I like this... giant hidey house!"
The new door
