| A lot of individuals are growing rabbits to furnish | | | | comes to growing rabbits they will normally not need |
| themselves with high quality meat for the table. And it's | | | | any help from you. The mother will do just about all of |
| not hard to see why because growing other kinds of | | | | the work for you. A doe's milk is rich and nutritious and |
| meat such as pork, chicken, and beef require more | | | | is all a baby bunny rabbit requires. |
| room and more labor. In addition, domestic rabbits | | | | Another benefit of raising rabbits is that after they are |
| produce an all-white meat high in quality, low in fat, and | | | | butchered the meat will be low in cholesterol and fat, |
| easy to digest. In fact, a lot of doctors recommend | | | | high in protein, and easier for a person to digest than |
| rabbit meat for individuals with digestive issues. | | | | beef, chicken, and pork. In addition, there is no plucking |
| Everyone recognizes that rabbits can reproduce very | | | | needed. Once you've had enough practice you'll |
| rapidly and with simply one pair of bunnies it's possible | | | | become adept at pulling the hide off in very little time |
| to produce over a hundred pounds of high quality meat | | | | and have your meat in the freezer in just 10 or 15 |
| each and every year. One doe can produce ten times | | | | minutes. And if you like raising your own vegetables |
| her body weight every year. And the amazing thing is | | | | you'll be happy to know that bunny droppings make |
| that she can produce it in an area smaller than a | | | | great manure. Manure from a lot of farm animals will |
| hundred square feet. Rabbits can even be | | | | burn your plants, but bunny fertilizer won't. |
| successfully raised in a little apartment house or | | | | The best type of rabbit for meat production is perhaps |
| garage. With several pairs you can raise adequate | | | | the white New Zealand. These animals are |
| amounts of high quality meat to supply a small family | | | | extraordinarily bulky and will grow to approximately 13 |
| while having ample amounts left over for the | | | | pounds when fully mature. The majority of producers |
| neighbors. Chickens are another great way to produce | | | | will normally not let them reach this size and will |
| your own meat, but they require a great deal more | | | | slaughter them as fryers at 8 weeks of age. The |
| area and effort. | | | | average fryer weight is 4 to 5 pounds and the |
| With a properly made bunny hutch the only work that | | | | standard litter size for New Zealand rabbits is 8 to 10 |
| is typically necessary is to check their feed and water | | | | rabbits. |
| each day, carry out a visual health assessment, and | | | | A second impressive meat breed is the white |
| keep a breeding journal. Cleaning the pens every so | | | | Californian. They get up to 10 pounds at maturity which |
| often is also a first-rate idea. Rabbits are very healthy | | | | is less than the New Zealand. Californian does also |
| and vigorous animals and will generally maintain good | | | | have fewer children in a litter than New Zealands |
| physical health and productivity if kept in a hygienic | | | | which is 6 to 8 babies. Sometimes professional |
| environment. | | | | breeders will cross breed these two types because |
| Contrasting lots of other animals, infant bunny rabbits | | | | they will normally produce extremely hearty babies. |
| are completely taken care of by their mother. They | | | | Raising rabbits for meat can be an entertaining and |
| are weaned at 6 to 8 weeks of age which is also the | | | | satisfying venture if done properly. |
| age they get to fryer size. This means that when it | | | | |