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12/03/2023

*HOW ARE YOU FELLOW FARMERS *.

Today, I need to talk about the best rabbit breeds for meat production[

The majority of us ventures into this rabbit business in order to sell quality products, and to achieve that, one should have good seed first.

Qn) WHICH MEAT RABBIT BREEDS SHOULD YOU RAISE se ? 🤷‍♂️

*They are several pure rabbit breeds one can raise for meat production. These breeds include
* New Zealand breeds , Californian breed,cinnamon breed, chinchilla, etc.

However, if you need to commercialise your project, you have to pick the best breed/s for meat production.
The proven best meat rabbit breeds are *New Zealand white breed and the Californian breed*.

Qn) WHY NEW w ZEALAND WHITE & CALIFORNIAN BREED ARE THE BEST MEAT RABBIT BREEDS ?.

* *MEAT TO BORNE RATIO * >> These two breeds have got high meat to bone ratio. This means a consumer will enjoy eating this rabbit meat whether it's rosted, stew or whatever form.

* *FAST GROWTH RATE * >>
These two breeds have got faster growth rates than the others, especially from birth up to week 14. Remember, your objective is to sell tender rabbit meat( good quality meat). When rabbits are above the age of 14weeks , the meat quality starts to deteriorate. So u need a rabbit breed/s that can achieve to reach the market weight of 2kg ( live mass) before that age . The earlier, the better ( target to get 2kg @ 10-12 weeks)

* 3) *LITTER SIZE * >>
These two breeds are capable to give you a big litter size (number of offsprings produced at one birth) . At most, U can get 8-12 kits from these two breeds.

*4 *GOOD MOTHERING ABILITIES*
these two rabbit are well known for their excellent mothering abilities especially the NZW . Take note your sells are comming from those kits. If you have breeds with poor mothering abilities this will affect the growth rate of the kits , increases mortality rates and even give u extra work to look for the kits condition, there could be a need to practise fostering.

Stay away from Giant breeds especially FLEMISH GAINT Those breeds have got high bone to meat ratio

08/03/2023

22/02/2023

QUINTON MASH RABBIT KINDOM

22/02/2023

HOW TO BREED RABBITS🐰🐰

Today I want to teach about rabbit breeding. It appears as if it's just a simple process of mating a male and a female rabbit then wait for a month to get baby bunnies. Well, that's not the case.

Time will come when you breed your rabbits and they don't fall pregnant or give birth. Time will come when your rabbits will give birth to just two or 3 kits only. Time will come when the buck refuses to service the doe. These are some of the challenges this lesson seeks to address.

The first thing to take note of is that rabbits and human beings are totally different. Father rabbit and mother rabbit should NOT stay together in the same hutch. They should only be together for a few minutes during mating. Keeping them together as husband and wife may bring problems in future, they may, especially the buck, refuse to mate. I won't mention that it's the female that should be taken to the male rabbit's hutch when mating the rabbits because everyone knows that.

The best strategy when breeding rabbits is to see the actual mating taking place, as soon as a maximus of 3 falls is complete, it's advisable to take the doe back to her hutch, but first check if her "lula lula honey jar" is wet and oilly - a sure sign that the mating was successful.

Do u know that it's possible for a doe to be bred by 2 different bucks and give birth at once to kits fathered by two different bucks? This is because rabbits concieve 8 to 10 hours after mating has taken place, so you can breed a doe with a NZW now then a californian 8 to 10 hours later, and 31 days later, mama rabbit will give birth to both new zealand white and californian kits.

This teaches us that it's strongly advised to breed your rabbits 8 to 10 hours after the first successful mating as this increases the chances of conceiving and the number of kits the doe will deliver. So it's best to have just 3 successful mating falls, take the doe back to her hutch.

After 2 weeks you can start pulpating the doe (using your fingers to try and feel if there are small solid items in the rabbit's tummy). This is not an hour easy task, it can take you over 6 months to be able to do it successfully. So while you're still learning to pulpate, you can do the scale method, that's the easiest but not so accurate. From the time a rabbit falls pregnant to the time it gives birth, it would have gained 400g to 600g, depending on its breed and the number of kits its going to deliver. So if a female rabbit has gained over 250g about 2 weeks after mating then chances are that the doe is indeed pregnant.

From that 2-week-mark moment, it's best to start increasing the amount of pellets you give to your doe, otherwise if there is a lack of adequate food supply, the doe's body will disolve some of the foetuses in its tummy. This is why wild rabbits(hares) often give birth to 2 or 3 kits per litter. Personally I give unlimited pellets from the time the doe is 3 weeks pregnant until the bunnies are 3 and half weeks old. This helps in the milk production,which in turn results in healthier bunnies.

When to breed the doe again? Well, this is purely personal and specific to one's needs. - The best breeding results come from rabbits that are bred 8 weeks after they give birth, assuming that you wean the bunnies as late as possible. The longer you take to wean the bunnies the healthier they are. The only challenge with this breeding strategy is that it won't give you as many kits as possible per year, but u'll get the healthiest ones. So if you need healthy bunnies and very low mortality rates then wean at 8 weeks. If you want as many bunnies as possible then wean at 5 to 6 weeks after birth. Weaning at 4 to 5 weeks is NOT a good idea because most deadly diseases hit bunnies that are 5 weeks old, so that's the time they need their mother's milk the most.

Another great strategy is to breed the doe 21 days after giving birth then wean the kits at the 6 week mark so that the pregnant doe has 1 more week to regain her weight and prepare to give birth again.

If there is a buck that's refusing to mate with a doe, then you may need to try with a different doe and see if he will show interest. Some rabbits (both males and females) prefer mating with certain partners. Another trick is to take the buck to the doe's hutch and take the doe to the buck's hutch then let them spend a night in each other's hutch like that. In the morning *TAKE BUCK TO THE DOE* and see if they will show interest in mating. This is the only time where you must take buck to a doe for mating, in every other case it's the doe that goes to the buck. If this doesn't work then chances are the buck is overweight, so for 3 to 4 weeks limit the amount of food you give him then try again.

If it's the doe that's refusing to mate, then use the rubber band to do FORCED MATING

MASH RABBIT KINDOM

08/02/2023

*SIGNS OF A PREGNANT RABBIT

Many rabbit farmers and lovers pose a question; what signs should I look out for to know if my rabbit pregnant?
Being able to recognize a pregnant doe early will help you to make adequate preparation for proper delivery and care of the coming kits, lack of adequate preparation could cause a lot of damage on the doe and the kits. Here are few sign and symptoms of a pregnant rabbit

1. The first sign of pregnancy in rabbits is mood change, your rabbit may become irritable or aggressive

2. WEIGHT GAIN
Rabbits tend to gain more weight once they take in; it is more obvious to the eye from day 14 when the foetus in the womb starts to take form and shape.

3 PULPIDATING
This can be done between day 11 and 14, you can put your fingers on the pregnant rabbit's belly (known as palpating) to the foetuses as small lumps. Avoid moving or carrying the rabbit mother-to-be after 14 days because it could cause an accidental abortion.

4. STRANGE SOUND
Whenever a buck(male) approach her she tends to make strange sounds, attempt to mate or even fight the male in order to keep him at bay

LOSS OF APPETITE .
5. Rabbits to eat less or even more as the case may be

6. SWOLLEN ABDOMEN You may notice the rabbit prefers to lie on its side because of this.

7. LESS MOVEMENT
rabbits tend to limit their movement during pregnancy

8. FUR PULLING AND d NESTING
It usually begins around day 28, or three days before giving birth. When you notice your rabbit pulling fur or making a nest, this is a clear sign that she will give birth within a couple of days.
The rabbit might pull her own fur with her teeth to make a soft and comfortable bed infused with her scent for the expected kits

9. LABOUR (KINDLING ) AND BIRTH
Rabbits usually give birth at night or in the early hours of the morning hours, although they can also do so at some other time. The key is for them to feel safe and know that they will not be interrupted or disturbed. The process of labour in rabbits is not very long. It can last between 10 minutes to half an hour.

03/02/2023

*HEAT STRESS*

-Heat stress will occur in rabbits when environmental temperatures rises above 25°C.
-Pregnant, nursing Does, crowded, traveling,obese,sick, and old rabbits are proan to heat stress on temperature higher than 25°C environment.
*Signs of heat stress*
-Warm ears
-Rappid Breathing
-Laying out flat and stretched
-Not eating
-Not drinking.

*HEAT STOKE*
-Heat stroke occurs when the rabbit cannot cool it's self.
-Temperaturs above 35°C may/Will produce heat strokes.
-Heat stroke results in cell damage of all body organs and leads to organ failure and shock.
On heat stroke brain cells of the rabbits are affected so as in human and a seizure occurs.
-Once brain cells are damaged or blocked coma, paralysis in some part of the rabbit or death occurs.
-Tilted head can also be linked to strokes in a way.
Heat stress can be reversed or prevented,cured but stroke or tilted head cannot be cured and once happened you can cull the rabbit for delicious meat.