Ozark Hills Rabbitry

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We are a small rabbitry, focused on raising healthy, friendly rabbits.

~ Mini Plush Lops
~ Rex (Standard)

Mostly rabbit content, with some day to day life thrown in. šŸ¤

Local meet up to send off Nymph and one of her babies to their new home. šŸ° Itā€™s sad walking into my almost empty bunny s...
06/02/2026

Local meet up to send off Nymph and one of her babies to their new home. šŸ°

Itā€™s sad walking into my almost empty bunny shed. Glad I had my Netherland girls around to send off to new homes.šŸ¤

Iā€™m pretty sure Iā€™m going to be moving out my mini Rex doe and her babies once they are older, and not continue the plush Netherland project right now. Iā€™ve been set back about a year on that, and this isnā€™t the first set back for that project.šŸ„² maybe Iā€™m a quitter, but my priorities for my rabbitry have shifted slightly.
When I started back up, I wanted to focus on only pets. But, over the last year Iā€™ve decided I want to go back to having some meat rabbits for our family.

That being said, I have a limited amount of cage space. Iā€™ve wanted plush lops for years. So those, plus meat rabbits, pretty much maxes out my space.

Iā€™ve already updated my bio to reflect the shift here.

Maybe later down the road if Iā€™m at a place that allows a bigger set up, I can try the plush Netherlands again. But itā€™s not for me right now.šŸ„²

Cleaning up, fixing up, learning patience and preserving, is whatā€™s going on around here lol! šŸ’Ŗ

Need a new hat? My sister has you covered.
05/29/2026

Need a new hat? My sister has you covered.

05/29/2026

Hey, fbā€¦.Wouldā€™ve been a great time to be content monetized!šŸ« 

Why eat rabbit when we have beef? šŸ¤”Iā€™ve been thinking on this a lot the last few months, and honestly for me it comes do...
05/28/2026

Why eat rabbit when we have beef? šŸ¤”

Iā€™ve been thinking on this a lot the last few months, and honestly for me it comes down to attainability.

Iā€™m in city limits. I canā€™t raise a cow lol. Or pigs. And the city has limits on chickensā€¦.but not rabbits.

Rabbits dont take up much space. I mean, they can if you have a lot, but with the right stacking cage set up, you can fit a good amount in a space. Feeding is reasonable when you do the math and break the cost down per pound. And if you have the opportunity to do a lot of foraging, a fodder system, or grow azolla, you could probably get those feed costs down more.

They are easy to butcher. I grew up butchering chickens, and Iā€™ll take rabbit butchering any day over chickens. Definitely easer to process than a cow, pig, or deer.

Their manure is AMAZING fertilizer for a garden.

Cows, chickens, and other animals also produce manure, but it needs to be composted first, not directly put on.

Rabbits have a shorter time to maturity and gestation.

All this to say that they are very multi purpose, and perfect for someone who has a very limited amount of land, but still wants to provide some meat for their family.

Have you seen the price of meat lately??šŸ‘€ and then if you are looking for organic meatā€¦ itā€™s more.

I think as food prices go up, and people keep realizing the poisons that are in our food, more and more people will be looking for ways that they can grow/raise their own. Land is expensive though, and most wonā€™t be able to afford multiple acres for bigger livestock.

Itā€™s also easier for people with tight budgets to purchase a few meat rabbits, then to buy one cowā€¦

Rabbits are an attainable livestock for people in the city, who have limited budgets, and want easier butchering.

Rabbit meat is also:

ā€¢One of the most nutrient-dense and lean proteins available.

ā€¢It has a high percentage of highly digestible protein while containing significantly less fat, calories, and cholesterol than beef, pork, or even chicken.

ā€¢It is also highly rich in essential vitamins, including Vitamin B12, niacin, and minerals like iron and selenium.

Iā€™m sure there are more benefits and good points that I canā€™t think of at the moment.

Only downside I see, is all the toxic pet culture haters on the internet.šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø

Wow, guysā€¦ 150,000+ views on yesterdayā€™s post.šŸ«£This evening Iā€™d like to thank those of you who have left kind comments, ...
05/28/2026

Wow, guysā€¦ 150,000+ views on yesterdayā€™s post.šŸ«£

This evening Iā€™d like to thank those of you who have left kind comments, and shared your own stories in sympathy. šŸ¤ thank you. I really appreciated all the kind words and encouragement.

I also had two generous people reach out offering help rebuilding my herd.šŸ„¹ it was so unexpected and from complete strangers! But it made my day.

They have their own rabbitries;
BAMā€™s Fluffy Haven & SleepyWolf Burrow

PLEASE go follow them and show them some love in return for them being so kind!šŸ¤

I got a lot of sour comments that honestly were a little discouraging, but Iā€™m so happy that there are still lots of people who will go out of their way to be kind and generous.šŸ„²šŸ¤

itā€™s encouraging.
Itā€™s hopefully.
Itā€™s beautiful.

Please go show them some love.šŸ’• šŸ°
Pic from before this all happened.šŸ„²

05/27/2026

Ahā€¦it begins.šŸ§ŒšŸ§ŒšŸ§Œ

Our small rabbitry got hit by dogs. šŸ’”Itā€™s been a week since it happened. I am VERY frustrated and discouragedā€¦debated qu...
05/27/2026

Our small rabbitry got hit by dogs. šŸ’”

Itā€™s been a week since it happened.

I am VERY frustrated and discouragedā€¦debated quitting altogether.

All my hollands, Rex buck, 2 Netherland bucks, and ND/mini Rex bucks for our plush project, are all dead.šŸ˜ž

They have been buried. Deposits have been given back/families contacted. And Iā€™m trying to come to terms with how my rabbitry looks right now.

My Rex doe was found alive and well, thankfully, is our neighborā€™s yard. My sweet husband managed to catch her for me. Iā€™m so glad she got away! My mini Rex and her three kits, and my Netherland dwarf doe and her three, are also alive and well.

The Netherlands have all found homes and will be leaving in the next month. So, weā€™ll be looking a little sparse.šŸ„² so glad they made it though, so I can see them go to their new families.

My rabbits are kept in a shed, but it is old and wood. The dogs bit and ripped a big hole in one of the corners to get in. Wire cages were broken and bent. Our solution, is going to be heavy duty metal, screwed to the outside of the shed, all the way around and about half way or so up. (My husbandā€™s idea) itā€™s smooth, flat metal, with nothing to grab onto. I donā€™t see a dog biting into that.šŸ™„ I also plan on getting a game camera. That way if any dogs come around again, I can know for sure whoā€™s they are, and take the necessary steps to make sure the dog stays home.

This sets back my goals and progress about a year. So, Iā€™m making new goals and adjustments, but Iā€™m determined to move forward and not give up.

Iā€™m inpatient and hate that I have to wait even longer for some things. But I guess thatā€™s maybe the lesson in this?? And it will be that much more rewarding I suppose.

So yeahā€¦itā€™s been a week.šŸ« 

And I hate dogs.

Since I havenā€™t properly introduced our Rex pairā€¦Here is Narrow Gate Farmā€™s Midsomer Murder & Monk.Red & Blue Harlequin....
05/20/2026

Since I havenā€™t properly introduced our Rex pairā€¦

Here is Narrow Gate Farmā€™s Midsomer Murder & Monk.

Red & Blue Harlequin.

I decided to name my Rex rabbits after my favorite
murder mystery tv shows.šŸ˜†

Please excuse my poor posing! Iā€™m not good at it, and they werenā€™t super happy about doing it, lol.

Iā€™ll be putting these two together in the next week or two!šŸ°

NFS and I plan on their future litters being meat for my family. šŸ˜Œ

05/19/2026

Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "Where did they get it?"
Activist: "What?"
Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cow get it before it put it anywhere."
Activist: "From... eating?"
Farmer: "From eating grass. And where did the grass get it."
Activist: "The soil?"
Farmer: "The air. The grass pulled it out of the air last spring. The cow ate the grass. The cow breathed some of it back out. It went back into the air it came from."
Activist: "But it's still going into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "It's going back. There's a difference between a thing going somewhere and a thing going back. You've described a circle and you're frightened of it."
Activist: "Then just don't have the cow."
Farmer: "The grass still dies in autumn. It rots where it falls. The carbon goes back into the air either way, just without anyone getting fed in the middle."
Activist: "It's not that simple."
Farmer: "It's grass, cow, breath, grass. Or it's grass, rot, air, grass. Same circle, fewer dinners. If that's complicated for you I'd stay away from the water cycle. That one's got clouds in it."

05/19/2026

POV a bunny runs over your faceā€¦

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