How did you go about tattooing your rabbits? It’s been a great experience for my entire family. Definitely helps, thanks! If you’re using it yourself this isn’t a factor. I found this that could make money but not sure. Thanks for the comment! People see a $75 show animal and think wow $75 if I sold 6 per litter that’s $450 and six litters per year is…wow that’s a lot! If I just want to raise rabbits for personal consumption, assuming meals of once or twice a week, how many does and bucks would you advise? Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in your area. I also raise my rabbits for dog food. If you’ve chosen a handful of GOOD rabbits to start with you can easily build a herd by keeping back the best does and only the very top bucks, marketing the rest as meat or feeders. This way they will have a chance to become acclimated to their new surroundings prior to breeding. Will dig through your previous posts to find what else I can learn! The worms will break down and clean the bed just under the rabbit cages, turning the manure into black potting soil. In summary, if profit equals being a better person, educating people, knowing where your meat comes from then yes, you can profit. This way you grow into it and see the amount of work needed. If you have any questions or requests, please contact us at 727-317-5800. Keep records up to date and tattoo every rabbit you plan on keeping. Change ). There is a saying, “There is money in rabbits it’s just getting it out of them that’s hard”! You will not be able to quit your day job. RABBIT MEAT- With shipping costs skyrocketing they are better off paying a few dollars more to you than getting those cages online. I have a 3/4 x 3/4 hardware cloth screen in a frame, I sift all the manure through the screen to keep out most of the hay and urine spots (wet clumped together mess) So i just sell the dry round bunny berries in the bags. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I also use wood pellet bags with a Bunny Berries mixed with worm castings for 8.00(just a smaller sized bag). You have to have a State mobile vendors license($) and have your freezer inspected to make sure the freezer is at the right temperature($). Thanks so much for sharing! Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. He will take them home and process them when he’s ready to eat it. Could you tell me about what the cost would be? I have been doing some research into actually starting a small-to-medium scale rabbitry, and you have offered some of the best all-in-one-place information I have yet read. A backyard meat rabbit breeder can make a little money if he or she is resourceful and hard-working. Remember the amount of time grooming that is needed on top of the feed, special cages, handling to keep the wool clean and other factors needed to keep top quality rabbits. We have a good safe dry place to store food here…if we could just find larger quantities at a better price! Thanks so much for your time and info. They don’t do the research so they lose the first two litters and they give everything away swearing rabbits are just a money pit. Like starting any small business you won’t be an overnight success. A trio of two does and a buck will produce 40 to 50 rabbits per year, and you can sell the young at six or seven weeks of age, according to rabbit farmer Ed Robinson. Has it to be washed? I raise goats, rabbits, and chickens. RABBIT MANURE- That is money saved! The first step in making money with rabbits is adjusting the attitude to not expect to make money with rabbits. What do you think? I like rabbit better as there are no weed seeds, as our alpacas spend a lot of time on pasture. Try your local USDA field office, or local extension office and ask some questions. I’ve gotten some really good advice from local breeders and I plan on attending local shows, I know better than to be stupid. Raise worms in the manure and sell fishing worms or sell the red worms for vermicomposting. It’s a lot of labor but record keeping will save you money. It is recommended that if you are planning on selling the pelts to a commercial tannery that you raise white rabbits because the white pelts can be dyed to any color desired. Meat processors also generally prefer white over colored rabbits. I will put together some Angora rabbit information and post it. Medium income in my area is around $60,000 which means I need to sell 15,000 pounds of rabbit a year, or 5000 rabbits. You notice the spilled feed because that’s wasted money. I’ll definitely read through the archives. Ideally fryers should reach “market weight” of 4.5 to 5 lbs.

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