JF RABBITS: FOREMOST RABBIT BREEDER IN NIGERIA

Rex Rabbit   Many things need to be taken into account with rabbit keeping: expenses for stable building, feed prices, purchase price of animals, etc. But let us not talk about bookkeeping although important! Most important from the management point of view is the registration of your animals: when they mate, when they kindle, who is their father or their mother, do they show disease, how fast do they grow, and so on and so on. In order to keep track of this information, proper administration is very useful.     In this post I am going to discuss the 7 most important management operations when it comes to rabbit farming.    

What happens when a rabbit is pregnant?       How to check if the rabbit is pregnant Is the rabbit pregnant? How do I know? Examining a pregnant rabbit Actually, there are at least six very useful clues. In addition, knowing these clues becomes even more crucial if you suspect a breeding took place by accident.   Bone picking  

HOW TO MAKE RABBITS REPRODUCE VERY FAST Note to reader: rabbits are prolific in nature and can have up to 8 litters a year. This will require your commitment and resources. So, except you are ready for this, do not keep two mature rabbits of opposite sex together - the doe may end up getting pregnant within minutes of being together with the buck.   When breeding rabbits find out how old they are. The minimum age for breeding depends upon breed: heavy breeds take 9-12 months before they are old enough to breed; Medium breeds like New Zealand Whites are ready to breed at 6-9 months of age; while small breeds mature at 4-5 months Too early breeding puts the doe in a dangerous position because they are not old enough to handle the strain of nursing. One male, or buck, can service as many as ten females but he should not be used more than two or three times a week for best results. HOW TO MATE RABBITS The female, or doe, will probably object to having the buck placed i...

  Checking for pregnancies in rabbits by feeling the stomach palpating a rabbit     Palpation is possible from 10 days and onwards after mating. Place the doe facing you on a table, a bench or the floor. Put both hands on the sides and a little under the belly, gently pressing them towards each other and upwards. Of course, you can feel a lot in the belly. Amongst others, right behind the left ribs you can feel the liver; all the way up in the abdomen on both sides and just under the spine, halfway back you will feel the kidneys.