A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[tortoise]

Unsolicited advice on those rabbits. Consider selecting for hardiness to snuffles. Might be better long term plan than culling. Last estimate I heard was that 80 - 90% of domestic rabbits carry it. Rabbit show people deal with snuffles a lot. I was lucky to get a strain of rabbits that were more resistant to snuffles. Then I bought another rabbit and it got sick and passed it around. Culled that one and medicated the rest, never had an issue with snuffles after that. I'm just not convinced that killing every rabbit that gets it is really the best management.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Unsolicited advice on those rabbits. Consider selecting for hardiness to snuffles. Might be better long term plan than culling. Last estimate I heard was that 80 - 90% of domestic rabbits carry it. Rabbit show people deal with snuffles a lot. I was lucky to get a strain of rabbits that were more resistant to snuffles. Then I bought another rabbit and it got sick and passed it around. Culled that one and medicated the rest, never had an issue with snuffles after that. I'm just not convinced that killing every rabbit that gets it is really the best management.

some of them get over it, so I've read. I'm gonna wait and see what happens. it may be something else, but ive never had a rabbit with nasal congestion before so it's at least abnormal. wait and see is the plan

 

[Chic Rustler]

opened the incubator to turn the eggs this morning and found a chic. lockdown is tomorrow....or it was.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Woohoo- chick(s)

 

[Chic Rustler]

3 so far

 

[Chic Rustler]

window is foggy, but it looks like around 5 so far

 

[baymule]

More layers and more roosters in the freezer.

 

[Chic Rustler]

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Ahhhh - how many did you end up with? Looks like maybe 11ish in the pic.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Ahhhh - how many did you end up with? Looks like maybe 11ish in the pic.

2 more are still in the incubator drying out. I think it's 13 out of 16