Very good! I hav always wanted 2 breed Rabbit 4 meat,my q/s is How many rabbit does a doe give birth to at once,& how many times in a life time?

billyG:
Very good! I hav always wanted 2 breed Rabbit 4 meat,my q/s is How many rabbit does a doe give birth to at once,& how many times in a life time?

Well,the answers to your questions depend on the breed of rabbits you have.For instance,giant rabbits should not really be your choice when you are aiming at meat production because they have more bone and less meat in terms of meat/bone ratio compared to the commercial breeds like large white/newzelland white etc.Another important factor is that giants do not reach sexual maturity until 8-10months as against 4-5 months for those commercial breeds.It is true giants grow bigger, but not as quickly as commercial breeds which can be over 1kg in only 3months! Again,giants are not good feed converters; they require more feed to give a pound of flesh compared to commercial breeds.Now,l will answer your questions based on commercial breeds since you are looking at meat production.A rabbit can live up to between 8 and 12 years.A doe can give birth to between 6 and 14 kittens at a time and the doe can have between 7 and 9 births a year!

Oh my God! I am presently in Ilorin, but travelling to Ibadan tomorrow.
I would have loved to visit your farm to see things for myself and of course, know more about the business but unfortunately, today is very tight for me.
Hopefully when I get to Ibadan, I will order for a family comprising of a buck and two does. Can you just tell me the price?

GlorytoGod:
Well,the answers to your questions depend on the breed of rabbits you have.For instance,giant rabbits should not really be your choice when you are aiming at meat product because they have more bone and less meat in terms of meat/bone ratio compared to the commercial breeds like large white/newzelland white etc.Another important factor is that giants do not reach sexual maturity until 8-10months as against 4-5 months for those commercial breeds.It is true giants grow bigger, but not as quickly as commercial breeds which can be over 1kg in only 3months! Again,giants are not good feed converters; they require more feed to give a pound of flesh compared to commercial breeds.Now,l will answer your questions based on commercial breeds since you are looking at meat production.A rabbit can live up to between 8 and 12 years.A doe can give birth to between 6 and 14 kittens at a time and the doe can have between 7 and 9 births a year!

I have tried to reach you. Your number does not go through. How long does it take your breeds to attain 2kg and what is the fcr ?

D9ty7:
Oh my God! I am presently in Ilorin, but travelling to Ibadan tomorrow.
I would have loved to visit your farm to see things for myself and of course, know more about the business but unfortunately, today is very tight for me.
Hopefully when I get to Ibadan, I will order for a family comprising of a buck and two . Can you just tell me the price?

At 2 months old,a buck and 2 does(a family) is sold for N4,000 + a processing fee of N500.

GlorytoGod:
At 2 months old,a buck and 2 does(a family) is sold for N4,000 + a processing fee of N500.

Okay... What's the payment medium and how long will it take to be delivered?

lagbaja:


I have tried to reach you. Your number does not go through. How long does it take your breeds to attain 2kg and what is the fcr ?

Depending on how well you feed them but on the average,5-6 months.For the feed conversion ratio,it largely depends on the quality of the feed you are using.Basically however,rabbit fcr is between 2 and 2.5 If you want to contact me,pls call :08147927990

D9ty7:

Okay... What's the payment medium and how long will it take to be delivered?

I am to send my bank account details to you for payment and on the following day,l will send your rabbits to you via a commercial bus.

Great work you are doing op

excelsiorfarm:
Great work you are doing op

Many thanks for your encouraging post and l wish you all the best.

hello admim...I dropped my number..but you are yet to add me to the he group... 08162903890

Emmey15:
hello admim...I dropped my number..but you are yet to add me to the he group... 08162903890

I welcome you sir.

This is interesting, hoping to try it someday. It is well OP.

BeMerciful:
This is interesting, hoping to try it someday. It is well OP.

Thank you bro.

I beg you pls add 09051939283,thanks and I'm currently in ilorin now for some things might visit your farm on Monday if there is time.

812clothings:
I beg you pls add 09051939283,thanks and I'm currently in ilorin now for some things might visit your farm on Monday if there is time.

You are welcome

GlorytoGod:
You are welcome

Pls where is your farm and pls you have not added me to the group. Thanks

add me too to the group.
I'm interested in dis rabbit farming.
08084399293

Give your rabbits clean water and reduce the stress of changing water everyday. Use rabbit nip.ple drinkers. Rabbit nip.ple drinker available in large quantity at N300 a piece. Call O8O33042312.

lagbaja:
Give your rabbits clean water and reduce the stress of changing water everyday. Use rabbit nip.ple drinkers. Rabbit nip.ple drinker available in large quantity at N300 a piece. Call O8O33042312.

Thanks but already know about them.

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Pls add me on the group 07038301805

for those who are into rabbit farming and want to make it big I advice you read this http://www.sde.co.ke/m/thenairobian/article/2000199290/meet-the-man-who-s-turning-dudu-poop-into-millions and luckily the man will be in lagos next month and is ready to teach and show how to go about it

GlorytoGod:
Thanks but already know about them.

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GlorytoGod:
pure Newzeland whites

I dropped my number for d rabbit watsapp grp to be added bt i'm yet to be added.....08053030955

Good morning all, please I'll like answers to these questions. I've always thought of rabbits as kinda violent animals but nobody seems to be talking about t. Another issue is the market for t, I havent really heard much about t in the S.E, z t that t isn't eaten in those areas? (IMO to be precise), cos I'm thinking getting feed for them (leaves) will b difficult in a place like Lagos or isn't t so?

Yampotatocarrot:
Good morning all, please I'll like answers to these questions. I've always thought of rabbits as kinda violent animals but nobody seems to be talking about t. Another issue is the market for t, I havent really heard much about t in the S.E, z t that t isn't eaten in those areas? (IMO to be precise), cos I'm thinking getting feed for them (leaves) will b difficult in a place like Lagos or isn't t so?

With due respect sir these are erroneous assumptions; l used to have more of such but today,l blame myself for not starting big when l did start! l tell you, right now l hide from buyers and this is why l sometimes intentionally suspend posting on this forum.People now pay for my rabbits ahead of time. l have said a lot in my past posts;please take your time to read all of our posts here and you will change your opinion completely! On other points,rabbits are never violent animals except for wild rabbits which we don't breed.On the issue of feed,you can alternatively compound using very cheap ingredients like wheat bran,rice bran and pkc...We can always talk more if you want.

Thank you very much for your reply.... I appreciate. Please can u list d challenges u face, atleast so we won't think t z all rosy

Been following dis tread and it's been exciting. Pls, since u r also into fish breeding, hw do u prevent ur hatchlings from dieing? Wot kind of net do u use for d incubation and d type of water source u use. I did some last week, they hatched but all died, very painful.

Yampotatocarrot:
Thank you very much for your reply.... I appreciate. Please can u list d challenges u face, atleast so we won't think t z all rosy

This is a delightful question! Sincerely l had a couple of challenges when l started even though l had bred rabbits just like most other people when l was a child.No 1: I lost a good number of them to poor pen hygiene.My pens then were the wrong type with little or no space on the floor.Their dung got messed up with the urine and because l usually left it so for long,lots of them contracted some diseases & died! Now l don't let that happen; l simply ensure enough spaces are on the floor to properly drain their urine and this way l can even leave the dung there for long before removing it.No2; There was a time l experimented with putting all males in one large space but the mature ones fought and some died,some other ones sustained series of injuries! The solution is don't put the mature males together.No3:HEAT>Don't rear rabbits In the sun or in any hot place.They cannot manage heat;they will die! l made the mistake before. However,by and large,rabbits are almost the easiest animals to breed! l openly challenge anyone to challenge me on this! Rabbits don't have any problems if you don't invite problems by yourself.