I have a friend who breeds calls and he always says that they can be skittish so they need to be handled from the time they hatch. Good luck and welcome to BYC!
I have a friend who breeds calls and he always says that they can be skittish so they need to be handled from the time they hatch. Good luck and welcome to BYC!
I would wait and see if they're losing or gaining before I mess around with any of their dietary needs. Just make sure they're getting unlimited hay and water. Juniors do grow quicker than you think so they should be fine by the time the show comes around.
Because NDs are a small rabbit breed, even unfixed does often live to be 8-10 years. True, personality is very important, but don't buy a rabbit with conformation of a mutt if you're planning on breeding or showing. Sometimes you have to compromise on a rabbit with medium personality and...
Selling mutts is a lot harder than selling purebreds, where I live, it's hard to sell any kind of rabbit, for a decent price. I'd try to avoid mr/nz crosses next time. But, you might be surprized. mini rexes can be fairly solid rabbits, so some decent mixed meat rabbits could be possible.
I show rabbits all of the time! It's a lot of fun, and I learn something new every show day. There is a site made by a Holland lop breeder called the Nature trail that you should check out, it's the best one for beginners in my opinion.
Around here we have "conformation" in 4h, but most of the time it is judged by unqualified breeders, and we can only show 3 rabbits each year. Thankfully, the local association hosts some ARBA sanctioned shows each year, but some policies in4h drive me crazy. just look up "nova scotia 4h rabbit...