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Foods, plants & more to keep away from your meat rabbits

Meat rabbits can and will eat many things from your garden, including leaves and twigs. But just because rabbits will eat things does not mean they should. Some plants might just make them sick but...

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What do rabbits eat?

Raising meat rabbits is not all that different from raising a regular pet rabbit. Meat rabbits can be given the same garden waste, vegetable scraps, twigs and so on as pet rabbits and will continue to...

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Should you start raising meat rabbits for profit?

While earning huge profits from rabbit meat is generally not in the cards, that doesn’t mean that you can’t live comfortably off the profits and the work is certainly not very hard. At the moment there...

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Keeping Rabbits Healthy: When Coccidiosis Strikes

Coccidiosis is caused by “coccidian” protozoa and is the most common disease in rabbits. It can manifest itself in many places in a rabbit’s body, but the intestines are one of the most common areas....

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Becoming a locavore starts at home

It’s no secret that the trend of buying and eating local is on the rise, especially in North America where most of the produce travels from an entirely different continent. Environmental activists want...

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Where to Buy Meat Rabbits

There are many places to buy rabbits, but if you want to be certain that you are getting a good line of rabbits with meat quality traits (high milk production, can be bred frequently, large litter...

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Four Less Common but Great Meat Rabbit Breeds to Start Your Rabbitry

Although Californian and New Zealand rabbits are the most popular breeds used in meat and fur production, it doesn’t mean that they are the only breeds you should consider if you are starting a...

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Why keeping quiet about your rabbits is always wise

A rabbit farmer in Springmount, Ontario, by they name of Larry Byers is going out of business. He was robbed 3 times in past month. And just this weekend a total of 77 rabbits, four bags of feed and...

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Five Excellent Meat Rabbit Breeds to Start Your Rabbitry

There are more than 45 breeds of rabbits in the world, but only about 17 have a “commercial” (large, chubby, meaty) body type which are preferable for meat production. Characteristics which make some...

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Top 10 Reasons to Raise Rabbits for Meat

You may have been considering raising chickens, geese, ducks, goats, sheep or other small livestock for meat, but once you learn how easy it is to raise rabbits, you’ll never consider another animal...

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