Meat/mutt rabbits

I have a pair of "meat mutt" rabbits from a rabbitry down by the Brazos river that was selling off the rabbits.  They are Satin/California crosses, at least that is what I was told.  I might be selling them soon to concentrate on the pedigreed rabbits. They have been great rabbits to learn with.

This is Satin. She has a shiny coat and is a great mom/producer. She has had litters of 11,12,9 and 7 this past year and takes care of all her babies well. She can be a bit protective of the babies as well.

This is March (I got him in March) just for some pattern in my bunnies.  He is fairly gentle, but a bit lazy as well. He is the father of Satin's 7 babies.

Here are the seven babies. Four will look like Californian rabbits (they both have californian in their background) and two like March and one is white with grey spots. They are all doing well and will be weaned in June and give mom a break for the summer.

The blues

Here are my three American Blues. Sorry for the picture quality.  There are two does and a buck. The does are Misty and Blue Belle and the buck is Slate.  I might be adding a black doe and another blue buck to the mix as well. These were born early April.

The Californians

Here are my current Californian rabbits:

This is my newest doe from M&L Rabbitry.  She is still getting used to her new home but she is about 5 1/2 months old and 7.1 lbs. Still haven't named her yet.

This is Cotton. She was from a meat pen from a breeder in Brenham, Texas. She is about the same age as the other doe but she is already over 8 lbs.

This is the new buck (not a great picture). No name yet, but from M&L Rabbitry as well. 

I will be taking these three to the rabbit show in Longview, TX to see what the judges think.  Hopefully they will be the start for breeding meat pens for this upcoming year.

Meet some of the New Zealands

I thought I would introduce you to some of my breeders. Some are fairly young but will be ready come the cooler weather in the fall.

Here is my young broken red doe,Princess. She is a bit skittish but has fairly good confirmation and the coloring is a bit light so we will see how she turns out.

This is Red, and he is a Red New Zealand buck. Not a creative name but I just kept calling him Red.  He was skittish at first but now lets me brush him and is getting more friendly.

 

I also have a REW (red eye white) New Zealand, no picture at this time.

The start

I am starting a blog for my rabbitry.  The hope is to introduce the rabbits as well as list those for sale, most likely this fall as the weather here starts to cool down. Plus a record of how the shows go.
Enjoy!