http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/ Colony Raising Rabbits Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:43:53 GMT lindy http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1568 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1568 Well, an outdoor colony in western Oregon is not going to work. : ( I did this so that I could have a more humane way to raise them but with all the rain it Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:04:46 GMT Homestead Springsberry http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1567 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1567 LOL, ...not MY chickens! They are small yet...and it doesn't stop the adults, nor the guineas, nor the turkey poults, nor....ok so the wire just makes us feel Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:40:33 GMT Greg and April http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1566 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1566 I'm not sure what killed the kit. It could have died and/or eaten on the surface and then have a rat drag the remains into the tunnel - where it would feel Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:30:02 GMT Greg and April http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1565 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1565 Ok, suppose a cat did climb the tree to get in, how did it get back out, without climbing the wire? The point I'm trying to make, is that if it was a cat, then Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:23:40 GMT LindaM http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1564 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1564 Do you think the predator killed and ate the kit in the tunnel? Or could the kit have been injured outside the nest and gone back in to where it felt safe, Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:24:53 GMT LindaM http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1563 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1563 ... The wire is 2&1/2ft high, in good shape. Even if it was higher, a cat could climb the apple tree and get in with no problem. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:48:44 GMT Greg and April http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1562 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1562 It could have been any number of things that ate it ( including the things you listed ), but no way to tell what actually killed it. How high is the wire, and Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:42:40 GMT LindaM http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1561 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1561 Hi, The quick background to my story is that I was given 2 holland lops 3yrs ago. They have produced very small litters and I keep them outside in my suburban Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:42:20 GMT Bobby Ray http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1560 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1560 Last February in Texas - cold and freezing and wet too we got 27 rabbits in about or even more cages, automatic watering systems, feeders and more $160. We had Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:53:46 GMT Homestead Springsberry http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1559 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1559 Then they were breaking the rules to try to get you to pay for the cages in response to your posting a WANTED. I just got a 30x30 cage in almost new condition Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:21:13 GMT Greg and April http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1558 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1558 I don't know what neutering will cost in your location ( and that is if you can find a vet that will do it ( and many will not mess with rabbits ), but where I Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:18:37 GMT Melissa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1557 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1557 Greg, bless you!!! thank you so much for the advice I will try it. Its so refreshing to find someone with an alternative that may work for me. Should I get Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:52:34 GMT Greg and April http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1556 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1556 Until they establish a pecking order there will be some fighting, I have kept as many as 6 males in the same enclosure - and occasional ear might get nipped, Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:33:16 GMT Melissa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1555 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1555 HI, I GOT THE RABBITS FOR PETS ONLY, I WAS HOPING TO HAVE A RABBIT HABBITAT..... MELISSA ... From: chris fichtner To: colonyraisingrabbits@yahoogroups.com Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:32:39 GMT Melissa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1554 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/colonyraisingrabbits/message/1554 Thanks for the reply, I have not contacted the breeder because she eats them and I know she will take mine back and give me females but I dont want my bunnies