Hi! My name is Mallary and I own Holding Gold Rabbitry. I have
chosen to follow the European system for the
commercial side of my rabbitry. I learned that you need excellent
stock for this system to be successful, as it incorporates a 14
day breed back for your does. The system does put a drain on your
stock and requires good management skills. In order for such an
intensive breeding regimen to work, I use the best feed (18% protein)
and stick to a strict 28 day weaning. If you do not stay on top
of things, you will find yourself with a bunch of little ones and
nowhere to stack 'em, as well as a herd of unproductive stock.
Before
I purchased the supplies for my rabbitry, I researched many different
rabbitries and different rabbit management systems. I looked for
what I believed to be the best system. The more I researched, the
more I leaned towards Italy and France. After all, they raise more
meat per doe than the US, actually more than anyone. So here I am.
In a short time, Holding
Gold went from 2 does and 1 buck to almost 400 rabbits. I purchased
a rabbitry, Knob Hill Rabbitry, which I had toured early in my research.
This rabbitry was the most up to date of all the facilities that
I was able to see. I had already visited about ten rabbitries at
this time. Knob Hill Rabbitry was more modern with totally different
features that I thought were more like Europe. One thing different
from Europe, I live in Texas where the summers are a hundred degrees.
This is where I learned about misting systems, fogging systems
and insulation.The one factor that rabbits do not like is heat.
They can tolerate
it;they just cannot be productive in the heat. Bucks go sterile
and the pregnant does have an incredibly hard time with kindling.
I would have does that would have full litters but raise only a
few. This really cut down my average babies per doe per litter.
I would like to thank the following people for answering all my
questions and for their patience with their time:
commercial side of my rabbitry. I learned that you need excellent
stock for this system to be successful, as it incorporates a 14
day breed back for your does. The system does put a drain on your
stock and requires good management skills. In order for such an
intensive breeding regimen to work, I use the best feed (18% protein)
and stick to a strict 28 day weaning. If you do not stay on top
of things, you will find yourself with a bunch of little ones and
nowhere to stack 'em, as well as a herd of unproductive stock.
Before
I purchased the supplies for my rabbitry, I researched many different
rabbitries and different rabbit management systems. I looked for
what I believed to be the best system. The more I researched, the
more I leaned towards Italy and France. After all, they raise more
meat per doe than the US, actually more than anyone. So here I am.
In a short time, Holding
Gold went from 2 does and 1 buck to almost 400 rabbits. I purchased
a rabbitry, Knob Hill Rabbitry, which I had toured early in my research.
This rabbitry was the most up to date of all the facilities that
I was able to see. I had already visited about ten rabbitries at
this time. Knob Hill Rabbitry was more modern with totally different
features that I thought were more like Europe. One thing different
from Europe, I live in Texas where the summers are a hundred degrees.
They can tolerate
it;they just cannot be productive in the heat. Bucks go sterile
and the pregnant does have an incredibly hard time with kindling.
I would have does that would have full litters but raise only a
few. This really cut down my average babies per doe per litter.
My Bucks 
My Does 
American
Rabbit Breeders Association
American
Federation of New Zealand Rabbit Breeders
AB_WRSA
Texas
Rabbit Breeders Association