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thanks. I've signed up at some other forums suggested as well so i'll make a post there later. a bit tired after all the arguing and feeding them took about 50 minutes (can't imagine what having more than 3 would be like)

thanks again for the help. Will join one of the forums suggested to me later. Think I'm going to have to up their feeding to every 8 hours as they are not eating enough to make it noticeable and after 2ml they are taking hardly anything so I will up it to 8 and if that doesn't seem enough then...

ahh but there isn't over here. I doubt there is a single rabbit rescue organisation in the entirety of France. Definitely not in Normandy. If the 3 I have survive having hand reared them I will probably re-home them as I'm a bit funny about things I've cared for. Couldn't eat the cat after it...

thank god it was a good day then :P

plucking a goose is soul destroying... take forever. Turkeys I think worked out 4 times as expensive as shop bought ones but they tasted 100 times better and they are so lovely. I often sit in the field with my birds while I'm reading and the baby chicks will always climb up my legs and clamber...

:( Ok two lessons learnt so far but I learn new things about poultry everyday so it's only right I learn about rabbits as well Which forum did you suggest again? Is it one with friendly pragmatic people as I get really irate when people attack me as you may have noticed :( I will go get some...

I eat meat. I try and rear all my meat so I know it hasn't suffered. I know whats gone into it. They all have names and sometimes it's really sad killing them and so many times I've not and found them a good home. It is actually for ethical reasons that I rear my own meat. It costs alot more...

and my comments in the other thread arent aimed at you guys. I'm a member of www.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk forum and even when someone came asking about **** fighting we still didnt have a go at them. It breached terms and conditions and they were banned. Other then that everyone is so friendly and...

first litter that I've done with it. A french person was going to feed it to his dogs and I bought it from him nest is a fleece blanket under them withg another one in a circle around them and their actual bedding is cotton wool with a thermometer next to them (I was told over 65-70F was best...

ok sorry those who havent been rude but it's hard to praise when the rude people incense you so much. As for me profiting.... haha what a load of nonsense. In France a rabbit would be cheaper to buy then to rear. I do it so I know it has had a good life. I also intend in the future to tan the...

ok erm the doe that died was 2 and the buck was 12-13 months. I can give the does a moveable run but it's like 100sq metres for 3 ducks and a rabbit. But if you think it'd be best I can do it but for the record muscovies are nothing like any other domesticated type of duck. For a start they...

... ok im not asking for sympathy. I'm not even asking for help anymore. I'm defending myself from attack. As for muscovies being dirty... I may not be an expert on rabbits but I can assure you I am an expert on muscovy ducks. They make hardly any mess atall. Their entire run is full of grass...

also could you quantify that statement for me... I don't know how to breed rabbits? Explain where I went wrong then please. This has to be the most hostile forum I have ever joined. Is it always like this?

teeny tiny teat will be impossible. France is very limited in what you can get. These babies would have been in a bucket of water if I was French. I'm syringing it drop by drop. It takes ages but I have not noticeably seen milk in their stomach BUT alot of websites advise 2ml per 12 hours and...

God I hate vegans. I figured if we're insulting one another I may as well get my ten pence worth. Anyway I respect your right to abstain from being a natural functioning human being and I'd appreciate it if you did the same for me. My buck is in my old chicken run which is 5m*5m. The two does...

I'm sorry if you're upset by whatever I supposedly have done but I'm asking for advice not your judgement upon me. I bred them for meat which you may disagree with but I breed poultry and other animals for the same reason so that i can eat meat that i know has had a good and free range life. As...

/sigh ok ignore my post. I will ask elsewhere. I'd forgotten how rude British people are when you ask them for advice. i also was not aware this was just a rescue forum. I hope I've not offended anyone. I just intend to mate them so thought it was better to do correctly rather than blunder...

I live in France so the breeding isn't for pets or to sell as pets it's for meat. Sorry if that upsets anyone. Though I strongly doubt I will ever be able to eat these ones if they survive, they've already got bloody names :(

My doe attacks my buck when I put her in his run. they just fight and no mating takes place. I have tried twice a week apart and have had to remove the doe before she does the buck some serious damage. Should I leave them to it or is there some reason for this?

2 days ago my Doe died during childbirth. she hadn't made a nest or anything and when I found her in the morning there were 6 dead babies and 3 cold live ones. I've followed some online advice and been feeding them every 12 hours with a mixture of goats milk and kitten milk with a little...