Rabbits for food and profit

[FeloDeSe]

I am planing on picking up some Rex rabbits in October to raise for food and maybe even sell. I am working on building the shelter now with wood I already have and I know how to raise them. My question is should I go with 1 buck and 2 does or should I just do 2 & 2

[bountyhunter69]

i have new zealand/california cross rabbits..1 buck and 5 females,he services them all. He is almost 2 yrs old..good luck,i like raising rabbits and chickens,just bought incubator and got bunch cooking,we are on day 9 on hatching

[1Admin]

In general you don't need a 2nd buck. You'll keep your does breed most of the time so even if the buck dies, you can pull a suitable male from one of the litters and use that as a replacement. It's not the problem people act like it is. I've had to do that a time or two over the years and never had a rabbit born with six legs or anything :)

Bigger problem IMO is does getting too fat- it gets harder for them to conceive then.

Plan on rotating out your breeders every few years and don't overfeed any of them.