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Breeding

  • A thirsty meat rabbit buck is drinking water.
    How Often Can You Breed a Meat Rabbit Buck?
  • A healthy, adult meat rabbit in the cage.
    Line Breeding in Meat Rabbits: How Close is Too Close?
  • Kindling Meat Rabbits: Positive Signs of Preliminary Nesting Behavior
    Kindling Meat Rabbits: Positive Signs of Preliminary Nesting Behavior
  • A meat rabbit doe in a cage.
    Always Give Nest Boxes to Exposed Does -- Even If They Didn’t “Get Bred”
  • Adorable meat rabbit kits in the nest.
    Why Spring is the BEST Time to Breed Meat Rabbits
  • Adorable white meat rabbit kits in a nest.
    When to Breed Back Rabbits After Kindling
  • Two meat rabbits in a cage.
    What Is the Expected Life and Longevity of Breeder Meat Rabbits?
  • Adorable kits in a rabbit cage.
    What Age Can Meat Rabbits Start Breeding?
  • A male and female meat rabbit in a cage ready to mate.
    Steps to Take When Rabbits Don't Breed (+10 Tips)
  • A doe sits next to a nest box in a cage.
    What to Do When Your Meat Rabbit Gives Birth
  • A woman holds a mature meat rabbit.
    How to Breed Meat Rabbits – Important Things to Know Before You Breed!

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Mary Ward rabbit homesteader

Welcome!

I'm a wife, mother, part-time "homesteader", gardener, and backyard meat grower. I've grown many types of animals for meat, but meat rabbits are by far my favorite, and in my opinion, the best meat animals for growing affordable, efficient, homegrown meat.

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Popular

  • An adorable buck in a cage.
    Sourcing Meat Rabbits: Where Can You Buy Meat Rabbits?
  • A farmer holds a young meat rabbit.
    The Basic Cage and Equipment You Need to Start Meat Rabbits
  • An adorable white rabbit in a cage eats hay.
    How to Feed Meat Rabbits: What to Feed and How Much
  • Chicken broth ingredients in a pot.
    How to Make Rabbit Stock or Bone Broth

Recent

  • White Willow Bark for Meat Rabbits
    Willow for Meat Rabbits: How and When to Feed It
  • A Standard Rex Meat Rabbit.
    Standard Rex Meat Rabbit Breed Guide
  • A package of oregano leaves
    10 Reasons Oregano Is a Must-Have Herb for Meat Rabbits
  • A healthy thyme plant.
    16 Reasons to Feed Thyme for Meat Rabbits

Updated

  • A meat rabbit in a cage - Learn the dangers of ammonia in a rabbit barn.
    How and Why Ammonia Smells Are Bad For Meat Rabbits
  • A californian meat rabbit in a cage.
    Californian Meat Rabbit Breed Guide
  • New Zealand Meat Rabbit in a cage
    New Zealand Rabbit Breed Guide
  • A thirsty meat rabbit buck is drinking water.
    How Often Can You Breed a Meat Rabbit Buck?

Recent Comments

  1. Mary Ward on Heat Sterility in Meat Rabbits (Preparing For, and Managing)April 13, 2026

    Often that is enough to minimize or prevent heat sterility. Especially if you don't have heat waves that often. In…

  2. Mint Harvey on Heat Sterility in Meat Rabbits (Preparing For, and Managing)April 13, 2026

    Hi Mary, I was wondering, what kind of low temperature range are we looking at for giving respite to our…

  3. Mary Ward on Rabbit Urine Foliar SprayMarch 19, 2026

    That's great! Happy to help, and always willing to hear what other question or topics people would like to see…

  4. Paul on Rabbit Urine Foliar SprayMarch 19, 2026

    Amazing, the knowledge you share is so valuable, and so topical now our shop bought cow is criminally expensive. I…

  5. Mary Ward on Do You Need to Feed Hay to Meat Rabbits? Should You?March 2, 2026

    Hi Josef, I use cage cups that have a tab that goes over the wire in the cages. Probably similar…

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