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Okay, we’ve been deep in myth-busting mode lately 😅 Important work… but my brain (and probably yours) could use a breather. So let’s switch gears for a minute. 🐰 Fun rabbit check-in: What’s your favorite non-serious thing about your rabbits right now? • A weird habit • A name that makes no sense • A personality quirk • A rabbit that thinks it’s a cat/dog/goat • A “why are you like this” moment No debates. No nutrition math. No correcting anyone. Just rabbits being rabbits. I’ll start: I have one who DEMANDS head Pets evertime I walk in the barn🙃 Your turn 👇

Ethical breeding isn’t about aesthetics or marketing. It’s about purpose, honesty, and selection over time. Whether you’re buying rabbits for meat, breeding, show, or a working homestead, these standards protect both animals and buyers. First — an important reality check You cannot assess breeding quality in newborn rabbits. Period. At birth, you cannot evaluate: 🐇Type or structure 🐇Growth trajectory 🐇Shoulder set, width, or balance 🐇Depth, bone, or long-term efficiency Most of the groups I am in even have a ban on pre-selling or even listing newborns for sale for these exact reasons . Those traits do not become meaningfully visible until weeks later: 🐰Growth trends: minimum 6 weeks 🐰Overall type: 8+ weeks 🐰Shoulder set, width, balance: 12–14 weeks At the newborn stage, the only honest assessment is that kits are alive, nursing, and healthy. Advertising newborns as “breeding stock,” “fast-growing,” or “proven efficient producers” is misleading. Responsible breeders wait to evaluate before making claims. Marketing animals before they can be assessed isn’t professionalism — it’s salesmanship, and it sets buyers up for false expectations. If kits are being sold as meat grow-outs, say that. If they’re being held back for evaluation, say that. Presenting newborns as evaluated breeding animals crosses an ethical line. Good breeding programs are built on selection, not assumptions — and selection requires time. What Actually Makes a Reputable Breeder A responsible breeder: • posts pictures of the animals in a proper show pose with at least 3 angles for evaluation, and lists parents weights, even if you are selling meat stock a commercial pose allows the assessment of Hips, Loin, Shoulders, and Balance. A correct pose will be able to see faults like lack of depth, width, pinched, narrow or undercut. • Breeds with a clear purpose (meat, hide, show, working lines, or breed development), not to flood the pet market. • Culls animals appropriately rather than prolonging suffering or selling subpar stock.

Would love to see your stories , photos, wins, new rabbits 🐰🐰🐰!!!

I skin my rabbits whole to sell to taxidermist which I started selling last fall and the lady working on them has finally gotten around to some of my pelts. So fun to see my rabbits turned into cool work of art.