Wish
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Hi everybody, I'm Wish, a Highschooler in Utah. I'm experienced with rabbits (a little) but I don't show them or breed them (I have bred a litter though, mixed breed) But my Adv. Animal Science teacher has just told me my summer project is going to be managing the school bunnies. I got some ideas, and told him I want to try purebred bunnies this year. [line]
Currently at the School:
-One Mixed Breed Dwarf Doe
-One Dwarf Hotot (Non-Showable) Buck
-Their offspring (two bucks) That I want to adopt out.
Supply-wise, we have 12 nice (KW) cages, six small, six large,for the "Main Rabbitry", we also have 3 indoor cages and 5 beat up crappy cages.
I'm trying to decide on breeds. The school budget is rather small, and I'd like to get as much variety as possible, probably four different breeds, two or three of each. A teacher at the school breeds Holland Lops, but other than that, I need to decide on some breeds, one small, two medium/large.
I need to keep the costs down though, and I'm not sure whether I would get show bunnies or not, but I want nice quality. I don't have the ability to travel to pick breeds either, so I need to find breeders around Southern Utah, and besides the one teacher, I'm having trouble finding any.
Any breed suggestions, or suggestions on how to go about getting bunnies? Which breeds are easiest to come by or are the cheapest for decent quality buns?
Currently at the School:
-One Mixed Breed Dwarf Doe
-One Dwarf Hotot (Non-Showable) Buck
-Their offspring (two bucks) That I want to adopt out.
Supply-wise, we have 12 nice (KW) cages, six small, six large,for the "Main Rabbitry", we also have 3 indoor cages and 5 beat up crappy cages.
I'm trying to decide on breeds. The school budget is rather small, and I'd like to get as much variety as possible, probably four different breeds, two or three of each. A teacher at the school breeds Holland Lops, but other than that, I need to decide on some breeds, one small, two medium/large.
I need to keep the costs down though, and I'm not sure whether I would get show bunnies or not, but I want nice quality. I don't have the ability to travel to pick breeds either, so I need to find breeders around Southern Utah, and besides the one teacher, I'm having trouble finding any.
Any breed suggestions, or suggestions on how to go about getting bunnies? Which breeds are easiest to come by or are the cheapest for decent quality buns?