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My other half and I are discussing raising rabbits for meat. I have been raising them since I was a kid in 4-H. But he was wondering if it would be profittable to try to raise worms under their cages. We are within spitting distance of two large lakes that attract umpteen fisherpeople. What say y'all?
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Just keep the worm beds in a shady place and it should work. As a kid I knew a family in Fla that used cow manure to grow worms. They made plenty of money that way.
well we went worm catching the other day and a friend of my brothers found a whole buch in the rabbit poop (he didnt know it was poop though!)
Sounds like ka-ching $$ to me.
Ages ago I raised rabbits for meat. I composted my lawn clippings by spreading them under the hutches. Not only was that compost dynamite garden fertilizer, but it was just thick with worms. Each doe could kindle every 30 days and drop a litter of at least 6 that would grow to market weight in 45 - 60 days. Mine were a cross between french lops and flemish giants. I tried a couple of purebreds with the idea of showing some and the pet market, but they were nowhere as hardy as the hybrids. I had a deal with a german restaurant to buy the dressed carcasses and another buyer for the pelts at a buck each. The down side was the age of my kids at the time and the fact that to them they were their pet bunnies and all had names. They just were too young to grasp the farm ethic. To this day neither of them will eat rabbit.
By all means... a brilliant idea. Rabbits are great meat and the worms count up.
Go ahead and do it squirrelgirl..Good Luck and We hope you make a lot of money!!!
Yes, it can be a source of additional income. Raising red wigglers and giant red worms in rabbit manure is easy. The worm castings can also be sold to gardeners as a rich organic soil for gardens and soil amending.
Go for it.
YA WHY NOT. It would be a great new think to try. My younger sister raises rabbits and they are fun to raise.
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Just keep the worm beds in a shady place and it should work. As a kid I knew a family in Fla that used cow manure to grow worms. They made plenty of money that way.
well we went worm catching the other day and a friend of my brothers found a whole buch in the rabbit poop (he didnt know it was poop though!)
Sounds like ka-ching $$ to me.
Ages ago I raised rabbits for meat. I composted my lawn clippings by spreading them under the hutches. Not only was that compost dynamite garden fertilizer, but it was just thick with worms. Each doe could kindle every 30 days and drop a litter of at least 6 that would grow to market weight in 45 - 60 days. Mine were a cross between french lops and flemish giants. I tried a couple of purebreds with the idea of showing some and the pet market, but they were nowhere as hardy as the hybrids. I had a deal with a german restaurant to buy the dressed carcasses and another buyer for the pelts at a buck each. The down side was the age of my kids at the time and the fact that to them they were their pet bunnies and all had names. They just were too young to grasp the farm ethic. To this day neither of them will eat rabbit.
By all means... a brilliant idea. Rabbits are great meat and the worms count up.
Go ahead and do it squirrelgirl..Good Luck and We hope you make a lot of money!!!
Yes, it can be a source of additional income. Raising red wigglers and giant red worms in rabbit manure is easy. The worm castings can also be sold to gardeners as a rich organic soil for gardens and soil amending.
YA WHY NOT. It would be a great new think to try. My younger sister raises rabbits and they are fun to raise.
Go for it.
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