Is Your Rabbit A GOOD Breeder?

People get rabbits and if it's not for a pet, it's to raise as a breeder so that you can begin raising your own bundle of bunnies. 

They become attached to the rabbit, usually naming it something like "Fluffy" and then when 'Fluffy' doesn't deliver quality babies, a good excuse is to say "But she's so sweet, we can't get rid of her! Let's give her another chance!"

And there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with this! However, if you honestly want a GOOD breeder, you need to realize that a good breeder will be producing a certain amount of babies each year.

You now find yourself asking this question, "How can I tell if my female actually IS a good breeder?"

Well...that's what I'm here for.  Now, of course it will be different for different sized breeds.  Here's the basic list:

- Small Breeds should have a minimum of 14
- Medium Breeds should have a minimum of 16
- Giant Breeds should have a minimum of 16

Then there are the meat breeds; these should be having a minimum of 20 a year and if you have any dwarf rabbits...they should have about 8.

And when I say they should be having these different amounts, what I really mean is this: They should be able to actually raise to 8 weeks old the following amount.  And these babies should be HEALTHY! Not sickly, skinny, etc.  They should be solid, healthy, happy rabbits that made it to 8 weeks like this. 

If your rabbit can accomplish this, then you have a GOOD breeder! If not? Well, you need to think about retiring your female or better yet, sell her to a good home as a pet and get yourself a different rabbit. 

And that is how you can figure out if your female is a good breeder or not.  Of course, this means keeping track of everything fairly closely. But it isn't hard, especially if you set yourself up a book full of charts like I have.