In our time, it is difficult to find a branch that would generate income without huge investments. Many people choose this kind of animal husbandry, like breeding rabbits, because this is a very lucrative business. Breeding rabbits occurs without small material investment, and at the same time produces a variety of products. This is quite valuable fur, it is in demand by commodity producers. From her make hats, collars, fur coats.
Cultivation of rabbits
When keeping rabbits, you will still get rabbit meat, which is very well absorbed by the human body and is also a pleasantly tasty product. The rabbit meat contains a lot of protein, more than in beef. Rabbit is needed for people who are sick with a stomach ulcer, who have problems with the liver, heart. In rabbit meat, many useful substances, one of them lecithin, which prevents the appearance of atherosclerosis. Rabbit meat has dietary properties, it is not fatty. Do not disappear and the insides of a rabbit, they are bought as a dog food.
Cultivation of rabbits is an affordable occupation from the elderly to schoolchildren. They can be engaged at home in their own apartment, in the country. Some grow rabbits from early spring to late autumn, others grow all year round. Rabbits are distinguished for their great fertility. Only one female gives offspring up to 10 rabbits. Pregnancy of the female rabbit is within 1 month. Rabbit doubles his weight by the time of six days.
Rabbits very early reach puberty and 4-month-old females can already reproduce. Almost year round the rabbits give offspring, so the maintenance of rabbits gives a continuous income.
Newborn babies, until they become 20 days old, feed on mother's milk. Every day the rabbit produces from 50 to 200 grams of milk. There are no special features of caring for a pregnant rabbit and for her offspring. Without need, it is better not to disturb the rabbit and not to drag the newborn baby rabbits. Average life expectancy of rabbits from 5 to 7 years.
Where to keep rabbits?
The best option is the cells. To make it more convenient to clean them, the cells need to be positioned at such a height that they do not have to bend heavily. If rabbits will be kept in the home conditions of a city apartment, then the normal option is to place the cells on the insulated balcony. Rabbits can be transplanted from place to place so that they do not interfere with cleaning, because they are kindest creatures. Rabbits can not stand the dirt, you can avoid the smell by careful daily cleaning.
Feeding rabbits
Rabbits are not very demanding on the diet, they chew well the tops and grass. They love clover, wormwood, plantain. By winter, food can be harvested in the form of hay, and it will take a lot. The second feed for rabbits on nutritional value is suitable for them mixed fodder. For breeding rabbits it is necessary. From time to time you need to diversify the diet of rabbits with cereals and vegetables.
Skin of rabbit skins, if unfit for fur enterprises, is in demand for sewing summer light shoes. From the ears and legs are made clerical glue. From the ventricles of rabbits produce a rennet enzyme. Do not waste in vain and rabbit manure, it is used as an organic fertilizer.
Everyone can breed rabbits, it does not require any incredible effort. In addition, it is a profitable business. If you have 5 rabbits in the household, then in one year you can grow rabbits for 4 centners of meat, in addition, you can still get about 200 skins. This result can be obtained in the apartment. Do not let the seeming simplicity deceive you, there is a lot of daily work. It can not be called particularly unpleasant, because you have to communicate with these funny and kind creatures.