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Mini Satin Info!
Mini Satins are a new breed, just accepted for full showing 2 years ago. They are a dwarf rabbit, and
the only show-able color at this time is REW (albino). They are small and easy to handle, however,
some of the adults tend to get crabby.
Any time there is a new breed, when they are high quality, it is a good time for a 4-H kid to get into
them. I was in 4-H myself and I also judged 4-H shows for several years-and I know kids love to
WIN!!!!! NEW breeds are great because there is less competition and a good re-sale market.
Rabbits are the perfect project for kids to start with, the only drawback is that they tend to scratch, so
have them wear long sleeves when handling the rabbits. They need minimal care if properly housed,
they are silent, low odor, and the initial investment is very small.
All you need is an area where you can hang an all wire hutch, protected from wind and rain, and with
a dirt floor underneath the cage. The cage should be all wire, with a outside feeder and any type of
watering arrangement is fine, I use metal coop cups with a gallon jug on top that drips in slowly to
always keep the water fresh. I raise worms under the cages to eat dropped feed, process the rabbit
poo, and the worms can be sold to the bait store for fishing (or used yourself). The worms work the
manure into a perfect garden additive that will not burn plants or grass, and contains no weed seeds.
You can put the manure back into the empty feed sacks and sell it for almost as much as the feed cost!
Rabbit pellets are a forage based pellet, not grain, and are available at any feed store, I recommend
PURINA. Fleet farm is a good place to get cages, they are on sale now and easy to assemble (but I
do not recommend the Sprout feed).
All in all I would say rabbits are the PERFECT animal! Of course I am biased, but as animal projects
go, there is none better. DON'T be tempted to get some give-away mini rex, there is no market for
them and the competition is too stiff in this breed. Your child will have the most success with a trio (1
male and two females) and being able to raise a litter or two and show their own bunnies for years.
Mini-satins are the "new hot thing" in rabbits and there are not many in this area now-so there will be a
good market for them for some time-this only matters because you don't want to get stuck with them if
they don't sell, and you want her to be able to get some money set aside for their (your) feed bill later
on.
I currently have three litters to choose from, I have three breeding trios so could get you two half
sisters and an unrelated buck to start-all would be show quality! I have one litter of 5 , one of 9, and
one of 8-so have plenty to choose from. They will be ready for new homes in a couple of weeks. If
you decide to get them, and need ear numbers to report-just pick a few short ear numbers and I can
put them in when the bunnies are weaned.
Thanks!
Mini Satins are a new breed, just accepted for full showing 2 years ago. They are a dwarf rabbit, and
the only show-able color at this time is REW (albino). They are small and easy to handle, however,
some of the adults tend to get crabby.
Any time there is a new breed, when they are high quality, it is a good time for a 4-H kid to get into
them. I was in 4-H myself and I also judged 4-H shows for several years-and I know kids love to
WIN!!!!! NEW breeds are great because there is less competition and a good re-sale market.
Rabbits are the perfect project for kids to start with, the only drawback is that they tend to scratch, so
have them wear long sleeves when handling the rabbits. They need minimal care if properly housed,
they are silent, low odor, and the initial investment is very small.
All you need is an area where you can hang an all wire hutch, protected from wind and rain, and with
a dirt floor underneath the cage. The cage should be all wire, with a outside feeder and any type of
watering arrangement is fine, I use metal coop cups with a gallon jug on top that drips in slowly to
always keep the water fresh. I raise worms under the cages to eat dropped feed, process the rabbit
poo, and the worms can be sold to the bait store for fishing (or used yourself). The worms work the
manure into a perfect garden additive that will not burn plants or grass, and contains no weed seeds.
You can put the manure back into the empty feed sacks and sell it for almost as much as the feed cost!
Rabbit pellets are a forage based pellet, not grain, and are available at any feed store, I recommend
PURINA. Fleet farm is a good place to get cages, they are on sale now and easy to assemble (but I
do not recommend the Sprout feed).
All in all I would say rabbits are the PERFECT animal! Of course I am biased, but as animal projects
go, there is none better. DON'T be tempted to get some give-away mini rex, there is no market for
them and the competition is too stiff in this breed. Your child will have the most success with a trio (1
male and two females) and being able to raise a litter or two and show their own bunnies for years.
Mini-satins are the "new hot thing" in rabbits and there are not many in this area now-so there will be a
good market for them for some time-this only matters because you don't want to get stuck with them if
they don't sell, and you want her to be able to get some money set aside for their (your) feed bill later
on.
I currently have three litters to choose from, I have three breeding trios so could get you two half
sisters and an unrelated buck to start-all would be show quality! I have one litter of 5 , one of 9, and
one of 8-so have plenty to choose from. They will be ready for new homes in a couple of weeks. If
you decide to get them, and need ear numbers to report-just pick a few short ear numbers and I can
put them in when the bunnies are weaned.
Thanks!