05/27/2026
Numbers on a scale are meaningless.
When people lose weight we tell them to ignore the scale and focus on things like strength, body composition, and clothing size.
A heavy weight means nothing for meat rabbits if they have a long shoulder, a potbelly and are full of fat, and have poor flesh and muscle tone. Too many times those heavy rabbits have all of the above and you're just asking for problems with fertility, sore hocks and low feed efficiency.
Let normalize questions surrounding frame size, loin width (not overall width!!!), loin depth, flesh condition, muscle tone, bone, etc. All those variables are going to help you determine where the issue may lie if you're having weight/size issues.
For example, a small framed buck with excellent bone and flesh may often barely make minimum weight. However, strategically bred to a large frame doe that may have loose flesh and issues with sore hocks can produce exceptional offspring when they get that large frame AND good bone/flesh. THATS the definition of better breeding when you may not be able to find big heavy rabbits that already have everything put together.
