I got the breeding stock off someone on Craigslist, with no further information. The first breeding didn't take, but the second one did:
They grow quickly. The picture below was less than a week later:
And a few weeks later they were weaned and on their own...
They're older now, about 12 weeks, and at harvest weight. The picture below shows a lot of them alerting to a noise off to the right.
They grow up so fast...
I have two pairs of rabbits: two TAMUKs and two New Zealand Reds. The TAMUKs are more heat-tolerant, developed at Texas A&M Kingsville, and have several breeds in their lineage, including New Zealands. The TAMUK doe's first litter has arrived:
The litter had eight, but one fell through the sidewall of the cage to the ground and died. Four weeks later, they have grown.
TAMUKs can have any color, and mixed-color litters are not uncommon. The buck is sort of off-white.
Pretty soon they'll be moving to a grow-out cage of their own. Things are going very well.
