From One Rabbit To A Business: My Journey Into Rabbit Farming
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page 0 · 30 posts · 9 participants
· farm_diary
This is a multi-part farm diary where the author, 'mightiersa', chronicles his journey from keeping a pet rabbit to building a commercial rabbit farm in Ibadan. The thread focuses heavily on technical lessons regarding housing systems (metal mesh cages), breed selection, feeding management during dry seasons, and the hidden health challenges of rabbits as prey animals. While the author attempts to sell his custom-built cages and offers advice, the primary value lies in the detailed operational knowledge shared by the original poster and supplemented by experienced commenters.
Pain points:
feed_too_expensivebird_mortalitydefraudeddefrauded
Prices:
rabbit: NGN20000.0 (Ibadan)cage: NGN160000.0 (Ibadan)
Credibility signals:
author cites specific location (Ibadan)author details specific farm capacity (150 rabbits)author provides technical details on cage construction and breed namescommenters cite long-term experience (e.g., breeding since 1989)
“Cheap can be expensive in farming.”
“Rabbits are naturally wired to hide their pain.”
“Someone with the phone number +234 815 249 0506 just tried to scam me claiming they are mightiersa.”
Unclassified: author lost access to email account preventing direct contact
page 1 · 32 posts · 27 participants
· discussion_qa
This is a lively discussion thread where users ask questions about rabbit farming practices, market viability, and animal behavior. The Original Poster (OP) shares a detailed, multi-part narrative about their personal journey, specifically analyzing mistakes like overbreeding and poor diet that led to a doe eating her own litter, while other users share their own experiences with mortality and market challenges.
Pain points:
bird_mortalityno_buyersdefrauded
Credibility signals:
personal_experiencedetailed_case_studiesspecific_mistake_analysislocation_sharing
“I didn't give Browny enough time to rest. On paper, you will hear that a rabbit can give birth up to six times in a year. But on the farm, reality teaches you something different.”
“I bought 3 rabbits late last year & they all dyed one after the other. I think I caused it & it was so painful.”
“I'm ready to engage this kind of farming. My uncle used to train them, but sooner than later, he lost interest in them.”
Unclassified: Detailed narrative about a doe eating her own babies due to stress and nutritional imbalance.
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· farm_diary
This page is a multi-part farm diary where the author, mightiersa, details their journey from keeping one rabbit to running a commercial operation. The author shares specific technical knowledge regarding feed formulation to reduce costs and discusses the critical challenge of marketing and finding fair buyers.
Pain points:
feed_too_expensiveno_buyers
Credibility signals:
cites years of experiencenames farm size (one rabbit to multiple breeds)shares specific feed formulation percentages
“The more rabbits you have, the more feeding becomes your biggest responsibility.”
“With the same money used to buy: 25kg of commercial pellets I could now produce: About 65kg of my own formulated feed”
“That is the most important question in the business. Because what is the point of raising animals you cannot sell?”