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Hi, I'm Otter from the Homesteading Today forum. Everyone here want some Brazilian rabbits and we are trying to get them across the country and even into Canada! I have contacted the original breeder of Brazilians, but am still waiting on a response. I keep reminding myself that she has no reason to compulsively check her email 7 times a day :) I'll be posting on the progress here regularly and will try to get the pertinent links up.

The Brazilian Rabbit Project,
(the short version)
Here's how I figured it would work, You get the preggers buns, due in about three weeks. When the babies are between 4 and 5 weeks old, you breed the does., each to a different buck. Put them in twice a day until you're positive the deed was done. Let the babies keep nursing for another week or 2. (My rexes were always DONE with their kits between 5 & 6 weeks old) Then when the babies are weaned, you pass on the set, with does due in about 3 weeks.
(the whole idea)
(copied from my post on the Ht board)
Ok, I am not any kind of lawyer and I have not done anything like this before. I think that there are enough of us who would really like this to happen that we should make it a reality. I think that the best way to do this would be to contact the breeder about getting two pair of Brazilian Rabbits (a set) to pass around.
Each member of the project would get a turn to "host" the rabbits, Keeping them long enough for the does to bear one litter each and raise them. It would be the responsibility of each member to breed each doe with a different buck (buck one x doe two, buck two x doe one) when the current litter is 4 to 5 weeks old, so every member will receive 2 already bred does and 2 bucks that they can crossbreed with any rabbits they have. Pass along the adults and keep the kits. I also think that as a courtesy, we should all agree to sell Brazilian Rabbits at half price to other HTers, even if they are not directly involved in the project. of course, no one has to sell their rabbits at all, but if you choose to sell them (and in a few years we should all have plenty) we should give a break to other homesteaders.
We should all agree to "buy in" to this project. With as many people as are interested $5 each should do it, but of course, I'll have to contact for prices and see how many people are involved before I know for sure. We'll send this money to a yet-to-be-determined person in Arizona who will pick up the rabbits.
Just for fun, I think that the first few people to actively participate should get to request a color (I want one of those orangey fawns ). The rabbits should each be a different color, since lots of color is a breed trait (ie; one fawn, one broken, one blue, one white or whatever). If we collect enough we should get a second "set" and pass them on a different route, because this will take YEARS to get the rabbits to everyone that wants them.