we raised our rabbits in cages inside a metal building. i bred the does 14 days after having babies and weaned them at 30 days. we has 58 does and six bucks. and made good money selling them to pel-frez. there is a lot of work on the manure cleanup. feeding isn't bad and we used automatic water.when a doe messed up 2 times i replaced her.we averaged 8 for each doe and sold them at 4.75 to 5,75 lbs. at 1.45 a pound.we started with two rabbits and never bought anymore. if you get a good pair you are set.