If you plan on 12 rabbits at a time, and slaughtering 3-4 times a year, extpect the cost of the rabbits to be $75 - $100. think the only problem we would have to contend with is the numerous hot summer days. A book I was reading suggested that we would be doing well to raise the rabbits for about the same cost as buying meat in the supermarket. That would be fine if the system collapses and meat is hard to get.