How long do you let it rot before you can plant?

Apologize if you have already answered this question in another video and sorry it's a crazy question to ask but wanted to know if it's ok to breed a buck and doe that are brother and sister if you intend to butcher the offspring? Crazy question? This lady has her daughters 4-H project extras she is looking to sell and I don't have an extra buck or doe to breed them to once the time comes and they are the right age to breed. I guess I could always hold one to one and find a buck or doe later on. But wanted to ask since you would know. Thank you.

hopefull going to acquire my first property this year and i always intuitively knew they were better than chickens, just subs cause you give good info in them and im gonna raise meat rabbit

This is so underrated! I love the idea of a leaf hay! We are moving, and our new property is huge with a ton of leaves. Do you know if fall leaves make good hay too?

Great video, comment for da algo

No eggs, case closed.

Housing a bunch of male rabbits together is a bad idea eventually they will start biting eachothers testicles off

I’d do rabbit for sure, but there’s no market for rabbits in the south in the USA. Never seen any for sale or anyone talk or ask about them.

Question: do you feed the leaves of locust trees to your rabbits? I know my goats and sheep will consume them voraciously, likely due to high protein in the leaves. But do you have any comments about feed it to rabbits?

Your Christmas tree is old and dried out, so that is considered safe if not given in large amounts every day. Pine contains phenols, like cedar, though in smaller doses. It's relatively safe to feed in moderation if it's naturally or kiln dried. If fed freshly cut or in large amounts it can cause liver damage. Some will say it should never be fed, but like I said above, dried and in moderation is fine.

What would you say to people who claim feeding greens from your yard is dangerous? I think they are concerned about parasites/bacteria from the dirt or from wild rabbits. Do you think there's anything to that, or is it just fear-mongering?

One thing i have found out recently is that if you plan to homestead, then you can raise rabbits AND chickens (as long as you have the space and are allowed) side by side. When you butcher rabbits. There are a few organs you can toss to your chickens that are good and healthy for them, and its typically not ate by humans, at least in the U.S. Im going to do more research into the dietary needs of chickens whose main job is egg laying to supplement a primarily rabbit based diet, which could help ease peoples qualms or worries about "rabbit starvation". From what i can gather, as long as you eat the organ meats in a rabbit, then you should have enough fat in your diet, but for those who would like to not eat the organ meat. Eggs have lots of fats and other healthy vitamins that i am pretty sure are not able to be sourced from eating rabbits. So it can be a good supplement to your diet if you prefer to go that route instead of eating organ meats. I personally like chicken liver and am willing to eat and try other organ meats, but having eggs diversifies your meals a little more. This can help you not get burnt out eating only rabbits and organs. At least, that's what i believe. Another thing to note is that once your chickens stop laying eggs or their production goes down, then you can dispatch and butcher them to get the chicken meat. Now, from what i can gather because these chickens are older than chickens raised for meat, the meat is going to be tougher and chewier but there are people claiming that the age also develops more flavor in the chicken. Now because this is a tougher cut of meat it wont bake well or fry well. You want to cook these low and slow to keep it nice and tender or use a pressure cooker to keep it tender and moist

can you bag the finished compost to store (like up to a year?) or will it lose the nutrients

Awesome video!

2024, priced a roll of 14G. 36"x10' was $68.00. Ten years ago i made cages a third of the price. I paid dor the roll. To make cage bottoms. Oh, the small rabbit cage like you are showing was 120.00. Sigh' So with a roll of 67.00 bottom, i priced dog kennels. Way cheaper. So i picked up 9 large and xlarge. I can put 14 G on bottom and go up side a few inches for baby savers. Dog kennel are heavy duty, i can hang them up. In my shead. With my space the side or front doors on them are perfect to arange them in my 10x12 shead. I had my dogs kennels for 20 years. They are still strong. Even with big dogs. Im going to try it. I got the kennels for 32.00 and 45.00. Each depending on large or xlarge. I wont be stacking them because of height. But i can make a cool rabbit run with hideouts with that extra height. I juat picked up all the supplies today. Getting 2 rabbits tomorrow. So they can chill in transport cage in the house tell i put the botton wire on and get them hung. I put them in my shead cause of the very hot dry summers. We are already hitting 100f will be 110F soon. Or hotter. Tell end of August. My shead is holding 72F with AC on temp control. I have 2 windos for exhause. My shead is insulated finished it stays nicer than my home. So ya been spending time in my shead getting ideal of how many cages and a table to exam and train for shows, groming etc. I have electric for lights. I feel im ready for the 2 rabbits tomorrow. My wall are sheet rock and painted. But i want to put up splash guard or sorts. I did not price that today. I do have roofing metal that may work on walls. Or maybe a plexy glass. Depends on price. I have the metal. That is what i may use. My floor is a concret sheet like you use for a fire board for wood stoves. That you put over wood floors. And painted with outdoor patio floor paint. To catch dropping and pee i wanted to use the roofing metal. I wont have enough for walls and run off. I am open for suggestions. On what i can use on my walls. Or get plastic tubs to catch droppings. I can get them at wally world or where ever. Those are not cheap anymore either. But may work out fine. Like the ones on wheel made to slide under a bed. I like them best. What do you think?

Thank you very much! Never heard of klubertanz...hope they ship.

Rabbits are unclean meat according to the Old Testament Mosaic Health Laws. They’re unclean meat. Survival situation, yes. Eat them.

Thank you for sharing this information. I heard this in a previous video and tried it out with my rabbits. I always introduce new foods in small amounts to see how they react and to give their gut microbes a chance to adapt.

That rabbit has a nice structure. Most forages have some level of toxicity. Which becomes a problem when inclusion rates are exceeded. By feeding a mixed variety of forages within their inclusion rates. As well as drying to remove moisture the effects of both toxicity and anti-nutritional factors will be mitigated. Rabbits themselves if left to free range will naturally forage. Choosing from multiple forage species. In the cage system, where we tend to feed "cut and carry". The farmer should employ the same principle. It will all be in the name of the best possible FCR. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Excellent... well, Tractor supply had the 30x36 cages on sale for Memorial Day and so I picked up four. Need to set up a rack to hold the cages and then I'm jumping in. Your videos have been extremely helpful.

Awesome!

Rabbits will refuse most greens that are poisonous to them. If given plentiful fodder. The same for goats except for rhodos. Goats really like them and will eat them and then die.😢

Great advice and beautiful rabbit.

I bought from Bass Equipment as they had the best price in 2022 and are really nice and sturdy cages. I did build one 30x36 but couldn’t find 14 gauge wire locally and still can’t in 2024. I do want to build a larger cage for grow outs.

Tierquälerei. Gib den armen tieren doch wenigstens einen boden und was zum verstecken

>organic meat whot blyat? like if meat can be non organic? r u idjit or just trolling? so much nonsence shit in this vid.

0:52-2:57 absolutleh kukoldish talk. grow bolls. clown.

>ethics just by the fact of mentioning it u receive a good dizloice.

o. anodda rabbitoed homestoed yes? will see. yes.

Do you vaccinate your meat rabbit or do you raise them organic without vaccines?

How about a come and take it flag with a rabbit on it instead of a cannon!

About to get my first in a couple weeks hopefully!

Holy shits… You’ve got me totally convinced - or at least as much as I can be from 1 guy telling his story, I’m gonna do my research and hope you were right about everything, meat rabbits sounds perfect.

Really good 👍

Pets

Just got started with rabbits, went with colony setup, got 1 buck and 1 doe. Currently I'm feeding them fresh dandelion, weeping willow, alfalfa and some other greens, I'm drying my own alfalfa hay for winter, wish me luck and throw me any tips you got!

It's important to note that not only can you get meat and fur from rabbits. But also if you find yourself in a sideways situation where everything has collapsed. You can use the hides minus the fur to make your own bow string. And then use a puff of fur as a silencer for said string. Not to mention the manure is good for both fertilizer and making your own potassium nitrate...for those who need to know

Rabbit meat is to unhealthy hence the reason GOD said not to eat it

Don't argue with vegans in the comments. When food amd water shortages are implemented it will be important to be self-sufficient. We are damn close

I want to because we are not at war with flesh but powers and principalities

Can you raise chickens off of only fly larvae?

We built rat proof cages in my barn, we have rats in our barn, they'll eat your rabbit babies

This video is da bomb

I hate rabbits, however I think you have swayed my opinion on keeping them for me

Lol rat crack

I found this video, because today marks the end of my year of raising chickens and the beginning of my year raising rabbits.