DIY Fertilizer...Kinda -- Amending The Garden with Rabbit Manure !

Spring is in the air and our pigs are feeling frisky! These are the first signs of breeding that I have ever noticed from our Kunekunes, could we be expecting piglets this summer? I sure hope so! Late winter and early springtime also means it's time to clean out the rabbitry and put those pounds of manure to good use! Our garden is going to LOVE this!
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[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Pig people! What do you think about my kune's behavior??

[@vsierra15]

Thank you so much for your explanations especially about the white stuff on the rabbit poop. I love knowing the why behind things

[@ihsansari3641]

Great farm , livestock.....open area

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thank you, we love it!

[@laurarochester3054]

I really need to go binge watch more of your videos. You do a great job explaining things. Thank you!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thanks so much! We have had quite a few people go back and watch us from the beginning. That's amazing to me! You don't have to do all that. 🤣 We love that you love watching!

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Looks like you've got some great fertilizer! It'll be fun to watch the pigs. Cheers!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

❤🐖🐖

[@citylotgardening6171]

Very nice video thanks for sharing 👍

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thanks for watching!! Happy gardening!!♡♡

[@maryoesterborg9397]

Your videos are very interesting and worthy of the time spent on binge watching. I also love Roots and Refuge but she doesn’t have much on you. The best is yet to come and your possibilities are just beginning.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thank you Mary for your kind words!! We love having you here! ❤❤

[@MstresVampy]

I'm so glad I found this channel it's so precious. I love how u explain things ... not tht to obvious but obvious enough . 😇😇😉 ever herd absence makes the heart grow fonder ... te he

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Awe thanks so much! Yes Beau may need to go on a little vacation so he can long for the company of his girls. 😇

[@adamroof9460]

Ha @katie I came to comment same thing. Going to learn a lot from her concise but well articulated journey this season! Only been here since the nader shelter but they have been great videos and glad we subbed!! 🤠👍

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

You guys!! You're so awesome. Thank you so much. ❤

[@lorrainestafford3809]

I know this is old video but you're my favorite you just keep talking and just lovely videos that busy you just put with pine shavings or whatever with the mulch that looks really nice our King is coming back soon his name is Jesus Northern California

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thank you Lorraine!!💕🥦

[@nolliesteers3083]

Hello Heather, how are you and your family doing?. Hopefully we do get some kunekune piglets.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Kunekune are the best! I may be biased Haha

[@lauragiacobbe7334]

I love your videos! You're so kind to your animals! God bless you and your family.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thank you so much ❤🐐🐇🐖

[@jessicakarynecoosey7778]

That pile of bunny poo is awesome!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

It definitely adds up 😅

[@TheHeavenlyHomestead]

Oh rabbits 🐇! We love them, I always tell people … want a rabbit that will pay for keeping him? Get a rabbit, they provide the best fertilizer, they are funny and entertaining, quiet, don’t require a lot to take care of and if you have some spots in your yard mowed, just put them on top of it and they will gladly eat if for you 😂 My sister lives in L.A and even my California girl will have to make room for a new pet worth his weight in gold😁 I really need to build cages and an outdoor enclosure so they can be on grass, I keep mine in (huge for him even with a “bedroom” (I had to fix it the goats destroyed it (it was in their yard) but I like him to be on grass in the spring and summer /nice weather so about 9 months of the year. And he loves it! Now I need to figure out for meat rabbits … which is in the works Thanks for all the videos and encouragement Love Lety

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

We LOVE keeping rabbits on grass too. It doesn't always work practically for us but the option of doing it is super nice! We use a trowel to collect manure out of the grass as needed.

[@TheHeavenlyHomestead]

@@SageandStoneHomestead that is a good idea! I don’t have a good method myself and I either slack on that or end up with poopy hands (which is not a big deal) and will totally try anything else 😂

[@TheHeavenlyHomestead]

@@SageandStoneHomestead that is a good idea! I don’t have a good method myself and I either slack on that or end up with poopy hands (which is not a big deal) and will totally try anything else 😂

[@merryanneadair4451]

Bunny berries are the BEST!!!! I have a 2 year supply built up since I couldn't garden last year. Love your raised beds!! Sorry to say but.....you probably need to separate your boar from the gilts. My dad always said never keep them together. Prayers for a very successful garden year for us all! 😊 God bless!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

We are definitely formulating plans to get him out!! Another commenter said we can have him share a fenceline as long as it is solid (minus the gate). I read that they shouldn't share a fencline to make them feel truly separate. What are your thoughts?

[@merryanneadair4451]

@@SageandStoneHomestead I think the issue with sharing a fence line is that he (maybe both sides) will tear up the fence (& possibly themselves) to get together. That's why a solid barrier between them was recommended. Dad usually kept a pen in between the sows & the boars.(out of sight, out of mind maybe?? 🤔) But your smaller breed pigs are definitely NOT the huge more aggressive breeds we raised when I was young! Still, I would recommend a much sturdier fence separating them.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

@@merryanneadair4451 thank you!!

[@nolliesteers3083]

Your garden is looking good.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thanks! ❤🥦

[@missmurrydesign7115]

Respectfully: Maybe prefer "MANURE or DROPPINGS?"

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

This video is old so I'm not sure what I said or didn't. But if I said poop it is what it is. Please understand I make videos for the entire world and sometimes simple language is more easily understood.

[@Katzeco5230]

Poor rabbits. ):

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

They are alright. We use the house rabbit's litterbox for the garden too.

[@paulasayshi9851]

Oh they don’t look alright. With kindness, but they need space to hop and soft ground for their feet, not wires. It would be so inspiring to see if you can come up with a rabbit-friendly way to collect manure!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

We Use our rabbits for meat, I want to be upfront about that. These bunnies are not just used for fertilizer. We used to keep them in ground pens on grass but every time it rained they got drenched in 3 inches of standing water because our land has so many low areas. Up off the ground isn't the most ideal but it works for our situation. They truly are alright. They breed and birth well and seem to be content. No hock sores.