HOW TO BUILD A RABBIT TRACTOR | POLYFACE FARM STYLE | ETHICAL MEAT | HOW TO RAISE RABBITS FOR MEAT

[@keithbeasley5862]

Great video! Thanks and what a view! Beats the heck out of Sand and palmettos…Florida.

[@sunayakong8537]

Wow I love the background. Beautiful mountains.

[@Blueberryjoefarms]

Treasure those moments with little helpers. In the blink of an eye, they aren’t so little anymore.

[@brittanyshaw6828]

I love that you're using 2 drills. Here I was switching out the bit and driver (whatever it's called) each time. LOL

[@CountrySiloFarm]

It is definitely a time saver!

[@MrSkinnyn71]

That’s definitely the way to go. Huge time savings

[@donnasummers9284]

I did that for my chicken coop build, then finally bought a compact driver I use as a screw gun. Huge time saver and less frustrating.

[@PapzyTV0520]

Nice tractor, watching from philippines

[@politicallywhat5630]

Great video. Thank you. Would lo e to see you moving this.

[@Playlist4213]

So many great ideas in here -- thank you!

[@BrianBetron]

Nice job

[@OpiumMonkey]

awesome.

[@WalkerFarmFam]

Awesome! I like the look of that little tractor.

[@CountrySiloFarm]

Thank you!!

[@YooperCountry]

Thanks for sharing. We have to build rabbit tractors for our silver fox so we can pasture them next summer. Looking for ideas!

[@bboutdooradventures491]

Really nice video. Very well done. Love the tractor look forward to some cute videos of those baby rabbits.

[@CountrySiloFarm]

Thank you! We will have some videos of baby bunnies soon!!

[@brodystone]

Thats a good looking tractor, I am gonna try to build one like this, but I am horrible at building things. Great video!

[@CountrySiloFarm]

Thank you for watching!

[@richardstevens3461]

Joel's new book has plans for his rabbit tractor. His uses wood slats as the floor, but it sure seems like the wire panel would be better... He says they bite the wire and get gun shy about eating grass. You seen that?

[@CountrySiloFarm]

We have not had a problem with our rabbits eating the grass around the wire but some people might have a different experience. Joel has been raising rabbits a lot longer than we have. All we can say is do what works for your farm and your animals. 🙂

[@maryellen6153]

Joel says they do the slats so the tips of the grass can flip up. Rabbits go for the tips of the grass, not that which is near the ground.

[@bartendersunny1]

This is great! Ty for the how to! Ever get baby bunnies tunneling out?

[@CountrySiloFarm]

Thank you for watching! With the size wire we have and moving our rabbits out at 5 weeks we haven't had a problem with them trying to tunneling out. They get moved daily to a new piece of pasture, so they always have something new to eat.

[@bartendersunny1]

Thats perfect tyvm!

[@spoolsandbobbins]

I really like this concept. I have 2 questions if you have time: 1. I like the size of the wire gaps but it still looks like it’s pressing most, if not all the grass down. And you have short grass. Our pastures are long. Do you think you d rabbits would dig fast enough if no mesh was put on bottom? 2. When the tractor is moved across pastures do the rabbits balance on the wires or will they get their feet caught? Thanks! New Sub.

[@syork9680]

Did you make your own braces? If so, what size did you cut them? Love the design, going to try one for my homestead here in NC.

[@maryellen6153]

It's very pretty, but functionally, I wonder what's the need for the little corner braces? Seems to me the plywood on the one end stabilizes the rectangular shape... as for the other end, it wouldn't have to be open - the rabbits like the feeling of being enclosed, so just covering that end with some solid material would stabilize the structure..

[@donnasummers9284]

Maybe it helps with predator proofing? A dertermined/hungry pack if coyotes would meet more resistance with the braces. Also, if the wood on the corner started to rot, you'd have more time to notice a breech?

[@Shaker_Hill_Sugarworks]

How wide is that roll of wire? Looks like you made the tractor's dimensions to match the width of it so no need to cut wire.

[@jriis2010]

Got any plans for this ?

[@kayleeneuhauser6171]

@country silo farm how many 2x2 boards altogether were needed

[@jbid9999]

Thanks

[@antonhuman8446]

Great. RSA.

[@ThePOTUSofMatthewEmbryBradshaw]

Raising rabbits, I can tell you this is hard on their feet. Use 1 bys or 2bys and leave enough room. Between them for the rabbit to sit on ground. They will hop onto the soft wood as you move it.

[@ThePOTUSofMatthewEmbryBradshaw]

Check out Joel salatins kids rabbit tractor

[@SarahatTheParmFarm]

What is the overall dimensions of this tractor? You said 4x2 fencing for the bottom, but what size did you use for the sides? 2x1? Also I did see that in your update video you placed fencing around all sides then replaced the wood so they wouldn’t scratch. 👍

[@CountrySiloFarm]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. The overall dimensions are 6'longx3'widex2'high. We also used 2"x1" fencing for the sides. The 24" wide rolls fit perfectly 👌

[@jacoblee8311]

Does the 2x4 bottom hold them in? Do you leave them in the tractor all the time?

[@CountrySiloFarm]

The 2x4 bottom does a great job of keeping them in. And after they are weaned from mama they spend the remainder of their life in the tractor. They are moved to a new spot everyday so they get plenty of fresh feed along with their free feed.

[@steviemuse2416]

No need for angle braces on the sides because you are using plywood on part of it. That keeps it sturdy and square.

[@syork9680]

How may growouts approximately will each tractor hold?

[@CountrySiloFarm]

I would say a max of 10-12 rabbits. With the silver fox rabbits we have we can fit up to 12 but we move them twice a day to help cut feed cost.

[@sharonmurphy1028]

Great video! Could you make a video on how to make money on a rabbit Industry

[@CountrySiloFarm]

That is a great suggestion for the future. Right now we are raising rabbits for our family because it is a great way to supply meat at an affordable price.

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[@carrieashley6465]

Did you end up adding wheels so move easy as you get older and if fond bunnies born with no fur and the doe need nest and bedding she'll pill fur line nest and they won't be off milk tell 4 weeks old and stay eating feed not a lot you be careful give really young greens hive poops and you lose them

[@cheyenne9118]

A little overkill on braces

[@paulnovak833]

Remove that mesh floor and youve got something

[@AnneGoggansQHHT]

Hardware cloth on top and sides keeps raccoon hands out

[@stanhill3980]

Your music is annoying

[@baksutton]

I think the music is really beautiful. Very peaceful, welcoming and feels like coming home. I love it.

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The music is great Sourpuss.