"Why would you want to eat that cute little bunny??" Well. Eventually that little bunny becomes a rabbit and rabbits taste good. Animal husbandry is a very good skill to teach your children. I have talked with many people that have a disconnect between the meat from the store and the cute animals they see.

@BetterTogetherLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Logan. I don’t mind other people’s viewpoints. But I highly appreciate your view!!! 😁👍🏻

@Brisbanesdaddy

2 жыл бұрын

In Ohio rabbit used to be a common item item in grocery store meat cases. Today there is a store called Giant Eagle Market District and they sell rabbit $10/lb

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I have been in the restaurant business forty five years. We started when our youngest son was one year old. He and his brother run the business now and we always had them front and center in the business with us. Then came 17 grands over the years and most of them were raised in the business since the parents work there. So I think you are smart to keep the children with you and teach them all you can...….....God Bless

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that means a lot! Yes we do love that we are able to all be together everyday. We love our kiddos!

Your daughter is awesome. Having a daughter myself who is just a little older I can’t wait to have these moments with her. Thank you for sharing knowledge and time with your family. Your doing it right.

I raise rabbits here in Texas as well. I raised the Californian meat rabbits. Last year I had a ton of rabbits to sell and no one really wanted to buy them. Now that this whole covid-19 virus hit everybody's really wanting rabbits now. I have been inundated by calls from people who want to buy rabbits. I kick myself for not breeding them this year.

“That’s not a word.” Oh the life of a parent with small children. Lol most relatable couple of minutes in a KZread video I’ve seen in a minute.

This is Finley's video that you and the rabbits got to be in lol

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

So true! 🤣

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

.....as it always should be right? Lol

@thunderusnight

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@hamoudmono1236

4 жыл бұрын

I love 😘😘🐰🐰🐰

@juliamartin9047

2 жыл бұрын

The shoes are adorable

I don't know how you can ever tell your kiddos no to anything, ESPECIALLY Finley!!! She just melted my heart!!!

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Well thank you very much!!

Finley is going to look back on these videos and laugh so hard!

This child is literally the cutest part of a video about baby rabbits.

Bro...There is a huge market for rabbit meat...It is highly prescribed as a diet for heart patients because of low fat and high protein...ya just gotta look around :-)

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe. And also maybe it’s just not what I want to do. Go for it!!!! 😁👍🏻

@amechelb

4 жыл бұрын

Sold at high prices too as whole rabbits for animal feed.

@angeldelacruz-lb7wh

4 жыл бұрын

You can send them off on food trucks for 2$ a pound, find a restaurant that will buy from you and talk to the owner for that, or there’s kennels that will buy rabbit meat off of you for their raw diets. There’s a lot of ways to sell em. Just gotta look around and make some calls

@wolfpackgames4674

4 жыл бұрын

You can also show meat rabbit breeds. Just gotta know where. I actually went to a show about an hour from where i live and they had stew and i think something else with rabbit.

@Edendog

3 жыл бұрын

@@angeldelacruz-lb7wh I’m raising meat rabbits just to feed my dogs! Buying rabbit to feed them from private farmers is very expensive, there is definitely a market for it, even more so if you invest in a small home freeze-drier!

LOL....She talks VERY well. Absolutely adorable. I also have of those. But she's a GRAND Daughter. Plz accept this all due respect...Yer a very rich man. God Bless....~Eli.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! She has such amazing communication for her age!!!

This and the blackberry video are all that's needed to pull anyone out of a funk. That girl is therapy! :D Now I know why Pa called Laura a half-pint full of sweet cider, half drunk up. She followed him everywhere and wanted to help with everything, too. And what do you know, they had a "little house", too!

@gonnaposeto6873

4 жыл бұрын

Also, Blue was bred to Boothauer. He is a booted Chinchilla that came from his Chinchilla sire named Boomhauer. So Twitch carries either Chinchilla, Sable, or REW. If Sage is a buck, I have the perfect doe to match Twitch that will give you the most amazing rare and exotic colors! If Sage is a doe, just keep on keepin' on with your "Blue" project. I hope you still get some surprises, but I have a feeling what you got is all you'll get from them, which is not a bad thing. They're gorgeous!

"What are you wearing"? Hahahaha she is a busy little thing! Being inquisitive and active is a sign of intelligence :)

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

She is always thinking that’s for sure!

Such cuteness. She's adorable. I'm not sure about the market for meat rabbits, but I buy at least 2 rabbits a week from a guy I work with. I'm seriously considering getting back into raising rabbits again. When I lived on a 33 acre farm with my grandparents, I raised rabbits. Mostly for my family to eat, but we also sold some during Easter and some at Christmas. My biggest issue with raising rabbits for meat is that I have grown such a soft heart, it's difficult for me to kill the cute little guys like I used to.

I Just found your channel and have been binge watching. I love your videos, seeing the love of your family shine through, kids are so cute and have learned so much in a short time.

I was in real need of a good whole some laugh. I'm trying to learn about homesteading and raising rabbits and I really needed some of this. Great job filming. Editing was awesome. 10 out of 10 all around. You guys are an amazing family. Keep up the great job You gave so many intelligent benefits from raising rabbits. Originally I wanted these guys for the poop haha yes the golden poop. You nailed it. Awesome.video. New Sub.. God bless you. And thanks again.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow THANK YOU Eric!!!!! 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻

@ericryckman5174

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife We have 6 children and when I seen you multitasking with the filming and dialog and holding your daughter whilst doing all this; well, we can relate. Sometimes we watch on the TV and dont get a chance to leave a comment, so when we can I think its important to for others to know how much this improves our lives and others too. I encourage you to keep doing what is right and good. This is so much better for my children to watch than the "programming" out there. We are trying to build rabbit cages today. It's a start to a new chapter in our lives. Take care guys ❤

Wow . Thank you for responding so quick. I'm sure you have answered this in another vid. I'm just now researching into keeping rabbits.

Great info. Very cute family. Looking forward to hearing more about your b Raising rabbits course coming out in the summer.👍🏡

Your content is always inspiring! Thank you for teaching us all!

@BetterTogetherLife

Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you Nic!!!!

This video is cute, Finley, the rabbits the kids, and the Father and daughter bond. God Bless and more power to @Better Together Life

I know who's really adorable! Finley ♥️

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!!! Well thank you soooo much!

I would love to see how you document and keep track of expenses/income! This will be our first year selling beef and lamb and I’m trying to figure out the best way to keep that part of the finances in order

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

I do have an expense report over on our pig video! 😁😁

@obviouslydreadful9512

4 жыл бұрын

I’d be happy to help you set up a QuickBooks account that would easily help with tracking income/expenses/categories/etc. as a ProAdvisor and someone who’s worked directly for Intuit QuickBooks Online, it’s a lot easier than one may think and does a lot of the work for you! Great video. I’m a huge advocate of pet rabbits

Love this... she is so precious Blessings

We are planning on moving down to Texas in the next couple months and would love to check out your farm and get some info from you guys on how to run a little farm

Lovely family and bunnies. Job well done sir. Got yourself a new sub. Godbless yah and Howdy from TX too 😁

Cozy and comfy.... My two favorite words.😁

Rabbits are animals that need love, caress of affection, we become happy with him. We love him,he will love us,that is rabbits

Meat rabbits might not be a thing in your area, but there are stores that carry them dotted over the country. I bought one a few weeks ago in Indiana. I just am fortunate to live near a store that keeps rabbit meat in stock. You just have to search around to find them, or ask your local grocer to order a case of them for your own use. A case usually equates to about 6 processed and frozen rabbits. Also, most rabbitry places will process a rabbit for you if you want a fresh, never frozen, rabbit for your table.

Don't know which was the cutest Finley or the bunnies. Finley is really very bright and has a wonderful vocabulary ! Thanks for allowing her to be in the video ! Wish I could get the rabbit poop for fertilizer . Hope it goes well with making the money . Enjoy your vlogs !

I'm 7 mins in and still have not learned how to raise money with rabbits 🤔😭

@joshlower1

2 жыл бұрын

You didnt watch the whome thing

Finley is adorable, the rabbits are cute too. Too bad you are so far away. I would give you some business. I wouldn't mind having a brown one out of that first buck as well as the blue and black ones. That was great video. Keep up the great work. God Bless.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

No worries, I am sure there are breeders in your area.

Nice Vlog & SO Cute I had to Keep Rewinding: I thought you said you were tubeyubing LoL 😂 and Always Love her Style-Beau Always "what you wearing? Where'd you get that?? LoL 😂SO Funny; Laughable~Loveable & Enjoy-They Grow up SOo Fast❣️🙏🏼😍🙏🏼❣️

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Finley makes the “entertainment” part of vlogging easy!! Now the “productive part”, well not so much! Lol

I wouldn't pair Blue(the blue broken doe) and the black broken buck again. Paring BrokenxBroken will give you the Charli pattern seen on the two white kits, which is high white with little to no color. Your best bet, as you said, would be to pair the solid blue(or lilac maybe) kit back to the sire or dam depending on the gender. That'll give you a really pretty 50/50 broken look. If you want to eliminate black and try and focus just on improving your blues- ONLY breed blue babies back to a blue parent or blue sibling, eventually it will weed out the other colors :) I hope this helps! Personally, I ADORE castor and tri, Rexes are by far my favorite rabbit breed!

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! That’s exactly what we were thinking. Keep safe and go for more of that Blue color. I do really think those Charlies are cute too!-kelly

@spokehund747

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife The charlies are adorable! I suppose it doesn't matter since you guys are raising for meat, lol.

Your daughter is so cute! Thanks for sharing! Just might convince me yet to get rabbits

Adorable video. ❤

OMG I'm new to your channel and I loved seeing her

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 She is pretty special!

I don't have rabbits yet...though I had them throughout my youth. If you're looking to get more blues and broken blues, breed a blue to a broken blue and you'll get 50/50. Breed a black that's recessive for blue to a broken blue or a broken black recessive with blue and you'll get the mix you describe. Want even more variety....look for a black buck or doe that carries the chocolate gene. That'll open up the potential for chocolates and lilacs as well. If you want all broken, stay within the same color family and breed a solid to a true Charlie and the whole litter will be broken. I believe I saw somewhere that you might also get a tiny percentage of REW. Again, I don't breed nor do I own rabbits but I often watch homesteading vids while I wait for my homestead. Maybe someday. If there is any error in what I just wrote, anyone with experience is welcome to correct me as I'm learning too!

I like the black and white ones best. So cute.

@BetterTogetherLife

3 жыл бұрын

They are super cute

Am gonna try the mixture

Your kid's freaking adorable. I miss my girls being that little.

How do you keep them from over heating?? I’m from Texas, now Arizona. Gets hot as hell in both locations. We had 2 Rex die if heat stroke. Keeping inside isn’t really an option. The New Zealand is keeping well though

How do you finish the rabbits off on grass without them fighting?

I tried selling cute lop eared bunnies and couldnt give them away. Some people bought around Easter but when the novelty worn off wanted to return them. Lots of bunnies in animal shelters after Easter

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Completely understand, and I would say that you really have to work on marketing and education for sure. Which is partly why we KZread, to have a bigger market to sell our livestock.

@spotteddoghomestead9940

4 жыл бұрын

We showed our rabbits extensively through out the country, where we lived at the time there is no market for them . We were in Missouri and rabbits were not a big seller I did better selling my English Angoras for $250 a piece when we lived in Colorado .They dont due well here in Georgia due to humidity and keeping coats up

@gonnaposeto6873

4 жыл бұрын

If you require that returns come with a cage or at least a carrier, you can come out ahead by getting a lot of free cages and carriers. ;)

@huckleberryhuffman2822

3 жыл бұрын

Spotted Dog Homestead Where at in MO? I’m on the Mo/Ark line and we have no problems selling around here for pet or meat purposes. Sell individually and take quite a few to the sale barn

@spotteddoghomestead9940

3 жыл бұрын

@@huckleberryhuffman2822 we were in Brookfield

Finley needs her own day on the vlog..." A day with Finley." She is adorable. Question about breeding is it ok to breed daughter doe with father doe? I'm still learning. Lol I would so be interested in purchasing some rabbits from you guys . For meat, please keep us informed if you ever do open up a link to order.

@gonnaposeto6873

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Lots of top breeders do that. It's called Line Breeding. As long as you are prepared to cull for bad traits, line breeding is perfectly fine. You'll get the best and worst of whatever genes are present. Breed the best and eat the rest.

Im not sure how different MO is from where youre at, but selling a bred doe would be a loss here. If you consider the cost of growing out those rabbits to that age, youre not going to break even here. In order to make any money in rabbits here in MO, key is to sell 8 wk old bunnies at market rate. Thats does for $30 to $100 each purebred, depending on breed. Cheapest is conventional meat breeds, more for rex & topping out at $100 for Flemish Giants. Less for mixed breeds. Less for bucks usually. And sell their manure. But i think maybe not figuring cost to feed water and house those rabbits that long. 🤷

My 3rd rabbit (third breed also) i'm going to get into breeding. Since their showing points are mostly by markings a lot of the breed goes to the meat industry. The guy i got her from will either make them pets or meat rabbits. Sadly i need more space and a buck from him but this quarantine order doesn't help my space issue. My friend's family can't build anything since they don't have enough space, it's been raining and we need a company that delivers wood/wire for me to get hutches built. My rabbits are inside but they need to go out since our AC runs into where they are. Only way i would use that hallway is if i was breeding in winter for whatever reason.

Sometimes people give them away for free... Just make sure that you have room to hold on to them if you have to wait it out... Check out the going rate over a period of time on local adds that should give you approximate price in your area...

Ahhh Finn is so lovely. In SA rabbit meat is slowly becoming more popular. I was deceived by my mother to eat it as a child, because she wouldn't tell us what she was cooking. It tastes like sweet chicken. But I suppose if I had have known I would not have eaten it as I always had bunnies as pets.

Adorable kids calling things adorable always makes my day! (3:08)

@BetterTogetherLife

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you!

Before my dog ate it I had a red-eyed white rabbit.... loved it. I did get mad at the dog however understood it was what dogs do.

Just an FYI for your Beau... Your first male bunny is an agouti color (he's a harlequin)... they don't have the ability to give you the color that you are looking for with the blue and Black... so super glad you were able to get the colors you like... Blue is a hard color to find in Rex

You can get 40 minimum out of the blue as pets no doubt in my mind. I paid 45 for a cinamon colored one as a pet for my kid. Id give 40 to 50 easy for one of those blues. I grew up rabbit hunting and love to eat wild game but never ate a tamed rabbit. My friends tell me its delicious though.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Love it!

I have a small cattery which I love but years ago I bred rabbits while living on a farm we rented....today my kids are raised on their own and I am in a 3 level townhouse in a rural city in Ontario, Canada...I would like to know your thoughts on raising rabbits inside? Is there any sort of market to gardeners to sell rabbit waste as compost? I know Ill be overrun with rabbit poop and no use for it in my townhouse...any suggestions besides throwing it in the garbage?

I adore pet rabbits and care for a couple rescue buns myself. I hafta admit though, rabbit is an EXCELLENT source of nutrition for meat-eaters both domestic and in the wild.

Omg she's precious she made my day! What bunnies? Lol

Actually, many people do not like the taste of rabbit meat in the normal way of cooking But it is more than delicious as barbecue

Would be interested in buying some rabbits this fall from you.

You have a new subscriber 👍

God Bless you and yours . 🙏

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Georgia!

You need to breed that doe to a blue buck to get more blues, less black and broken throws 50% so you will always have some of those.

@BetterTogetherLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Not today!!! I just came to learn about rabbits and to move on to the next video.

@BetterTogetherLife

Ай бұрын

Not today what?

Good evening I is watching your video now two days ago i buy a red eye for $50 us dollars here in the Caribbean on st..maarten

Are you going to keep the blue (sage) for breeding? Also, in terms of genetics with rabbits, how do you know what traits will pass down? Like if your blue ends up being a female vs a male? Which is preferred when breeding for a specific color? I think if I were to do a breeding program for rabbits, I'd love to have a cool calico looking rabbit.

@triplepee331

2 жыл бұрын

As an animal breeder I would say I will be difficult to breed to a particular colour

Hello! I have a male blue rabbit and was wondering if you had any blue females for sale. thanks

What breed of rabbits are these? Thank you very much!

I may be wrong, but I was told to only breed Father/daughter. Never mother/son for rabbits, or get different parents either a different buck or a different doe. The reason is because of Gene's, birth abnormalities. Missing limbs and other defects.

Awesome Rabbit ! Greetings from Indonesia Brother 😊

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yay!!!!! So glad to have you!

@greenleaf3740

4 жыл бұрын

😊

We love raising rabbits. New friend Ruthie

What breed do you suggest to get started with? Thanks.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

What ever breed you can get your hands on. We like Rex.... but also holland lops can sell for pets well also. For us, the miniature breeds aren’t a good fit.

beautiful and smart girl, thank you for your sharing , I come from Indonesia

Finn is adorable

In NC pedigree rex go for $40 and they move so slow. I had better luck selling as pets for $25. I had seal, sable and broken blacks.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

So cool!!! I would say those are fair prices!! 😁👍🏻

Rabbit is absolutely delicious. My only problem is if they're cute and adorable like that I can't slaughter them when it's time. I know this, because my dad used to raise rabbits when I was little. However, I can go out specifically to shoot rabbits for meat and have no problems with that. So for me I guess it's all the difference between is it a wild rabbit, or is it a cute little black and white baby bunny that I've raised from the time it was born.

Maybe I missed it, but could you sell the droppings?

@BetterTogetherLife

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!!! There are people selling rabbit poop right now on Etsy!

You can go with the American Blue - solid blue color

You have a beautiful family

What breed of bunnies do you use?

Can I enquire, is there a breed of rabbits that give better meat than others? Just asking, I am not a breeder, just researching. Love the analogy of rabbit poop ☺️ Thanks

Do you put your older bunnies in tractors? Do you find that they try to dig out?

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yup! You have to put wire fencing on the bottom. Otherwise they burrow out. 😕

@paradoxchild01

4 жыл бұрын

Better Together Life thanks! Do you have a ratio for bunny poop for compost? I’m looking locally for some to make tea for my new plants.

Salt-n-Pepper Shoop

@BetterTogetherLife

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

Finley is just so stinkin cute

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Oh Sharon, you are so right! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You know who the boss is.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!!!! Oh yes!

Hi..... 🏡🎥👍👍👍

Do you have a site to buy stock from?

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Well we are in central Texas and about to have some good rabbits available soon. Email us at: bettertogetherlife@gmail.com

omg she is CUTE!!

How old do my rabbits need to be to breed them? I've been told 12 weeks, 16-20 weeks, and even 6-8 months. How old do you suggest?

@leahheapp

4 жыл бұрын

5K Ranch please allow them to grow before you breed them. At 12 weeks they are still babies and are still growing. They can breed at 12 weeks but if I were to choose from either of your dates, 6-8 months would be much better for them. It also depends on the breed and their size. Larger rabbits you have to typically wait longer than for small breeds. But just because the smaller breed does are ready at 4 1/2 months doesn’t mean that breeding them then is the best thing.

What do you do with the pelts? Can they be sold? If so, where?

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure really. I don’t know if we will go that route. I’d like to try it some day, just not sure.

@gonnaposeto6873

4 жыл бұрын

It can be difficult to locate a buyer, but they are out there. And each buyer will have their own specifications about what they are looking for in color and age. Commercial buyers have pretty strict requirements. The pelts have to be harvested between 22 and 26 weeks, and you would have to tan them first. Usually by that time, you want to just go ahead and keep it! Google Rex rabbit fur blanket. It's unfortunate that meat rabbits need to be harvested at 12 weeks since that isn't enough time to get a prime pelt. 22-26 week old rabbits can still be eaten, of course, but they have to be slow-cooked.

@smor944

4 жыл бұрын

@@gonnaposeto6873 thanks for the info. Im in Canada so I m not sure of rules or regulations.

@benjaminschutz727

4 жыл бұрын

S Mor I’ve been interested in getting some pelts, fake fur is rediculously flammable and melts to the skin when it gets burned

@smor944

4 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminschutz727 where are you located??

Unfortunately it also depends on the size of the rabbits. I've been breeding Rex for years and I have a really hard time selling them. I've even lost sales because I've corrupted people who believe I'm selling mini rex and not the big boys. I had my first litter of dwarf hotots and they were all sold in 2 weeks.

Finley might need her own channel lol XOXOXOXOXOX

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Maria, wowzers that would be hilarious!

I had meat rabbits an ended up killing them on accident! Maybe you should mention what they should and SHOULDN'T eat. I felt so bad when I fed them lettuce hearts and found out the hard way you can't do that lol. Love your videos thanks for sharing them

Id like to email you some ideas. Im building a rabbitry and using restaurant bus totes to collect the manure. May I email you?

Also 4H kids buy the REW for their meat pens. Ppl who are doing meat production only want REW cause theyre not as"cute" so easier to dispatch. By this video and your last, i do wonder how long youve been into this. Totally cool if youre relatively new to this. Ive only been into it for 18 mos. Do think its premature to sell how to videos on how to raise rabbits. But I'm just going on the few videos ive watched from you on the topic and the times posted. Therss just so much more. And yes, you can easily make decent money on rabbits depending on your area. Im breaking even now, my rabbitry pays for itself now. And Im buying 700# of feed per mo at this point...lol And i could be totally off base. Good luck tho. I LOVE rabbits and it sounds like youre enjoying it as well.

Just 1. Is that like chicken math but bunny math instead? Love it.

I love 😘😘😘🐰🐰🐰🐰

Do you ship your rabbits?

Hey... I'm new to this group and I need help.... My mommy bunny had her first liter 3 days ago and don't wanna nurse.... Woke up this morning and she was biting one... I'm stressed out like I just pushed them out.... HELP???? Please..... 😭😭😭

@BetterTogetherLife

Жыл бұрын

Is this your first time raising rabbits? If so….I wouldn’t worry too much. Just put the bunny back in the nest box. Momma rabbits are not very loving to the bunnies….but they will most of the time keep the kits/bunnies alive.

Rex is a harlequin I believe l, if you breed a broken, or broken-broken/Charlie. You should get a tri colored rabbit!

I'm mainly looking for a place to sell my quality show rabbits and poo. Because Facebook isnt alowing sales of animals and Craigslist has some questionable people there. EDIT: also if you are looking for a White Rabbit that does not have red eyes I would suggest finding rabbits with the genetics chinchilla or ermine specifically ermine. Because they are mostly white with brown eyes. I have gotten an ermine out of some of cottontail rabbitries stock and she is absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately I have not been able to replicate her color.

that little gray one I could not kill one like this one 5:30 💙 7:47