Great video! I ordered some California rabbits from the local market here in Morocco for this Sunday and I'm sooooo excited! I have their habitats made but just wanted to see what other people where doing. It was really encouraging to see you raising rabbits! Makes me think I can do it to! Love from Morocco 🇲🇦

Suggestion. Do not put hay or straw in the nest box. Put it in the cage and let the doe fix her nest herself. Whatever you can do to keep your rabbits busy and using their brain and body will make for healthier rabbits.

@user-xw2vp3yw5y

6 ай бұрын

Where do you buy the meat rabbits at

@rabbitathomestead

5 ай бұрын

I agree with keeping them busy. I don't fix it up for them tho with the hay. Yes I put it in there but they fix it up and add hay and such. :)

@conniepitts8392

5 ай бұрын

​@@user-xw2vp3yw5y check at feed stores in your area they will know who's raising rabbits...or rabbit breed associations

@mattg6472

2 ай бұрын

Expensive ? Why aren't your grow outs in tractors eating free ?

Excellent overview. Mulch Mulch Mulch that garden with what's under the rabbit hutches!! Your soil will get compacted between the rows if left uncovered. Feeding the soil feeds you and the rabbits better veg. :)

your SF all look nice and big and healthy. nice setup

@rabbitathomestead

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Would you please be more specific about size of cages? How big is the cage or how small? Thanks.

Love the content! We started this year and made some of the same mistakes you made. Our biggest mistake was building our own hutch on our deck, not thinking ahead, that we can't move it from the deck due to weight (it's 3 hutches connected) ... Now it's almost winter and that's the next project. Keep it up 🐇

@rabbitathomestead

6 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for sharing! Yep, we learn as we go. I wish you the best with your rabbits! 😁

This was so informative! I'm getting meat rabbits within the next two years, after I've gotten chickens for eggs. So hopefully, two years from now, I have eggs and meat animals

Nice setup!

Nice work 👍

Great job

Love your shirt! And love watching your updates!

@rabbitathomestead

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Cool Kiddo.love your channel and you sold me on silver fox. Thank

@rabbitathomestead

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Wow! How do you keep them so clean!?! I mean i know the floor is wire mesh, but most have urine stains and stuff. Maybe u cleaned before the video? No judgement. I probably would even tho its good to be transparent with the dirt too! Lol. Lovely channel. You are so articulate and smooth. I'm binge watching your videos and just subscribed. Thank you for sharing all this information to help me make an educated decision. I have decided to go with silver fox before I saw your videos and that confirms my decision. I love the different size cages, i had never considered but it makes perfect sense!

@rabbitathomestead

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I definitely didn't clean before the video🫣 I'm so glad you have found my videos helpful! I just love silverfox rabbits. They are my favorite 💜 good luck starting your rabbitry!

thanks for the video. Really good information and nice format. Just a quick tip if you want it...when you are walking around like in this video could look at a wireless lav mic. You can get them for like $20 and they tend to work pretty well. But if not its all good and we can still hear you! It might just make things easier for you when editiing and such. Cheers.

@rabbitathomestead

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

sorry another question.. since you tractor your rabbits in the non snow months lol how do you transition the mature rabbits back and forth from hutch to tractor and back again without stomach upset and how and when do you put your grow outs in tractors so they don't get sick? TIA

@rabbitathomestead

10 ай бұрын

By mature rabbits, do you mean my breeders? The breeders spend most of their time in the hutches. I just bring them fresh things to eat. My growouts go out in the tractors at 8 weeks old. And all I do is while they are in with mom they start eating pellets and hay, just from nibbling on what there mom eats. Then when they go to the tractor at 8 weeks old they are fully weaned and while in the tractor I make sure to offer pellets still so they are still getting a familiar food and it will help them ease into the grass. Then over time I give them less and less pellets until they are eating mostly grass. If winter is coming and I can't keep them on grass as long I will start shortening their time in the tractors and giving more pellets and Timothy hay. Your right, their tummies sure are sensitive, so it's important to transition slowly. ☺️

Thank you for this video! I learn so much from you. I am trying to forage for a lot of my rabbits food as well, so I really appreciate you sharing what they eat. I feed 1 cup of pellets to each rabbit, is that a good amount? They also get a treat at night like Timothy hay and fresh alfalfa or raspberry leaf. Can't wait to see the tractor you create. Thanks again!

@rabbitathomestead

10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you like the video ☺️ that's not a bad amount. It just depends on age, breed and if there still growing or full size. My bucks are big so I'm careful not to feed them too much. I give my breeders mostly Timothy hay and fresh greens then I supplement the rest of their diet with pellets. In my mind the more fresh stuff I can give them and the less pellets the better. Thanks for being a part of my channel 💜

What size cages for your use for bucks and does and what size is your grow out hutch

@rabbitathomestead

4 ай бұрын

I do not have that information on hand. But it will be a future video

Interesting... I also raise rabbits quail and chickens lol. Though, I just got a new turkey, I'm looking for guineas to replace my old flock and I have Muscovy duck eggs incubating beneath two broody hens :) My bunnies are "mutts" (Angora Lop and Lionhead crosses), but I have American Bresse and Ayam Cemani chickens along with my regular layer flock. :) Those are my main animals other than the dogs (litter due in a few days), cats and soon the Muscovy. I want to sell my rabbits next and work on getting a meat breed going. My quail are Jumbo Coturnix, though I have some white wings and Celadon layers I'm gently trying to perpetuate the genetics of. Anyway happy I found your channel. I'm in SeMo (Southeast Missouri).

@rabbitathomestead

10 ай бұрын

Hello! Thank you for sharing, it's always nice to hear from other homesteaders. :)

What are the measurements for the buck pens and the doe pen for the hutch you have three sections?

WOW YOU IMPRESS ME, YOU'VE GOT THIS ALL FIGURED OUT DOWN TO A SCIENCE. I WISH I HAD YOUR SET UP. I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN,PROBLEM IS, I HAVE NO ONE TO BUILD THE HUTCHES. HOW MANY WOULD A SINGLE WOMAN NEED TO SURVIVE ON AND HOW MUCH AND WHAT DO YOU FEED THEM? DO THEY GET TO GET OUT AND PLAY IN THE GRASS OR ARE THEY ALWAYS IN CAGES? NEW HERE, FIRST TIME, WHAT STATE ARE YOU IN? THANKS

How much pellets do you feed your breeders ?

You process SF at 12 weeks? Are they pelts usable? I am wondering what the "sweet spot" would be.. to still have tender meat but be able to tan the pelts in SF?

@rabbitathomestead

10 ай бұрын

Hi! Yes I process at 12 weeks. Their pelts are usable. I have tanned the pelts several times. But they are thin and easy to tear so you have to be careful when fleshing them. To be completely honest, I don't know what that sweet spot would be since I have never raised meat rabbits past 12 to 13 weeks. But that would be interesting to know for sure.

@Phantam-dh2ti

5 ай бұрын

Enjoy your videos

Where are you located? Delightful to watch your videos ....New at raising rabbits!

@rabbitathomestead

3 ай бұрын

New England

Please,can you tell me what is the biggest breed of rabbit?a reply would be gratefully appreciated.thanks in advance

@rabbitathomestead

2 ай бұрын

Probably Californians or new Zealands

So, do you typically breed them twice in the spring and twice in the fall? About 2 months between breeding sessions, so maybe March and May, August and October? And then 4 processing days June, August, November, January? Or let them go longer so you're not processing in the middle of winter?

@rabbitathomestead

5 ай бұрын

That's about right. No exact schedule tho. I process in my basement so it doesn't matter when they are ready

Where cam i find a good Christian woman like here, I mean I wanna go colony but she is still doing great work and is super cute

Hi im new to wanting to raise rabbits by chance do you have the dimensions of the hutches. I really want to replicate this setup. Thank you for all the information

@rabbitathomestead

4 ай бұрын

Hello! We do not have dimensions of the hutches. My husband built them all. But I do plan on doing a future video about how big the hutches are!

So I'm only a few minutes into the video and you said you have two bucks. I also have to but would prefer just to have one related to space and cost issues. My concern as well is what happens if my buck is unable to mate. My understanding is you can't have litter mates breed and what if you can't get another buck? Guess I'm just checking to make sure that's factual about not having litter mates breed

@rabbitathomestead

3 ай бұрын

I choose not to because of my own research on the subject. But some people say it's okay to do so. I recommend doing your own research into the subject and doing what you think is best. From my research I have heard that negative traits from the litter mates breeding are heightened in their off spring. But some people will tell you otherwise. I'm just doing and sharing what I am comfortable with.

@MySuewho

3 ай бұрын

@@rabbitathomestead Thank you for taking the time to reply. Yes, I'm with you on this. I don't think litter mates should breed

Do the rabbits get bumble foot? I’m trying to figure out how we want to raise our meat rabbits. My concern with a colony style is we have a lot of coyotes in my area. So I would think a hutch may be better

@rabbitathomestead

29 күн бұрын

I have never had an issue with that. My rabbits always have some type of resting mat. I use squares of plywood. Plus the does get nest boxes too which is another way they are not on wire all the time.

@workingdogslog3442

29 күн бұрын

@@rabbitathomestead Thankyou for the reply. That is great to know

Question 🙋‍♂️… how many times do you breed your doe’s before you process them?

@rabbitathomestead

25 күн бұрын

I do not process my breeding stock. I wait for them to stop being productive breeders and then I re-home them as pets. I hope that answers your question

@iiinsaiii

25 күн бұрын

@@rabbitathomestead ah yes, I understand now. You’re breeding for pets not meat, Understandable.

@rabbitathomestead

25 күн бұрын

@@iiinsaiii no, I breed for meat. I have my breeders that I keep to breed. And I process their offspring once they hit 12 weeks old.

@iiinsaiii

24 күн бұрын

@@rabbitathomestead oh sorry, I understand now. 👍

All that plywood seems hot, no airflow.

@rabbitathomestead

2 ай бұрын

It's perfect for what we need and for the weather in my area

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