Another great video Bobby, Bobbie. They do look happy

Hey Bobby you're a heck of a go to information man. This video you describe what the kids after being winged should eat and you said don't feed them veggies yes are you talking about vegetables or grasses dandelions. I just don't want to hurt them intestinally instantly you're the best keep it up keep going keep putting out new content we really enjoy watching you talk to you later

@TheRabbitryCenter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that I start feeding greens at 3 months old

That orange bunny is so cute! I also like your rabbit hut that had two exits with the flappy door.

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

THanks for watching and commenting.

I had to come back this morning and revisit weaning my kits. I have three kindles now that are coming out and I want to get it right

@TheRabbitryCenter

Жыл бұрын

3 rabbits are kindling- That's great -best of luck with your litters!

Really great information! I enjoyed watching this video!

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Another great and helpful video!

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching I'll keep 'em coming.

Love your compassion for these lovlies💗

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching I do enjoy my rabbits very much

I'm a new subscriber thinking about getting a couple of meat rabbits, mainly for dog meat. You give so much practical information I want to thank you. I'll be following your instructions.

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

THanks for watching. I try to keep the videos coming. stay tuned

@jamesdempsey5702

3 жыл бұрын

I love eating dog meat, rabbit is more tender though

Wow I'm glad I came back to revisit in my old age I have memory lapses called I have a terrible memory. LOL I didn't remember the part about just taking a few at a time when leaning I am so glad I heard that part again can't wait to watch the rest of this video again I wish I could double like it

@TheRabbitryCenter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching I appreciate all the kind words

Another excellent, helpful video! Thank you!

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Nice one, thank you. I've just had two large litters from two does about a week apart, and I was wondering if I can mix the kits from the two different litters when I'm sexing them, or do I have to set up four different enclosures? Easy'!

Thanks so much for video, very informative and really helpful

@TheRabbitryCenter

Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome thanks for watching!

Great video. I usually give my rabbits Black Oil Sunflower Seeds and Alfalfa cubes (Horse treats/compressed Alfalfa) about once a week.

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. Their lucky rabbits. I want a device to crush clover cubes.

@PfeilerFamilyFarm

5 жыл бұрын

The Rabbitry Center hammer or run them over. Ha ha

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

@@PfeilerFamilyFarm Ha!

Great video lots of information and tips

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting. Let me know if there's a topic you'd like covered.

I'm from Africa, my rabbits feed on so many varieties of fresh leaves 90% of the time from 2 weeks of age and only give them hay during the day and their poop look fine, never had a problem. We breed overseas rabbits as well that'll even eat meat at times and still grow big and healthy and reproduce. What could possibly explain the difference in feeding habits from these continents ? My does give birth underground and I try to emulate their lifestyle in the wild as much as I can. I like your content

@TheRabbitryCenter

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences. Just curious , Are your rabbits caged or free range? Do you feed zero pellet? Thank you for your response and for watching.

@princealoni3388

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter Some get to be caged (mainly the aggressive ones) but depending on the weather they get to play in the field or seek shelter when needed. Basically, the pregnant does are placed in a secluded area filled with dirt soil where they can dig deep enough to give birth but not get out of reach. Requires much trust and patience as I get to wait for two weeks before I meet the kits.

Great Video, some good insight. I plan on getting started with rabbits very soon but have been learning as much as I can first, that said I am wondering your Thoughts on growing and feeding the rabbits Fodder ? really enjoyed this video, thanks for uploading.

@priscillawagner6205

Жыл бұрын

Have you read Storey's guide to raising rabbits yet? Great resource. The author literally wrote the book, started the publication Domestic Rabbits, and wrote the Merck Veterinary Manual section on rabbit illness, disease, and treatment.

Hi enjoy your video very good job I'm from jamaica just have a pair got the buck today..

@TheRabbitryCenter

Жыл бұрын

So glad you like the videos!

Thank you. This video help me out. My doe had her first litter of 6 a couple of weeks ago. Did you start weaning at 4 weeks?

@TheRabbitryCenter

2 жыл бұрын

I rebreed the mom when the kits are 4-5 weeks

This is another great video. I just recently found your channel so I'm slowly working my way through your videos. I have a question. Do you have trouble with bloat in your rabbits when you wean them off. I was talking to a breeder recently who said a lot of people are having problems with it. They recommended starting the weaned rabbits on mostly grass hay with just a little bit of pellets when first weaned and then gradually adding pellets.

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

I never feed grass when we wean kits-it causes diarrhea in young rabbits I feed pellets, dried pasture hay and a punch of oats 2x a week No treats no fruit no greens until they’re four months old- I have zero health problems with kits

@roberthomler8681

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter this is confusing dried pasture hay is grass

@seven1378

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberthomler8681 hay is dry grass, not green grass

Great Video!!

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

Thanks for listening to my suggestion

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

You bet, I try to read all comments. Thanks for watching.

great information

Good stuff, thanks!

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks For Watching

Nice background music!

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like it

Very helpful, thankyou! Do you feed pellets free choice when they are growing? How much pellet does mom get while lactating and then after she's dried off? Learning a bunch from your videos.

@mirandaneizer3605

5 жыл бұрын

I’m wondering the same thing! I have all of my does in a 8’ x 12’ shed and they get hay and 5 cups of grain a day. That’s a cup a rabbit. Is that too much?

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

When Nursing a litter. I feed her 8 oz.-16 oz. in the morning and 8 oz-16 oz. in the evening. If she still has pellet left I'd add less. I have a general idea of how much pellet should be in the feeder after looking at it day in and day out. So it just depends. When the kits get bigger 4-5 weeks I start adding an 8 oz scoop for every (2) kits. I never fill the feeder up because as you probably know pellet doesn't keep. It gets stale after 3-4 days all the uneaten pellet turns into a stuffing crust. When she's done nursing and back in her cage I keep her on a strict 16 oz. a day diet where she will lounge around and relax and slowly get back up to kindling weight.

@cherylstorm6261

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter thank you!

Hi.... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

awesome video !!!!

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You. Stay tuned I'll keep 'em coming.

GREAT VIDEO!!! I am planning to put on pasture after weaning. Is the grass okay or is that same as vegetables?

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

I feed a little grass from time to time and my rabbits do fine. Some grass gets in the bucket when I'm gathering clover, plantain and dandy lines. I'd like to try putting my rabbits on pasture. Let me know how it goes.

Great video

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it

@caesiusgeo

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter I'm getting my first batch of Californians for a meat rabbit breeding program and your approach to rabbitry is exactly what I needed an example of to prove it could be done

Hi Bobby, We have problems at weaning time. We have lost a number of kits ride around the eight-week period of time we only feed them hay and pellets

@TheRabbitryCenter

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. Try cleaning the bowls and bottles and cages. Make sure feed is clean and your water is fresh. Your pellet protein level is at 16% at least and double check the hay isn't dirty or moldy. If you still have trouble try introducing new blood and new breeders to get better results.

Hey my doe just had kits last week and im working on lining up homes for them but if at all possible would i be able to speak directly with you so that i can get together a more detailed schedule for these guys and to better inform potential buyers.

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 жыл бұрын

Sure thing. On our website therabbitrycenter.com click CONTACT US. Leave a message including your contact number. I'll return your call ASAP.

Nice

@TheRabbitryCenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for these informative videos. So, as long as the kits are with their mother in the same cage, what do you feed her? only pellets? Is there any food that can help her in producing milk but does not do any harm to the kits if they eat it? Thanks in advance for your help

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

race horsed oats or whole oats or rolled oats will help momma with milk production. double the amount of pellet for mama. Add extra portions when the kits start running around so they never run out. I rebreed the mama when the kits are four weeks old and 2 weeks later remove mama into her own cage and wean the kits. Thanks for watching

@KM-bg7ii

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter Thanks !

@KM-bg7ii

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter Thanks!

I notice you use the same size of dish for water in all your cages. Have you ever used a different size or shape around weaning time since they're going through so much water?

@TheRabbitryCenter

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for asking. No, but I’ve taken the bucks to their own grow out cage also I will add an extra drinking bottle if we’re not experiencing freezing temps

What kind of hay do you use?

@TheRabbitryCenter

2 жыл бұрын

Orchard

I want to know, if i take 2 bucks.of different breeds and mate with another different breed of a doe will i get the colors of the 2 buck, the colour of the doe and mixed colors of the 3 rabbits in total?

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

I'd look up rabbit color genetics for more info on that. There will always be a dominant color.

thanks

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome

Thank you

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome

@shannon2228

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter I am moving to Arizona soon and I am going to help my friend manage his 40 acres that he bought and we're going to have a whale dog and I want to have rabbits so he went to Blue bottle bunny farm and got me a bunch of rabbits and I have raised rabbits before but it has been about 5 years so I was watching some videos to catch up on some new ideas and I love your channel! I subscribed and shared with my friends on MIND'S social media thank you thank you

Where did you purchase your cages that fit inside your built hutch?

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

Tractor Supply Co.

@gregbrown5556

4 жыл бұрын

The Rabbitry Center which size and brand do you use from tractor supply?

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

​@@gregbrown5556 I think they sell one brand only. I want to say they're are called Pride. Breeders get 30x30x18 and the grow outs are 36x30x18

@priscillawagner6205

Жыл бұрын

He has a newer video than this one where he shows you how to build your own. Looks easy enough for me to do by myself

Iam confused I see u pull baby's out of one tote put them in a nesting box transfer then to another tote leaving the nesting box are u use a separate cage for breeding

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

We originally had several designs we were using. We field tested different tote setups. We had totes with boxes, totes without boxes and we tried raising them in the run and then finally arriving at our system we now have. The mama doe makes her nest in the kindling tote and after kindling we give them 10 days to get a little stronger. Day 10 we move them to the grow out cage for the next month until they get weaned. This makes it easy the keep the kits healthy and safe. Plus, it makes it easy to sell a rabbit when they aren't running around it's a whole lot easier.

just wnat to ask, why the rabbit has different color or breed of kittens? Is it because rabbit has been breed by different bucks?

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

I bred one of my solid white bucks with a rabbit that has different color genetics. She's half red and half blue. Her litters are full of colors which we really enjoy. Also when customers take a look they have a variety to choose from. We find this works better than providing just one or two choices. Most people who contact us for a rabbit just want a cool looking rabbit. Some folks want a traditional solid white, blue, black, red for shows but that's a rarity. Farming any animal takes time and I personally like to mix colors and experiment because it makes it all a little more fun. The ARBA(American rabbit breeders association) doesn't recognize rabbits that have mixed colors calling them steel but most of my customers don't have any affiliation with the ARBA.

Would it be good to get 2 bucks and one doe from you in mid spring just to get a jist of when I can come

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

No problem at all just text our rabbitry line 5179803833 to set an appointment when your ready. we'll have rabbits available for you.

Do the rabbits keep their hiding-place with straw clean inside and you have anything under them besides the straw

@TheRabbitryCenter

2 жыл бұрын

I replace the straw every week if needed. A lot of it falls through the cage floor.

@KimandFrank

2 жыл бұрын

They keep the nests clean. We use timothy/ orchard hay in nests. I've requested straw the next trip to town. We maybe feed too much hay, ...it builds up in the cage. They are in a small barn. We haven't rolled the barn out yet, could vapors be a problem? Just hay for kits.

Great video. Do I just use the kind of hay bought at Tractor Supply? Thanks so much.

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

I contact farmers on Craigslist that are near me and pick up as many as I can. I keep them in a shed in the back yard. I have a few farmers that I use- I’ve tried different Hay providers over the years and have a couple I really like -it takes some time to find good people- also google feed stores near you that sometimes sell hay but you’re going to pay $10 a bale which is a premium price you can find them from a farmer at 4.50 to five dollars a bale quality pasture hay

@jimster1111

10 ай бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter whats hay prices like now where you live in mid 2023? i cant seem to find good hay for less than 10$ a bale now.

If the mother only had 3 kids on her first litter should I move all at once Gerry writing from Trinidad and Tobago

@heathers9783

2 жыл бұрын

Personally I would move the 2 biggest ones and then wait another day or 2 and then remove the solo baby. This helps mom from getting mastitis and allows weaning time.

Hi I am 12 years old and I am starting my rabbitry this spring and I am looking for cages and and just wondering where you got them. Thanks

@melodicampbell5968

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m also 12 and have been breeding for about a year, I have a question what do you plan on breeding for, and where do you plan to keep the rabbits (indoor/outdoor)

@dianewatson6562

4 жыл бұрын

@@melodicampbell5968 hi melodi i am raising polish for show and pet and going to raise them outdoor and i am going to try to do bobbys rabbity hutch setup

@melodicampbell5968

4 жыл бұрын

@@dianewatson6562 Awesome! Im not sure what cages he uses... but i hope you find them. I raise netherland dwarfs for pets

@cherylseybert5669

4 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm 12 and have just starting a rabbitry. I'm pretty sure he built his cages.

@jelen2579

3 жыл бұрын

@@cherylseybert5669 He purchased them from Tractor Supply Co.

dumb question but are your bunnies vaccinated

If I keep meat rabbits in one cage, aren't you worried about the bucks breeding? Or when do bucks become fertile?

@TheRabbitryCenter

Жыл бұрын

Approximately 14 weeks We sell/process by 12 weeks Thanks for asking!

@MrZesty-zu4xj

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter thanks, I'll probably still separate at 8 weeks or so. I plan on keeping them outside, but the wife mentioned about keeping them in the garage. Do you have a video on that? Or what do you think some cons would be?

@TheRabbitryCenter

Жыл бұрын

@@MrZesty-zu4xj It's dirty and stinky. Rabbits don't need to be indoors, folks often think they do because we need to be.= They want more of a pet than a livestock animal. Wearing a fur coat fulltime allows them to be comfortable outdoors well into the negatives. I'd put in the youtube search engine "the rabbitry center cold weather"

@MrZesty-zu4xj

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter I was just trying to get of building a lean-to haha. I was more worried about the heat in the Summer with them being in the garage. I was going to put a tarp or tray under the cages in the garage, but I do suppose the smell would be over bearing after awhile. Thanks I appreciate your help

great video. but please reduce the volume of the background music

What type of rabbit are these

@TheRabbitryCenter

4 жыл бұрын

PUREBRED NEW ZEALAND

Your kits are really fat , how do you feed them

@TheRabbitryCenter

2 жыл бұрын

16% protein pellet and Hay A punch of whole oats couple times a week

@bestrabbits6208

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter thanks , do you feed them unlimited pellets

How much is your rabbit??

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

All our prices are on our website therabbitrycenter.com Thank you for looking!

@byahenikada

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitryCenter do export?? Thanks

@TheRabbitryCenter

3 жыл бұрын

@@byahenikada Sorry pick up only shipping is very expensive

those cages are too small to have two rabbits in. your rabbits will get very sad if you keep them in those conditions. also where is their water? do you not give your rabbits water? Its sad to see how you have your rabbits in those conditions. also change their placements wire bottom cages can give your rabbit soars on their feet, which isn't good for them. rabbits should be living in good conditions not in horrific conditions. your rabbits will freeze to death if you keep them outside

@TheC920996mmkj

3 жыл бұрын

Sheep

@jelen2579

3 жыл бұрын

Just look and observe the video once more and you got your questions answered lol