Rabbit raising Part 1 homesteading, survival, survivalist, peak oil, long term food storage
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Don’t know what youtube has changed in the uploading process but this is the SIXTH try in uploading this video. Been at it for nearly a full DAY……
Part 1 of our new series on raising rabbits looks at equipment needed for rabbit raising as well as helpful hints in getting started. This series has been in the works for six months as we have tried to capture video of kits at various ages and stages of growth.
This new series is about raising rabbits for MEAT, i.e, to EAT. Be forewarned that we will discuss rabbit raising in that format and later videos will show some butchering – with a warning before it actually comes up. So for the PETA crowd, men of the other gender and the “we won’t eat anything with eyes” crowd, you’ll probably want to skip these videos.
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October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
All my front doors …
All my front doors open to the inside. Only the top loading doors open to the outside. I like that they open on the inside because the close themselves and you don’t walk into them, ripping your shirt or skin.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Have you tried one …
Have you tried one of them steam cleaners on your cages?
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
LOL @ “PETA types …
LOL @ “PETA types and other idiots”
I call em assetts. Their swift idealistic deaths after SHTF will be a big help in reducing competition for food.
Go hippies!
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Had the same …
Had the same problem – wasted hours myself.
Convert to .flv format and then try it. I used a free program called Prism.
Hope it helps.
GREAT Videos by the way – I’ve officially watched all and can say you are spot on with all!
Danboone143
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Where are you …
Where are you getting your cages?
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
the door is on …
the door is on correctly
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
New Zealands and …
New Zealands and Californians are the 2 most popular meat rabbits because they have smaller bones and have good meat to feed ratio. I’m getting my first 2 New Zealands this Thursday so it will be awhile before I have any hands on experience but from what I read those are the 2 best for meat production.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I raise Florida …
I raise Florida White Rabbits, they’re a smaller breed of rabbit and bred for utility. Pound for pound they have the greatest meat to bone ratio of rabbits many times their size.
Being smaller, not dwarf, of 4 – 6 pounds they talk up little room and this can be good for urban and suburban backyard homesteaders.
For my money, they are the most practical for homesteading.
Richard of Danbury
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I’m looking into …
I’m looking into raising rabbits for meat. What breed would you recommend?
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
We have always put …
We have always put it right on the garden without any problems.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Actually, rabbit …
Actually, rabbit droppings are one of the few manures that can be used freshly in the garden. It is the rabbit urine that is high in nitrates which burns plants. If you use pans it is best to compost the droppings plus the urine because it is in one container.
I’ve been raising rabbits for over 14 years. The cages hang over my garden beds. When the season is up I move them to the next bed and plant the current bed to veggies. never had a problem.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
yea thats true to …
yea thats true to any of thoes peeps say its a liter box then ask if they have cat and laugh at them.
my uncle has a poodle and it wears a diaper
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
P. E. T. A. —- …
P. E. T. A. —- PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS !!
POOP HAPPENS, rabbit poop is high in nitrates, let it compost before you use it as fertilizer, better yet add it to an existing compost pile to speed things up,
WORMS WORMS WORMS, are excellent to add to a good compost pile, the more the better !
if you use rabbit poop too fast to your veggies it will burn them up,
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
It was a different …
It was a different style than we have purchased in the past, maybe I didn’t put the door on backwards? When in doubt read the directions! Thanks for watching!
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Hey Bob,
The door …
Hey Bob,
The door opens correctly to the inside and clips to the top of the cage to hold open. The lock on the other hand needs to be clip to the outside of the cage on the black plastic scratch guard.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
LOL that is funny : …
and what I would have said;) blame the wife. What a great video thank you for posting it.
LOL that is funny
lol animals poop too
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
LOL –
In the …
LOL –
In the runup to Y2K, we had more than 100 rabbits in a simple building we had made. The cages were hung from the 4×4 beams and suspended over manure/urine pits. It was the most awesome fertilizer and it became loaded with beneficial earthworms shortly afterward.
Thanks for all these awesome vids, they are top notch.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
LOL. Folks that …
LOL. Folks that don’t keep animals might have said “Hey their is crap there, that guy must not take care of his animals.” I think some people envision animals wearing diapers around or something!!!!
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
animals in the …
animals in the real world ? lol funny stuff but sucks it took a day to upload cant wait for the cooking vid yummy 5*
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Thanks. Evidently …
Thanks. Evidently some folks keep them in basements. One thing to be cautious of is that the ammonia smell from their urine can harm their lungs. I had a friend in PA that had a bunch of rabbits in a barn, they enclosed everything tightly due to the cold. He lost a bunch of them this way. Some air movement is necessary. It doesn’t get “that” cold here so we keep ours outside year round and hang blankets for wind breaks as necessary.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Excellent video as …
Excellent video as always. I think if rabbits laid eggs they’d be the perect homestead livestock. Do you think it’d be possible to keep rabbits indoors? Say in a basement?
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Excellent video as …
Excellent video as always! Look forward to part 2. Hopefully I will be able to raise some rabbits one day.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Yep, we’ve culled a …
Yep, we’ve culled a few roosters for that problem. You have to be careful with violent roosters and young kids.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
We don’t handle …
We don’t handle them when they are REALLY young. We don’t normally handle them and I only go in there early on to remove dead ones. Sometimes you just wait till you see a few flies or smell something cause it’s hard to see in a good nest bundle. If they have full fur and their eyes are open, it’s been my experience that she won’t stop feeding them/discard them at this stage.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Not up yet. Will be …
Not up yet. Will be soon. Literally took one full day to get this one up here.