How to Feed Rabbits Without the Feed Store (For Forage or Grain Diets)

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This video covers how much feed rabbits need, how much feed from the feed store costs, how much meat you get per rabbit, how long it takes to raise a rabbit, simple rabbit nutrition, which forages and grains to grow, how much space is needed to grow the rabbit feed, and the cost to grow your own grain.
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0:00 Intro
0:42 How Much Rabbit Feed is Needed
2:37 Cost to Feed A Rabbit w the Feed Store
4:18 Forage vs Grains/Pellets?
6:02 Rabbit Reproduction and Weight Gain
8:20 58 Rabbits Per Year
8:32 How Much Meat Per Year?
10:16 Feed Conversion Rate
12:10 How to Reduce Feed Needed
12:45 If I Was in a Survival Situation
13:35 Can I Let My Rabbits Free Range?
14:56 Basic Rabbit Nutrition
21:51 Feeding Forage Only
26:08 How Much Space to Grow Forage
27:46 Feeding Grains and Forage
32:31 Forage Only Space Needed Total
33:03 Forage + Grain Space Needed Total
34:07 Cost to Grow Hay / Forage
36:09 Cost to Grow Grains
39:52 Seed Saving
41:02 Conclusion

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@deinse82 2 ай бұрын

The reason why you're getting so many viewers so fast is because you're doing the exact opposite of everybody else in this space: you give pure information instead of selling a narrative and emotionalism, use natural language instead of buzzwords for the algorithm, you use a simple, descriptive thumbnail and title instead of sensationalistic, deceptive ones, you make the video 40 minutes long, if that's how long it takes to present all the information, etc. In short, your videos are substance over style, while everybody else's are style over substance. It's quite unique among KZfaq homesteaders. Please keep it up.

@brittany6229 2 ай бұрын

Amen to this comment!! Her content is a breath of fresh air in a vacuum of "homested" content!

@ColAlbSmi 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Adam Ragusea’s quick rise in the cooking part of KZfaq

@georgeingridirwin6180 2 ай бұрын

Yes Please!! Your content is fantastic. Right to the point, which is why I'm watching. Thank you!!

@CC-lv1ox 2 ай бұрын

I love the slides.

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🥹🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️ your comment means a lot to me. I am so glad this was helpful too ❤️

@fraadebauer Ай бұрын

This is going to sound weird but please read it. You were a godsend to me today I have been a long time rabbit razor since like 1995 and last night I was doing our finances and getting severely depressed about the amount of money that I was shelling out and feed for all my livestock. I have a huge farm and a bunch of different animals to feed It is April of 2024 I am making more money now than I've ever made before have less bills than I've ever had before and I am more broke now than I'm ever been before. I was honestly thinking about getting rid of a lot of my animals just because I couldn't afford the feed bill. This video was an answer to a prayer of how I could keep my rabbits and still feed myself too. I'm going to be binge watching all the rest of your videos that you have. I again want to say thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart for this very good educational video you have a new subscriber! . .

@CedarHillsHomestead Ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to share this with me; your story is going to keep me motivated to keep the videos and articles coming. I hope you have the most plentiful garden this year and it feeds your animals with leftovers to spare. A lot of people are in your exact position right now but I have a feeling you are tough, resourceful, and will come out of this better than before. I wish you the very best ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@joannc147 4 күн бұрын

You are clever enough to sit down and analyze the feed situation. Well done! Now that you understand the “weak areas”, you’ll be able to implement solutions (ah yeah, this from the woman who is scrambling hard to feed my rabbits with the greens I’m growing - I need to figure out better volume from my ppty). 👍🏻

@HolyPineCone 2 ай бұрын

Finally a channel dedicated to actual teaching. Sure its nice watching some dude brush his cows and mention one fact a month, but you wont learn much from that. This is gold!

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate that, thank you so much!

@vonRow Ай бұрын

Been raising rabbits for almost 10 years now, and I say your #s are pretty much spot on. My friends and family thought my rabbit math was "funny" until I put 380#s in my freezer, 80#s in my neighbors' 60#s in my cousin's, and another 50#s in misc customers' freezers. In a single year. We run 12 to 23 does, and half a dozen bucks, and we breed 3 to 4 litter runs each year, as the weather allows. When the girls kindle, it's not impossible for us to have over 100 kits drop. Some of those go for live animal sales, a few get saved back to keep our broodstock fresh. The rest are headed to "camp." The past couple years we've figured out how to brine and smoke our jointed rabbit parts to make mini rabbit hams. Some of those get tossed into the smoker for a few hours. Rarely any leftovers on those dinner nights.

@joebristor7342 Ай бұрын

What part of the world are you in? With that many, how many people does it take to maintain them and can you feed them your dogs as dog food or will the bones be a problem like with chicken bones?

@sunshineandseizures9537 Ай бұрын

Mind sharing your rabbit ham brining recipe and smoking process?

@Firstfalconfree 29 күн бұрын

@joebristor7342 Cooked chicken bones are the issue for dogs, not uncooked bones. If you are interested to learn more, search raw feeding for dogs. There's lots of info out there these days. I like prey-model raw, personally.

@SgtSnausages 2 ай бұрын

A quarter acre-ish (100 x 100 ft) of Timothy /Orchard Grass is our base. Old-school (Austrian) hand-scythe an hay rake work great. Need shed/lean-to/barn/ to store loose hay. Take about 3 times as much space as square bales. Sweet Potato (vines in Summer, tuber in Winter) - a 25-footer row per Rabbit. Sunchoke (tops - stalk, flower, leaf in Summer, tuber all Winter) ... Mangel Beet / Fodder Beet. Black oil sunflower. (Stalk/leaf/flower in Summer, seed head full of seed all Winter.) Ridiculous amounts of easy to propagate/grow Comfrey. Autumn leaf drop from the yard leaves. Peanut hay - we grow 800 row feet of doubled rows for Human snacking of peanut ... the tops are bundled and dried at harvest for Winter Feed. These make up the bulk of our feed. Currently maintaining 2 quads (M F F F) with about 150 growouts a year. Growouts are tractored. The Mating Mob is not.

@DatIIV 2 ай бұрын

If you don't mind me asking, I'm expanding my rabbit setup so would love more info: How many kindlings do you have per female per year? Whats your general growing region? (Im Northern Ontario, love me some sunchokes) Do you have your 2 quads in hutches / cages or 2 colonies? Do you provide extra food to the tractored rabbits or is the pasture they are on good enough? Whats your nail cutting schedule if you have one? How often do you move the tractor? Is your tractor open bottomed or slatted or hardware clothed, etc? Sorry for all the qqs, just very curiou

@joannc147 4 күн бұрын

Nice breakdown, thanks!

@samualaddams705 2 ай бұрын

I think I am on my third play through.. This has to be the most densely packed information I have seen on this platform in a long time. Believe it or not the mid level information like how much to feed your rabbits per day by weight will benefit as many people as the breakdown of land per rabbit.

@chefevielee 2 ай бұрын

It's very interesting because in the year. Let's say 1960? The wildlife game fishing land management people put out a Brochure about how growing rabbit would end all world hunger. They suggested that everybody start having rabbits. It was totally crazy.I just happened across this brochure and I have it somewhere in this house.God only knows where. But I bet you could see it online.

@cxsey8587 Ай бұрын

Can you make a video on how to actually raise rabbits? Space, cage requirements, best practices, etc. I’d love to try my hand at it, but I have no idea how much space I need or what the different ways to raise them are. And I love the way you make videos, they’re super informative!

@CedarHillsHomestead Ай бұрын

Great suggestion! Yes I will ❤️

@mrf5347 14 күн бұрын

@@CedarHillsHomestead Yes Please

@lindabell6293 2 ай бұрын

You not only quell fear but inspire action. Truly a gift.

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😁❤️

@LegacyFarmandFiber 2 ай бұрын

I am so tired of people telling me eating rabbits will cause rabbit starvation. Its crazy how many times I've heard that.

@tjeanvlogs9894 2 ай бұрын

Rabbit starvation is real *but* it's based on eating late winter wild rabbit with nothing else. It's because a rabbit can get so lean before they start to seriously loose muscle mass. A feel fed rabbit is very healthy food.

@Aprild174 2 ай бұрын

I raise meat. There is usually enough fat around the organs to supply people enough needed fat.

@Jamesjghome 2 ай бұрын

Can’t fix stupid, carry on and enjoy your life

@valmac1234 Ай бұрын

I guess in that extreme case, they could add fats the same way vegans do... Nuts and seeds, problem solved.

@thedragonking8854 Ай бұрын

I had actually never heard of rabbit starvation until now. I’ve only been working with meat rabbits for about a year and a half now. So not very long

@kaylinsimmons37 2 ай бұрын

Would love to see a tutorial for a rabbit blanket if you end up making one 👀

@catw5294 Ай бұрын

I don't plan on keeping rabbits - but in these times never say never - and still i watched the whole thing. I was that fascinated with all the information that you presented. This was one of the best animal husbandry and prepper vidoes that I have ever seen on YT. Your knowledge base is amazing and you presented the information so well. I sub'd and wishing you the best on your channel. Btw, some great additional videos would be how you cook your rabbits. Think rabbit intimidates many because it is not a meat that many were raised eating.

@fylith6378 Ай бұрын

With alfalfa I have been told it is too rich or "hot". So i always feed orchard grass or timothy. I have had my rabbits jump out of their hutches before and they always go exploring. I let them "free range" on nice days, and they always have a blast. they run , jump, dig, eat and do zoomies. I bring them back into their cages after a couple of hours. I have a large enclosed area where my chickens roam. I am loving all this great info. ty so much.

@danielhurst8863 2 ай бұрын

Zone 7b here in Middle Tennessee, and I have 30+ "wild" meat rabbits that free range that were left from the previous owner. They are domestic animals, as the shape is that of a meat rabbit, but they have breed enough that any particular species is hard to tell. They get, and have not received, any pellet feed. There is hay available, and they eat the hay, plus forage for other food. They also act like a cross between a domestic and wild rabbit, in that they do not leave the 50 acre property, but they have survival instincts of a wild rabbit, they will run and are fast, but become much less wary to an individual with time. They originate from meat rabbits that escaped and created their colonies.

@guardiandevil3 Ай бұрын

Funniest thing about you saying you might be talking too fast is I watched this on 2X speed. Not a critique just funny to hear while I sped it up. Great info though I'm gonna write it down and when I get the cash I'll be implementing a lot of it.

@CedarHillsHomestead Ай бұрын

Can you please tell that to the two dozen people who told me they’re blocking me because I talk way too fast?! 🤣🤣🤣 it’s crazy how different everyone is. Also thank you so much ❤️

@guardiandevil3 Ай бұрын

@@CedarHillsHomestead Don't worry about them they just need to listen faster lol If they don't want rabbit info that's on them. That's also a silly reason to block since it's... a video. You can pause, rewind, even slow it down if you want

@project1003 Ай бұрын

Have never raised rabbits for meat (and probably never will), but something that so many people neglect to mention as a benefit of raising rabbits is the non-burning manure. All the manure from our pet rabbits goes directly into our gardens or compost piles without any concern that it will burn the plants like chicken or cow manure can.

@aibell4800 2 ай бұрын

This video was amazing. You did such a good job! Here’s what I especially appreciated: 1. Kept things moving for us ADD people 😂 Nice also because our time is valuable when spending hours researching and learning. 2. Slides that I can go back, screenshot, print and bind for offline reference. 3. All the formulas available so we can scale up, down, or substitute. A wealth of information!

@jsredrose 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this and your other videos. They are so incredibly helpful! I raised rabbits as pets when I was a child, and from my experience, those domesticated rabbits definitely desired to be wild. Maybe it's because my hutches were away from the house, down near the woods, but I saw numerous wild rabbits approach my rabbit cages and touch noses with mine. Mine also loved to escape, and the last one actually took off into the woods, never to be seen again!

@bondfam18 2 ай бұрын

So glad I found you (watched your chicken video first)! You are a treasure trove of information. Please keep it coming!!!

@ZM1306 2 ай бұрын

I also found the chicken video, a few days ago, and instantly subscribed. I love the information like this and the thought exercise of what it would take to be self-sufficient with critters. Really puts things into perspective, and it is not that out of the question either. Edit: I live on 14 acres.... Wonder if she could do one on cattle? What would it take to raise up steak naturally fed? From some casual looking I believe it will take 2 years to get to bucher weight feeding naturally... thought that wouldn't be bad to just have two cattle about and alternately replaice one every year.

@mattg6472 2 ай бұрын

Do the books one for chickens one for rabbits. you have already done the work. So cool

@pekopan00 2 ай бұрын

One of your top comments in your chicken feed video was to make a similar video with rabbits. You're true to your fans and true to your information!

@suzannelallen Ай бұрын

I’m new to this channel…. Now I’m going off to find that chicken video you mentioned! 😄

@ts694 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Should be a course in every high school in the country

@jbnovah 8 күн бұрын

Im sitting in an apartment in a shiitty, overcrowded city taking notes and planning for the future. This content is really important. Thank you ❤

@brittany6229 2 ай бұрын

This couldn't be better timed! I've seen a ton of questions in a lot of rabbit groups about only pellets vs. Foraged vs. Combo. I love your break downs!

@skullrock1313 Ай бұрын

Sincerely wish I had all this information before I started raising meat rabbits. I love how well you break everything down to detail. Excellent video, I now have about 20 extra screenshots to categorize lol

@y.a.salimu5601 2 ай бұрын

You put this out so fast in response to us saying we wanted it. Good job. And ty

@Jamesjghome 2 ай бұрын

The BEST logical explanation ever‼️‼️‼️ How can I get this in a book

@makeshiftmuse251 2 ай бұрын

I love the "nerdness" of your videos. Keep it up, I'm here for it.

@makeshiftmuse251 2 ай бұрын

PS The dry delivery (in line with the rest of the content) of infrequent, comic relief is perfect for nerds like me. Seriously, all compliments, love it.

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. You would’ve loved my dad, he was the king of the dry humor 😁❤️

@codygillespie 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Yea it seems that the perennial forage would definatly be the easiest. Im not sure I would be interested in messing with small grains by hand. Corn and sunflowers would be easy to harvest the big seedheads, I think mangle beats would be another great option for easy harvesting. And sunchokes for the perennial ease of only planting once. I'm just thinking the easier the production system, the more likely I am to actually do it, that makes every perennial option MUCH more attractive. Actually I'm thinking tree crops are a way better option to grains in the long run. Chestnuts, hazelnuts, apple, pear, mulberry, honeylocust pods. Will rabbits eat acorns? Way easier to collect food that drops under trees than tilling, planting, weeding, watering, harvesting grains imo.

@hillockfarm8404 2 ай бұрын

Yes, rabbits will eat acorns. Limit here was one per rabbit (4 pound rabbits) per day and no problems. Sunchockes/jerusalem artichockes have their quirks gas wise, advice here is not to feed to livestock untill after feb 1st for changes in digestability from frost. I would only feed the stalks, not the tuber. Rabbit diet is above ground feeds, not underground ones. I feed a lot of willow/hazel/reeds/bamboo as long as i can get it in leaf. If you have the room making treehay (check yt search for more info) is easier then cutting grashay. When feeding forage mainly, variety is key, 3 different plants per meal minimum and enough total mix to vary/rotate some at least every day of the week. there is a book beyond the pellet that gives more info.

@mattg6472 2 ай бұрын

What?! You did it! Already the rabbit breakdown . You are good. Your channel is gonna soar

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! 😁❤️

@ponchovanillabean8074 2 ай бұрын

Lady, you are a treasure. I have to watch your videos multiple times to get/retain even a PORTION of the information relayed. Felt like I was back in a college lecture. I realize my mileage may vary since not all corns, hays, etc, etc, etc are created equal. Some questions; Why do you finish on grains? Do you crack them? Does your hay estimate account for the waste? If you have made a hay rack for yours, I'd love to see it. Haha. I will probably have more after about five more views. Thank you for existing and doing your videos.

@bettypearson5570 2 ай бұрын

I grew up on a subsistence style farm and we raised quite a few rabbits. It wasnt that uncommon for small kits to fall out of or in other ways escape the cages. They didnt normally hang out under the cages but would rehome themselves to other nooks and crannies around the farm. They would usually remain close to the farm because of the abundance of food and better protection from the elements. We usually didnt see too many of them unless they got caught in the box traps we had situated around the perimeter of the animal area set to catch small predators.

@Jesusisnumberone5740 2 ай бұрын

This is the type of math and research that is exactly what I was looking for. You must have been a STEM major haha our brains are similar and i am constantly doing math with stuff like this

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Ha, I was working on becoming a veterinarian but I had some monkey wrenches thrown into my plans. Now I homestead and write instead. 😁🫶🏻

@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036 2 ай бұрын

I've barely scratched the surface of this video, but there's some fantastic information here, thank you. I got rid of my pet type rabbits and got all meat rabbits but it's extremely frustrating trying to figure out what you're supposed to feed them because, as you say, everyone has an opinion, and none of them are the same.

@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036 2 ай бұрын

Sorry, like an idiot I hit the send button. Anyhow I've cut my rabbits down to one buck and three doe now, due to the high cost of rabbit pellets. My question is, I've been slowly getting my rabbits used to hay, though I have no idea if it's nice alfalfa Timothy Hay grass hay whatever..... But I wanted to get them used to it but some still won't eat it they just make a mess out of it and push it through their cage. If I were to cut out pallets and feed them just hay how long do you think it would take them to adjust and would it be safe for them? I know if you switch their foods around they can get bloat.

@hillockfarm8404 2 ай бұрын

@@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036 Limit the pellet, or feed hay first and pellet an hour later. Some will not eat hay or waste so much it is both not funny and questionable if they eat any of it at all. Offer something other then hay and pellet, just start small amounts wise like the one cookie with afternoon tea when kid comes home from school. That will get them used to other foods both what they can digest and willing to eat it. If you can house them with a rabbit that will eat hay & greens that may help to teach them as well. So mainly make certain your breeding does learn to eat more then pellets, feed them such variety from breeding to weaning and the kits will learn to like more things and the mothers milk & cecotropes will make them able to digest it properly.

@defective6811 2 ай бұрын

ironically enough, we just got our first flock of 12 chickens in february and I found your chicken feed video - and we are back and forth on meat chickens, but leaning towards, and then you make this one 😆

@reneebulkley1333 2 ай бұрын

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE NOW, WE WANT MORE! Quail?

@brandoncorrales7260 Ай бұрын

How about goats?!

@justsurvivin5432 4 күн бұрын

Just to expand some horizons a bit: bones of your rabbits can be just as useful as the meat and pelts. I crock pot the bones of my rabbits and have "marrow soup". I crack the long bones, add whatever vegetables are around, my favorite spices and about a tablespoon or maybe two of apple cider vinegar. This makes a very hearty, filling stew that I serve with my choice of starch. Once the bones have gone through the crock pot, I allow them to dry in a solar dehydrator and then grind them up in our hand cranked mill for bone meal. Bone meal has many, many uses. You mentioned a survival situation. The extra nutrients gained in this way could make or break a pregnant mother, a person recovering from illness or even beef up your dog's food.

@adan9850 2 күн бұрын

That's awesome! I Do the same with chicken bones! It's great!

@andrewdg Ай бұрын

Just when I thought raising rabbits is easy, got hit with a ton of math. Great content and you already sound much better compared to the earlier videos.

@stephseckold4324 2 ай бұрын

My goodness, that's such a comprehensive presentation!

@reibersue4845 12 күн бұрын

Wow, moved to my own homestead 2 years ago and always had rabbits in mind from day 1. I had some major refurbishing to do to get my chicken coop usable and started the chicken journey over a year ago. Hatched my own from my eggs this spring 5 of 8 are roos so freezer camp in the fall. One broody hen was sitting on 11 eggs but mama klutz is either handling them roughly or eating some, not sure which because she has broken 3 so far. This video inspired me to rehab the old coop in the yard to make it suitable for rabbits. It is timely because my biggest fear is having these animals and the supply chain breaks. Chickens free range but i do supplement them with pellet feed. Those carnivores eat everything and without store feed, I'm sure we could get by. I have been working on growing food and herbs too and each year, it gets expanded. This gives me hope that I can sustain rabbits even if I cant get food from a store. Subscribed because i want to learn more about the basics of breeding and caring for them. Thank you for your no nonsense informative video and inspiration.

@omnidivus83 Ай бұрын

Disappointed that I can only like this video once. Thank you so much! ❤

@jamessarley3507 2 ай бұрын

great information. Please keep making these informative videos. Really helping me out as an amateur with animals. I already grow most of these crops myself, but the animal raising is new to me. I am always trying to "close loops" on my garden and vegetable operation, and I already have plans to add chickens and rabbits. This guide really helped me figure out how I am going to start out.

@jbpreps2122 Ай бұрын

I am totally in awe of you!!! You did a fantastic job of the video without trying to sell anything and got right to the point👍🏻🤗

@trianglechookee 2 ай бұрын

People like you is why youtube is awesome. great information thank you very much , looking forward to more

@JS-jh4cy Ай бұрын

God, that a hell of of rabbit stew, all year long

@johnsubick919 2 ай бұрын

I've been seeing the $37 chicken feed video in my feed a lot lately (haven't watched it yet), but I didn't realize it was by the same channel! That's so awesome that your channel is doing so well in your first month. I can tell you put a lot of time and effort into the video. I subscribed and I am looking forward to what you and your channel bring!

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy it! ❤️❤️❤️

@Jamesjghome 2 ай бұрын

You are a champion of truth and facts, stay authentic

@michelleramganesh9807 24 күн бұрын

A great deal of effort went into this presentation which as far as I am concerned stands head and shoulders above the rest. Thank you from the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

@steffybael1245 Ай бұрын

in 1985 i started raising rabbits.. bought 2 New Zealand does that the seller bred right then and there. bought 2 cages and waters, and 2 feeders. bought some wood and built some nest boxes. i built above ground cages and hutches. a guy at work gave me a black and gold collored buck. soon we were eating rabbit a lot. my wife discovered "chicken nuggets" in the store so pretty soon we were eating RABBIT NUGGETS, GOAT NUGGETS, DUCK NUGGETS, GOOSE NUGGETS, AND EVEN HOME RAISED CHICKEN NUGGETS. i sold meat rabbits for $5 each and soon quit me job, to raise rabbits full time!

@CedarHillsHomestead Ай бұрын

That is so incredible!!! 🤩 we have a nice meat grinder, maybe we need to learn how to make our own nuggets too, that’s inspiring 😁🫶🏻

@justinekeesee6495 2 ай бұрын

Man I could have really used this about a year ago! I have had to learn a lot by researching and learning experimentation. But there is still a lot here I can add into what I do! Either way, I would say this is one of the best “to the point and detailed” videos I have ever found on feeding rabbits naturally (or really any way). Thanks!

@andrewplacke7100 2 ай бұрын

I did have a baby bunny ?6 wks in a tractor get loose/out & she spent the whole summer fending for herself( until we caught her in a live trap for the winter. I didn’t think she would make it through the winter without our intervention). Did VERY well. I would be worried about other plants & flowers they would eat/destroy that you don’t want them too. Total forage(anti-feed fan) as much as possible NW Ohio

@balanced4harvest552 10 күн бұрын

When I had ReX Rabbit's, I had 2 Apple Tree's that were never Sprayed! Woah, did they love the Twigs from Pruning!

@tammy5666 Ай бұрын

Thank you for not wasting my time!! Subscribed 🎯

@rpp7768 Ай бұрын

Amazing ❤❤thanks so much, I live in London and purchased a house with a huge land in a remote village in Transylvania, which I renovated and in the winter will move there.plan to grow a lot of stuff. Thank you very much for the information

@habnemeinung 2 ай бұрын

"...or the apocalypse just started" You got my attention now😂 Amazing video, very informative just like your chicken one😊

@natecus4926 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this great info. We did rabbits for a bit, but my kids were traumatized by eating them. We switched to chickens to make it a little easier on them.

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

I understand that with the kids, it can be hard. Our kids know that the breeders (parents) are pets. They know the kits are food, but since we keep a constantly supply of new rabbits being born (and since they all look alike) it’s a lot easier on them.

@alexandria3142 2 ай бұрын

I’ve wanted to raise meat rabbits and this is so helpful. If you haven’t already, could you do a video on how to make soap from their fat? I appreciate the work you’ve put into these videos, it sure looks like a lot

@ccrockettman 2 ай бұрын

Excellent job! So much useful information! Could you go into the equipment you use regularly to manage your meat rabbits? Such as tractor/4 wheeler/cart. How do you till your soil when you plant your grains? What other kind of equipment would someone need to purchase if they were literally starting from nothing?

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely that is such a good idea! Buying all of this stuff was a slow and sometimes overwhelming process so that would probably be a helpful one to make. 😁

@user-fe7ii3eo9r Ай бұрын

@Cedar Hills Homestead you did a great job. clear and concise. exactly what we all want.

@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt Ай бұрын

When people build Garden walls around their houses and their properties that have footings on them made of stone or concrete the rabbits can be contained within the yard mowing it just like a golf course so short that you could put across it.

@Ath33na Ай бұрын

I am on your "4 lb" Everything they eat counts. :) I really appreciate what you are doing here... Please keep it up!!!!!

@forgedoutcomes 2 ай бұрын

For presenting accurate, concise, and actionable content, your channel is top notch 🤙

@catherinemckenney6317 19 күн бұрын

Well done!!! Very professional, very informative. I came away from your video with a better understanding of cost, nutrition, and forage than the books i bought. THANK YOU 😊 SUBSCRIBER NOW

@Aprild174 2 ай бұрын

I've gone from pigs and meat birds to katahdin sheep. They do excellent on straight pasture. No grain.

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

That’s great to know, thank you 😊

@GonkyWonkler 2 ай бұрын

*Sigh* I've got a twisted mind. When you were talking about rabbit cecotropes, my mind cut it down to "Rabbits make(recycle) their own B vitamins," then cut again to "natures B vitamins." Probably wont see that on the shelves any time soon, but you never know... Great video! I like the graphics.

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha “Civet coffee” exists so I bet there’s a market out there for people really into the natural stuff 😱😅

@imover9999 Ай бұрын

Wow this video is truly amazing. I hope one day I'll have the means to keep rabbita. Still realize my weak point will be overcoming the dispatching and processing, so I'm not quite ready, but wow! This information is nothing short of a gold mine. Thank you for making this. Not only the narration of course, but the graphics, text, and visuals help so much.

@joannc147 4 күн бұрын

Why oh why must rabbits be so dang CUTE?! Food should not be cute. Corn isn’t cute. Broccoli isn’t cute. But bunnies…..(sigh)

@mrpilkington9710 4 күн бұрын

I live in Chicago I went for a midnight walk once and end up seeing 37 rabbits just hanging out

@joannc147 4 күн бұрын

Oh, there must be a story here!

@donscottvansandt4139 Ай бұрын

I've got 1.5 acr planted in sor gum,oats and peas ... along with a lot of indgious edible vegetation. Ready for my tractors. I'm just trying to find my breeding stock . I've had quite a bit of experience with rabbits. And can't wait to get them started!

@joannc147 4 күн бұрын

Oh, I just found some sorghum seedlings and will experiment growing those for my rabbits….thanks for that tip. For breeding stick, have you tried Craig’s List? After sifting thru the pet rabbits, I ended up finding a local homesteader and bought my buck and 2 does. Hearty and healthy New Zealands.

@donscottvansandt4139 3 күн бұрын

@@joannc147 nice... no I haven't been on Craigslist in years. But great tip and I will pursue that... thanks.

@goals3880 2 ай бұрын

Please please please can you do another video on goats or cows or horses I know that's a lot to ask but please I love your content and these are so so so helpful and omgoodness I would love to one day live a life like yours it's awesome

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Sure thing! 😁😁😁

@sherriewelch3619 Ай бұрын

I colony raise my rabbits in a 50’x60’ pen . They are constantly getting loose and this year they wintered running free. I now have babies and adults to try trapping once i figure out where they are getting out. They ate hay with my sheep and drank with the sheep. They also ate almost all my trees bark. I have just as much trouble with predators in the pen as it do with them running free. If only they weren’t so destructive I’d leave them free all the time.

@Willow_and_Sage 8 күн бұрын

I love this content! So much info, simply stated, no filler, great infographics. I have been looking for this content for years.

@jjo.jjournals Ай бұрын

Thank you! Finally some pure facts in an clear concide and easy to follow format! Were you a teacher in a former life? I am thankful that I stumbled upon your channel!

@almostoily7541 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! This is the exact information I needed. Also, another by product of rabbits is bone meal to fertilize the garden. You can probably get enough for container gardening with that many rabbits but I'm not sure about in ground gardens. I guess it depends on how many containers you have. You can probably make blood meal, too, but I'm not sure if it would need pasteurization or if you can just dehydrate it. I'm sure the info is out there but I'm still choosing to buy mine for the moment lol

@pamanderson1417 2 ай бұрын

You did a great job on this! Thank you!

@paulaturner6147 2 ай бұрын

This is the info I needed. I also enjoyed the chicken feed video. I really appreciate all the hard work you put in to give us this information so we didn’t have to. I do feel a bit guilty but also grateful….so THANK YOU!

@SteveEh Ай бұрын

You are absolutely killing it, with your presentation of information, video flow, everything! So much Information in this and the chicken video. Keep it up!

@TargaWheels 2 ай бұрын

I thought this would just be about proper rabbit feeding. Didn't expect the eating-rabbit part. 😁

@CedarHillsHomestead 2 ай бұрын

I forget that not everyone raises rabbits as livestock, whoops 😅

@nathanziegman9262 2 ай бұрын

Great information that isn't easy to find, thank you. I have to admit, I'm going to do my best to make things tougher for you because I'm sharing this far and wide!

@duncanhobbs2213 2 ай бұрын

Incredible turnaround time

@kenyamarlow1408 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. We are looking into getting meat rabbits. FYI I am in Southwest Arkansas and square bales here are minimum $12, so we are not so lucky lol. Round bales are $45-$75. Refer to 2:47

@fredflintystoneea 2 ай бұрын

Brilliantly put together video. Well done.

@Undercoverbooks 14 күн бұрын

Such a wealth of great information! Thank you!

@Itisallagame Ай бұрын

WOW! So much effort put in these videos. Thank you!

@andrewmckinley6571 Ай бұрын

Thank you for all the solid information in a relatively easy to understand format.

@michellehayashi576 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for all your hard work in putting this together!

@jonesperkins1382 4 күн бұрын

This is by far the best video I have seen to this date, on this topic

@HomesteadHomie_ 17 күн бұрын

I LOVE how much information is in this video. So helpful!!

@gnollio Ай бұрын

You have such incredibly thorough videos. Thank you for putting together all of this information!

@3LStanz 4 күн бұрын

Goodness gracious. This channel is excellent. Thank you for sharing your hard learned wisdom.

@nemanjagradinac5419 Ай бұрын

Your videos are incredible - especially these informative ones. Really well done on the info and the depictions, clearly a lot of effort but it is much appreciated!

@caseyjohannesen4147 2 ай бұрын

Can you please,please,please do a video on barley fodder for rabbits and chickens?

@SapoVerdeSalsa 2 ай бұрын

Your presentations are well thought out and easy to understand! Thank you❤

@kathryngagne5813 Ай бұрын

Thanks Sarah. We harvested hay (our wild lawn) all summer with a debrusiage machine with a grass blade. Turned/Winnowed it by hand with a spring rake and then put up in the greenhouse where the chickens and rabbits over winter. We also offer pellet and pumpkins as well as fresh forage all summer. Are rabbits had tons of yellow fat come harvest. We live on just over an acer near Amqui, QC zone 3B.

@mitakeet Ай бұрын

Do you have any thoughts on silage? A local dairy farmer (Shenandoah County, VA) grows winter rye, cuts it just before it would start to turn yellow, then grows corn and does the same and the whole stalk is used. My understanding of silage is while the overall total calories are reduced, the bioavailable calories has increased and may make it practical to get additional harvests.

@kitwinters8940 Ай бұрын

Love the Nerding!! Appreciate your utilization of dimensional analysis 🎉❤😊 Thank you so much for all the info in your videos!! True Wealth!!

@danielmusick211 16 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for the research and the effort to put this all together. Great data.

@PaulieRubinDMize-uu6lc 2 ай бұрын

One of the most helpful videos in homesteading. Thank you. This will help alot of people

@joshtavenner8083 2 ай бұрын

These videos are awesome. I love how deep you are going into this stuff. They're validating my spreadsheets and offering neat insights. Thank you so much.

@ODINS_daughter 3 күн бұрын

I Love, Love, Loved your lecture today!!!! The best by far! I wish I would have known some of this info as a kid - when I was breeding rabbits. (9th to 12th grades) All the best from Wisconsin!