Rabbit Raising Part 2, survivalist, homesteading food storage
Part 2 of our new series on raising rabbits. 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, ie, 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. Be sure to check out our new online message board at www.survivalandpreparedness.com
25 Responses to Rabbit Raising Part 2, survivalist, homesteading food storage
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Only have noticed that with 1 or 2 that were loaded during the time we had to make 6 to 10 attempts to upload a single video.
SurvivalReport
June 19, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Why dose it seem like your vids go from high def to low and switch all the time?
thetommy1903
June 19, 2012 at 3:51 pm
yes I make that sound to…..good clip
6390721
June 19, 2012 at 4:13 pm
are those silver foxes? When i put a doe in my bucks cage my lil (5 yr old) cousdin came over n screamed !LOOK LOOK they’re Fighting!!” lol
barneythesnakeking
June 19, 2012 at 4:58 pm
So do you eat the buck or the doe? Is it like fowl?
sethzky77
June 19, 2012 at 5:00 pm
We have never greatly increased the amount. Their is a risk if they get too fat they won’t conceive next time around.
SurvivalReport
June 19, 2012 at 5:08 pm
i was wondering how exactly do you feed a doe all the way from giving birth to weaning? Do you raise the amount of feed , and how much is it?
youtubsuxfv
June 19, 2012 at 5:37 pm
I have either 2 males and 2 females or 1 male and 3 females. What kind of setup should I have? Thanks!
wxyztu
June 19, 2012 at 6:10 pm
do you adjust your cages or anything in the winter time?
wxyztu
June 19, 2012 at 7:07 pm
The act of breeding causes ovalation in the doe. It may only take a couple of seconds, but it’s done. No need to let them stay together any longer. If you don’t believe it, give it a try and see if she doesn’t kindle in 30 days. Leaving them longer just stresses the female. I breed on the first of the month, 30 days later she gives birth, 30 days later the young go to a different cage. I stagger two does, breeding each every four months, one with babies, one without. Average of 40 babies year.
sergeantsailorman
June 19, 2012 at 8:07 pm
A great book on all things for the little farmstead if you can find a copy (maybe on ebay) is called: The Manual of Practical Homesteading, by John Vivian. I’ve been reading my copy regularily since the early 1980’s. A great how to book. He lived the lifestyle, didn’t just research and write about it like a lot of writers. The only major problem I ever had with rabbits, was when a bull snake ate all my newborn babies one day. I think it was nine of them, all inside the snake when I cut it open.
sergeantsailorman
June 19, 2012 at 8:11 pm
Great Information………….
Thanks for posting.
SlyToocan
June 19, 2012 at 8:46 pm
I had the the same problems with uploads someone told me to disable the timeout or auto shutdown in settings.
jwalk1014
June 19, 2012 at 9:20 pm
great to see you back love your video’s
187plumber
June 19, 2012 at 9:46 pm
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No raping the willing.
pshinspections
June 19, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Too bad modern men are wimps and cannot manage their women like a stupid rabbit. Feminized punks…
pshinspections
June 19, 2012 at 10:45 pm
lol @ “bunny porn”
jokerbookshop
June 19, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Cool!
numba1stunna4269
June 20, 2012 at 12:17 am
fascinating stuff =)
jujutubes
June 20, 2012 at 12:31 am
loven the vids and the facebook page
ninjuggalo420
June 20, 2012 at 12:58 am
In the bunny world, rape is ok.
nerdy513ismyrsname
June 20, 2012 at 1:13 am
When I have a doe that is ready to breed I usually put her in with the buck every four hours and wait for the “action” then take her out. I had my big NZ doe attack my buck after a couple of sessions and dont like to leave her in with the buck for any length of time. I did witness her “pee” the semen out on her latest breeding but was able to have her bred three more times so hopefully it took. Find out in a couple of weeks. Cant wait for more videos.
KainanRa
June 20, 2012 at 1:50 am
Will do, thank you!
SurvivalReport
June 20, 2012 at 2:00 am
It’s talked about in the rabbit books. I’ve witnessed does pee right after the buck did his job and later they never conceived. May be a wives tale but I always rebreed if I see them pee not long after.
SurvivalReport
June 20, 2012 at 2:14 am
Just encode the raw format that the cam records and encode with windows media encoder, sure you will get a final result of a file up to 300mb in size but quality there isn’t much that can match.
oc5nsli341nforce4
June 20, 2012 at 2:29 am