I love how you raise both meat and pet rabbits! Very inspiring. Thank you for taking all the time to make these videos :)
@MadDogValentino
8 жыл бұрын
If only the big companies handled their meat livestock like you do.
@iamtenzin4409
8 жыл бұрын
Amen to that. What really needs to happen is far better enforcement and oversight in the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act and the inclusion of small stock like rabbits, poultry, and fish to ensure the quality of care is far improved. If you eat meat - buy from a small producer like the owner of this video who really cares for his stock.
@adelaideahr7317
6 жыл бұрын
I am sorry but a humane way to kill doesn't exist, it's just to ease yourself.
@adelaideahr7317
6 жыл бұрын
And btw remember that this rabbit give his life to give you food.
@amleshamm906
6 жыл бұрын
Yes , veganism started because of the mistreatement of livestock in these companies , death is unavoidable to these animals , but i`m glad he is very kind to them.
@skyeiron5872
6 жыл бұрын
A humane way to kill does exist. Several humane ways, as a matter of fact. A humane death is a painless death, and painless deaths are very much achievable.
@gopackgo2235
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing rabbits. Hi Eddie!!!!! Nice to meet you.....Good boy!
@bigglockdaddy8124
9 жыл бұрын
Cool rabbits man
@GrenadeChick99
9 жыл бұрын
John, did you say that you build these hutches? Do you have a vid showing us how you do it and the sources for sturdy, good wire rolls and such? I would love to see that if you have it. Thanks.
@jnull0
9 жыл бұрын
My buddy builds them. We use the cage wire from our local feed store, that seems to hold up well, and we use scrap wood for the boxes and frames. We might make a video about it this summer...............................J
@GrenadeChick99
9 жыл бұрын
Super idea! Thank you.
@rushellealexandra5243
6 жыл бұрын
the black rex is a black otter rex there is black otters and grey otters
@elizabethyates5933
7 жыл бұрын
Blanc de Hotot may be pronounced "oh-toe"
@awesomepossumslps7783
7 жыл бұрын
I have one ong
@DoubleR5Star
8 жыл бұрын
rabbitometry lolol
@mockleader1144
8 жыл бұрын
he eats them not that it is bad but they are not wild
@Cyndi159
7 жыл бұрын
mocK leader 1 right they are commercial meat rabbits...anyone can raise them you don't have to go out in the woods and shoot them with a gun these days, although nothing wrong with that either :)
@DinnerForkTongue
7 жыл бұрын
mocK leader 1 Neither are cows, sheep or goats. Or chickens fr that matter. What all of these animals have in common is that they're livestock.
@magicdaveable
7 жыл бұрын
I used to raise Giant Chinchilla rabbits for meat. I foraged 90% of their food. I raised them indoors as a project to prove that rabbits can be raised in an apartment in a city. 1 Buck and 4 Doe. 400 lbs. of meat in 1 year.
@pamp5797
9 жыл бұрын
John you are such a big OL sweet teady bear loven on that little bunny.
@brian1395
8 жыл бұрын
hey i'm in thailand and we have a small farm of 50+ rabbits. thanks for your video.
@eluniabi5098
7 жыл бұрын
I have just stumbled upon this video after watching your other videos about the wire shelving cages (which we plan to use with our own rabbits when we move them into an actual building). Sorry that I am commenting on an older video. However, I do want to mention one thing about your statement of the New Zeland. There are actually a few varieties, often considered different breeds, of New Zealand. Your doe is a New Zealand White, probably the most common and desired ones out there. But there are also NZ Black, NZ Blue (fairly new), NZ Red (rarely seen in the US), and NZ Broken. Whites are the most desired of the NZ varieties because when butchered you can not see their fur as much on the meat like the other varieties. In reality, NZ Whites were a happy accident and just started popping up in litters of mainly red kits (when NZ Reds where commonly seen in the US). Now they have become a very popular variant, and is often the commonly known appearance of this lovely breed of rabbit. I breed NZ Black and Brokens, but wish to add a few whites to my herd soon as I just love the variety. I do have a carrier of the gene, a lovely charlie black doe, and am hoping to get them! Anyway, great videos. They have helped me a lot in the improvement of my own rabbit housing and care. Seeing this one makes me want to get Mini Rexes to breed for pets, and they are a goregous breed.
@movinon04
9 жыл бұрын
yall got some great rabbits- and the ones we got from you are doing amazingf and they are not just big but huge- maybe when it warms up a bit we can get a video of ours to show also- love and huggs...
@iamtenzin4409
7 жыл бұрын
I still can't believe all those varieties come from genes expressing only two colors.
@iamtenzin4409
7 жыл бұрын
Well, it's less about masking than it is about how those 5 genes for the two colors are expressed. Some show incomplete dominance in the proteins that are produced by the sequence. It's certainly a lot more complicated than the fruit flies I studied in college.
@DinnerForkTongue
7 жыл бұрын
IamTenzin You could write several doctorate works about rabbit genetics. Fascinating animals no matter how you look at them.
@lisabooker6405
6 жыл бұрын
I know these are your older videos and you probably won’t see this but I just been going through the list and catching up as a semi new (about a yr) sub. Hope that’s ok? I don’t always comment but I do “like” and watch the commercials. Those are some BIIIIG bunbuns! They’re all really cute even the meat rabbits who, btw are as big as my dogs! LOL I’m fairly new to all of this and am interested in rabbits as a meat source. Your channel is VERY helpful. I do grow a garden and have done that most of my life. My grand parents dad and uncles were cattle farmers and my granny always had chickens. I’ve just not done it all for myself. Now that I’m disabled and can’t work I gotta find ways to make it. You’re channel really helps encourage me as well as gives me the knowledge I need. Plus you’re a dang good cook! LOL I tried your cinnamon roll recipe and “sweet heaven help me,” they were AHHHMAAAAZING!! LOL So, TFS. I really appreciate what you do to help others. God Bless you and yours ~Lisa
@wolfgurl88
4 жыл бұрын
I found a hotot rabbit on Craigslist for $20 I think he’s a boy not sure yet but he’s so cute!
@stephanienuce7711
6 жыл бұрын
Do you still use the Champagne d’Argents as meat rabbits? We have a mini Rex and my son wants to show the Champagnes as show rabbits
@mackenziet7084
8 жыл бұрын
Your Rabbits are beautiful! You can tell that that you really take care of them and love them!
@abushua
9 жыл бұрын
My dad raised rabbits for meat when I was a kid. We always had Dutch and Dutch mix. Great eating. I just wonder what it costs per month in feed now. I'd like to get some...............I love eating fried rabbit.
@acgray1972
6 жыл бұрын
I raised rabbits for 15 yrs. I had American Chinchilla, Californians, Mini lop, new zelands, dwarf... And darn if I can't remember the black n white, (white blaze in face....) it's been a while. I win the rabbit Royalty contest for 3 yrs at county and 4-h fair. It is a general knowledge test about the parts of a rabbit, and general care.
@209turtleboy
9 жыл бұрын
Hop-poop, hop-poop is what my house rabbits did. Nice collection John. When I was younger I had a couple rabbits we house trained. They finally got to be to much when I discovered they were peeing on my cassette tape collection under the bed. We lived in the mountains in Utah at the time and they would love to run around in the snow and then come to the door to be let in. Rabbit's are very trainable, except the hop-poop and peeing thing.
@over50andfantabulous59
9 жыл бұрын
Two football touchdown hands up brother. Thank you for sharing with us. Thumbs up from this granny always. Enjoy your weekend.
@theTORTUGAZUL
9 жыл бұрын
I need help. Since this past summer I have had horrible luck with my rabbits. Last night heavy winds brought in a cold front that only lasted through the night and my 8 bunnies died. They had just finished growing their thin layer of fur. Do they need heat lamps in the winter and air conditioning in the summer ?: I am so close to giving up on them because they seem to be too delicate for me to breed and I am not going to have an electric bill just to be successful. What works without having a larger electric bill ?
@beaverrick9789
9 жыл бұрын
Rabbits dont need air conditioning in the summer or heat in the winter. I've raised rabbits in all climate. What they do need is shade in the summer and plenty of clean fresh water. In the winter it is really important to have a draft free area with plenty of hay or straw for the Doe to build a nest in. Winters can be hard, but it can be done if you follow these simple rules. With that being said pick your breading dates, try not to have litters in the coldest part of winter.here that is the month of Febuary.
@theTORTUGAZUL
9 жыл бұрын
BeaverRick Then I guess the only problem were the strong winds. I don't think it even got down to freezing but the winds were about 20 mph .They were well covered with the doe's fur and hay in the nesting box .
@jnull0
9 жыл бұрын
I agree with BeaverRick, most of my rabbits are in the barn out of the wind, and the ones that are outside I make sure they have plenty of hay for nesting and cover them with a tarp when it is cold, especially when it is raining or snowing out. Good luck bro, dont give up I am sure you can get it figured out...........................................J
@johnjmx1892
3 жыл бұрын
Your the man keep it going. Very informative.👍👍👍
@conkberry8412
5 жыл бұрын
BonBon is so cute! I love Mini rex. her color is called black otter.
@katherinetaylor5323
9 жыл бұрын
Great video, very informative, for your meat rabbits do you prefer the cross breeds or the pure? Which crosses are the best?
@jnull0
9 жыл бұрын
Katherine Taylor I think my favorite is the New Zealand, California cross..................J
@katherinetaylor5323
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, but I will try that.
@dougwallace2210
8 жыл бұрын
+jnull0 as a kid my favorite cross was the new zealand buck on the flemish giant does - babies were big enough in half the time to butcher and or sell
@selinadishman6946
8 жыл бұрын
+jnull0 all of the rabbits are beautiful so cute
@sweeteva-msp7674
8 жыл бұрын
Meat rabbits?
@JustinCaseSolarPower
9 жыл бұрын
underground mutton we call them over here. Still not allowed to own or breed them in a lot of parts in Australia.
@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me
9 жыл бұрын
You have some great looking rabbits.
@OneWomanAndTwoAcres
9 жыл бұрын
I'm STILL looking for a French Angora breeding pair. Not many around but they are a great triple purpose rabbit, big enough for butchering, docile enough for pets and wool to spin and make yarn. I'm gonna keep hunting!
@katiekaos629
9 жыл бұрын
Binky is so adorable!! I love how much care is taken with these animals
@NYorkin
9 жыл бұрын
lol " cuz today is breeding day"
@wendybraswell5304
7 жыл бұрын
I love little binky the bunny mini rex
@BittyBooBrown
9 жыл бұрын
I dont know why I keep having to subscribe. I think you tube hates me.lol I love the little bitty rabbit. Thanks for the info on the different breeds.
@idiotwilson1474
5 жыл бұрын
harlequin colored rabbits can be female too. my doe is harlequin colored. Shes a rex/california cross. Her name is pilgim because she was born on thanksgiving day 2 years ago. All had thanksgiving day themed names lol. im planning on raising lionheads and lionhead crosses too. She was just bred to my lionhead buck a couple days ago. Im saving up for a lionhead doe.
@pirateotter
4 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you've had people say this before but it's ho-toe or o-toe weird French I know lol. Thanks for you awesome vids I've been binging them.
@shortnanxious6088
9 жыл бұрын
I raise dwarf hotot. I'm surprised you have one with all the meat rabbits. Love your videos. Have you tried raising standard hotots? They are just as beautiful and have the long bodies you are looking for, they do have a tendency to be less commercial sometimes.
@Blackchang45272
7 жыл бұрын
That Flemish giant looks pregnant
@yellow4648
6 жыл бұрын
WOOOO THE LADYS!!! 😂
@reganparrish986
8 жыл бұрын
Oh wow9 10 or 11 lbs for a Flemish😂 mines 24lbs! He is not a breeder just a pet. I raise holland lops for show and pet but my Flemish is just my baby! He was my first rabbit I could actually take care of with ought my parents. I am 14 and I LOVE raising Hollands! I take mine to shows and sell them to show homes!
@staceyhenderson6166
9 жыл бұрын
The little black Mini Rex is called a Black Otter. One of my fave colors in Mini Rex and Netherland Dwarfs. Also your Dwarf Hotot is pronounced Hoe-Tote, though I do find it adorable how you call em hot tots :)
@bobinmissouri
9 жыл бұрын
sure wish I lived in your neck of the woods I would be spending a lot of time there your living my dream brother God Bless you and your kin tell your next one stay warm and safe ..... Bob
@rittaslusher2369
7 жыл бұрын
you are great to you animals
@Andrewlikesguns
9 жыл бұрын
Binkie is mega cute
@oilhaulin311
9 жыл бұрын
Ur mini rex color is sable.. lol I used to be a rabbit judge in colorado. Nice video brother. Cross a french lop with a Flemish giant and u will have pounds and pounds of meat!! If u have any questions on rabbits, hit me up. I love chatting eith people about them
@lynnen264
9 жыл бұрын
J they are all gorgeous.....I have never seen such a huge rabbit as your flemish giant!!! Your wee one in the house is so adorable she looks little a stuffy toy lol
@jennybenny5091
7 жыл бұрын
If I ever get a male Hotot I'm naming him after Billie Joe in Green Day, favorite song from Billie Joe, Mike Dirnt, and Tre' Cool would have to be Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
@gopackgo2235
9 жыл бұрын
She (the new Zealand is a big healthy looking girl) And that brown girl is good looking.....You have got the rabbits covered.
@elven-jedigaymer6632
9 жыл бұрын
i raise flemish/cali mix rabbits and pure flemish and im going to mix in Newzealand this summer! i do the colony thing lol for me it works but i like your set up!!
@onthebalconywithkat1517
9 жыл бұрын
Have you heard about a breed of rabbit called a Giant Grey? They are a German breed and are bigger than one of your goats. I used to have a pair of Tri Color Mini Rex's.
@alliescott5598
6 жыл бұрын
My friends raises and breeds dwarf hotots and 😂it's pronounced hoe-totes and i wouldn't recommend them to small children because most of that breed is very feisty and skittish
@waterlily3143
8 жыл бұрын
Your rabbits are beautiful. Anyone can tell they are very well cared for. What is the best food pellets and grass for them? Also what do you use for bedding in the breeder boxes?
@sierrahodgman8993
6 жыл бұрын
the black mini rex with the brown from what I can see in the video I thinks it a Black otter. anyway your rabbits are super cute. I breed mini rex's
@TheLoneace69
7 жыл бұрын
I guess if want lots of garden gold I'll need the biggest variety of rabbit. Which is? Flemish?
@gopackgo2235
9 жыл бұрын
She was so calm in your hands........A mama Is a mama........a rabbit pelt makes a great pair of underwear.........
@williamdavidlucken4670
4 жыл бұрын
Binky is awesome
@kortneywilson2707
3 жыл бұрын
do you still raise the flemish giants im looking for a purebred flemish giant buck if not do you know any1 that does raise purebreds
@egggnome6266
9 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering, do you tan and sell the hides of the rabbits you slaughter. I curious if there's a market for that as well.
@jennybenny5091
7 жыл бұрын
I own a male mini rex, a silver one but, the funny part was I thought he was a girl so I named him Pearl Rose Cottontail.
@caitlynhuffman4281
6 жыл бұрын
The mini rex that you were holding, if she has a brownish color around her eyes, ears, and belly and she white underneath on her belly, she could be an black otter, but if she only has the brown around the ears then she might be a cross between a solid black and a black otter.
@tommyholmes6190
8 жыл бұрын
good video but they do recommend to pick the rabbits up by their bellies and put their head under your arm not by the scruff of their neck because they could be injured.
@RayBecker
9 жыл бұрын
Now I'm kinda confused....can you put Barcodes on those rabbits? How you dooin John?
@jnull0
9 жыл бұрын
lol The bar codes are bred right in bro. Good to see you man, hope all is well with you...............J
@raijahammad
6 жыл бұрын
I think the mini Rex has an otter coloring from the looks of it :) not a rabbit expert, just a rabbit lover ;)
@caseyoutdoors3897
9 жыл бұрын
Binky but make a rabbit nugget lol is that rabbit litter box broke or how do you do that in the house?
@tamarapeters6514
8 жыл бұрын
I can't seem to figure out what breed of bunnies we have , do u have any other sites I could check?
@tamarapeters6514
8 жыл бұрын
I can't seem to figure out what breed of bunnies we have , do u have any other sites I could check?
@SKyNeT948
9 жыл бұрын
oh man turned on the close caption and when you said rabbits it turned the word into rabiesologiest ahahahah good video brother god bless hope the weather is good in the hills
@brian1395
8 жыл бұрын
Gona have to steal a name you said Bon Bon. does your mini rex get soar hacks if so and tips to deal with it?
@lifeofgoolie5625
9 жыл бұрын
great video, i used to keep rabbits and am thinking of getting some again, take a look at my new videos!
@giantandgermanangoras8382
7 жыл бұрын
i pickup my rabbits by the scruff and they dont jump or anything
@rodagrail3231
5 жыл бұрын
So which of the meat rabbits taste the best? I guess the one with the most meat is the Fleming giant? Thks
@zacguy3080
5 жыл бұрын
dude (white and grey rex) is actuall called a magpie not a harliquin.
@JamesWhite-ny3tw
8 жыл бұрын
The mystery colored black Mini Rex is called a black otter.
@jennwolacott5302
Жыл бұрын
there soo beautiful! so hard to watch when there soo cute and soo delicious
@rushellealexandra5243
6 жыл бұрын
new zealands are also black, red, blue, broken black, broken blue, and broken red
@dianetoussaint3381
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your video , you are doing a very good job with does Bunny
@dorothyvalidus7912
9 жыл бұрын
Watching your videos like a villain now. W/this one, I am curious: Had you ever slaughtered a rabbit before you began this lifestyle? If not, how did you learn to do it? What were the challenges? What were some of the mistakes you made (if any)? How do you like to cook it? How long does it keep? Do you freeze it? Sorry I'm all over the place but we're looking for the best way(s) to step slowly into the homesteading lifestyle. So far I'm leaning towards rabbits and goats and I love your videos. Thanks so much!
@jakethemistakeRulez
8 жыл бұрын
+Dorothy Validus I notice your question was not answer so I wanted to partially take a crack at it because I find it interesting. I've grew up in western MA around lots of farms and know plenty of people who live this very way including myself to some extent though more on orchards etc. I would have to say that he ^ probably grew up on a farm or around them. I highly doubt for some reason that he grew up in Brooklyn and "decided to learn to live off the grid lol. So here's my belief/opinion "homesteading" isn't a lifestyle it's life. It's actual real life. Until the big oil industries and big business came along this is how you live and survive. You're asking how to get into this ask yourself how did you get out? Society dragged you out of it with big war profiteering oil business and rob you in labor and taxes. Now you don't know how to live. They didn't teach you that in school did they? This was no accident. Anyway it's hard to kill a rabbit for the first time but they are an animal that has lived and died in it's place in the foodchain for who knows...millions of years? Learn to do it and do it. I think more people should learn to be self sufficient in case they get us in so much debt we become a 3rd world country...which will happen if it keeps going the way things are now. What are we at -20 trillion now? Such a big number people don't seem to believe it. Well believe it...that's a crap load of money and we owe it because they spent our money to fight their wars. Anyway imagine all the people who've never slaughtered a chicken before because someone else does it for them...imagine them getting turned away from the grocery store. I don't want them all showing up at my door. If you don't know how to do this you are lacking basic life skills and are far too dependent on the state.
@adrien2674
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Jnull0. Are you able to ship rabbits that you sell?
@robertcalzadillas8224
4 жыл бұрын
Cool to see big burly man petting g a little bunny lol Keep up good work
@luckyrobinshomestead
9 жыл бұрын
Those are some very nice looking rabbits. Eddie is just gorgeous. Champagne D'Argents are hard to come by here. Lots of the Creme D'Argents around, but I always thought the Champagnes were prettier.
@rushellealexandra5243
6 жыл бұрын
them rexes dress out good too takes longer but u get nice pelt out of it as well
@Sara-we7jm
7 жыл бұрын
I think having such cute bunnies and become vegan lol
@user-vi6zj1ir4k
6 жыл бұрын
can you breed netherland dwarf siblings?
@kendau9806
9 жыл бұрын
love your videos man,keep it up!! got question for you..is it ok to breed rabbits that have same dad but diff mom? what about fasther to daughter,mother to son? thanks in advance for your knowledge
@jnull0
9 жыл бұрын
ken dau I would think you should be ok with that breeding Ken. Good luck bro...................J
@ry961
8 жыл бұрын
Do you pick up your pet rabbits by the scruff of the neck?
@darkshadowxox643
8 жыл бұрын
awwwww please give me pinky and I will give you one my kids lol
@berthayellowfinch5471
3 жыл бұрын
jnul10, GET BACK ON KZitem!!!
@mr.skeptical3071
2 жыл бұрын
I use Flemmish and Cal. White cross.
@The_Devil_Nside
9 жыл бұрын
Your rabbits are huge they look like they weigh a ton
@onebadboy2
9 жыл бұрын
Love the assortment you have. Can't believe how cute that last one is. Hopefully soon I can get some rabbits started here. It's obvious your family loves them all.
@StBernardAcres
9 жыл бұрын
Hey John! I posted a video last night from my trail cam. We caught a bobcat on it by the barn. Do you have problems with them down there? I understand they are on the endangered species list here in Ohio. How do you handle them? We are going to be putting chickens out there, and I don't want to until I figure out what to do with the bobcats.
@bobinmissouri
9 жыл бұрын
we hunt them here in Missouri check with your conservation office and see if you can trap them maybe use a live trap and move them to a new home
@StBernardAcres
9 жыл бұрын
bobinmissouri I'm calling them. We've also got a black bear roaming the property. Saw a huge pile of bear scat about 8 feet from the barn a few weeks ago. Am hoping to get it on the trail cam too. Saving up to buy a second on this spring, when the bear should be more active.
@bobinmissouri
9 жыл бұрын
The Off Grid Homestead At St. Bernard Acres oh going to get yourself a bear rug lol
@StBernardAcres
9 жыл бұрын
bobinmissouri Every since we knew about the bear, I've been saying I am going to get a bear rug for the cabin lol. You aren't allowed to shoot them unless you are being threatened. Just knowing it's there is a threat lol
@jnull0
9 жыл бұрын
I have not had to deal with any bobcats here at my place, I am not sure what to do about them. If it were me I would probably call the local game warden to see what they would recommend. Wish I could be more help.....................J
@empress-v8
4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought of dwarf rabbits ?
@awelschmeyer2281
9 жыл бұрын
my husband and I are thinking of getting into raising rabbits for both meat and pets...We are just curious what your rabbits diet is for both meat and pet rabbits.. also for the dwarf rabbit you have inside as a pet...Thanks.
@JackAttackGold
9 жыл бұрын
+a Welschmeyer Hay/ alfalfa in the morning, fresh greens or store bought pellets before bed. (they are nocturnal and they need more energy at night)
@coryjohannes7603
9 жыл бұрын
the rex doe you showed first is a black otter
@mitogenhahah
6 жыл бұрын
I saw a bunny yesterday a fat bunny 🐰
@stroupsfarm.ltd.livingthed8108
9 жыл бұрын
Great Vid John. I love the style pens you made with the hideaway room for them. And the black champagne is gorgeous. I would like to get ahold of some Champagnes and Flemish.
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