I've been a vegetarian for over 20 years. I find your lifestyle very beautiful and harmonious. It' seems to be a very healthy environment for all beings there. A big hug from Brazil.
@@Raspukek-fu8unsome people do it for health reasons (because for some, meat can have too much of a specific nutrient), others do it "for the environment." The latter ones are the genuine clowns Edit: twenty. There, I fixed it
It’s always my veg friends who understand and will have productive, intelligent discussions about hunting and livestock. It’s the meat eaters who start crying and screaming that they don’t want to be reminded where meat comes from. The bad press vegetarians and vegans get is solely meat industry propaganda.
agree 100% producing our own meat has been the best thing we could do for our family. All of our rabbits are treated well, and are well cared for. I also forage and cut grass with scissors for them lol! Keep doing what you're doing! I look forward to your videos!
I was raised that "if it doesn't have a job or purpose, the animal doesn't have a place here." But you inspired me with your Netherlands to have some homestead animals literally for the joy it. And the fact that they bring me daily joy is a huge purpose in my opinion. I'm sorry people's unwelcome opinions are getting you down! I hope it doesn't deter you from making more videos!!! Let the haters hate, show us the true you and you'll have the right community following your journey 💯
I whole-heartedly appreciate the raw emotion and realness. Like you said, no one has to watch this channel. The world is wide enough for your decisions to choose how you live your life; as well as how others choose to live. You are far braver than I, since you allow us to see into your day to day life. I appreciate all you are willing to offer. ❤
Yes girl! Because of you I have my own rabbitry and am producing meat for my family that is safe to eat! I can't thank you enough for your sweetness, courage, support, and teaching us how to do all of this! Rabbits are awesome!! I never knew how much I loved them until I got them earlier this year! Thank you for doing what you do! ❤❤❤
Please keep doing what you are doing. I have always wanted a farm but at my age it is a little late to start with anything much now, (I'm in my 60's) so I truly enjoy watching your videos and seeing how much you enjoy your animals. I can relate because I have always been and animal lover but I totally understand raising animals for meat and doing it well like you do is something that you should be very proud of. After watching documentaries like "Food Inc." no one should ever complain, be angry at or put in their lame "2 cents worth" about homesteaders like you who care deeply about their animals whether for meat or as pets. I look everyday to see what you have shared and love seeing all of your animals. We did rescue a little unwanted rabbit and we have an organic vegetable garden and fruit trees. I'm sure that many people have had animals for pets and also are able to raise meat for their family, there is nothing in the world wrong with that! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your life and your thoughts with us and for being so real. May God bless you in all that you do!
You've inspired me to raise rabbits, and I've never had one before. I won't be ready for my first one for at least another 6 months (recently moved into our home and doing repairs, remodeling, and establishing the garden). I'm pretty sure I will start with Netherland Dwarves. So looking forward to the journey ahead! Thank you for sharing your passion and knowledge about rabbits.
I am glad I found your channel when I was learning about raising my rabbits. I have since bred, sold, eaten, and raised many rabbits. Everything but showing them. :)
Just found your channel and have watched a few of your videos. We raise the Silver Foxes and our daughter will be starting 4H soon and enjoy get as much of our own food as possible. Love the tiny piece of Heaven you and your husband created and your videos are very relatable. Thanks for the content and wish your family the very best!!!
Thank you for your videos. You are my newest favorite person. I want you to dwell on all the love and positive viewers you have, not the haters, they don't matter in those videos.
OMG so happy I found you today. You are Awesome! I understand what you are doing I get it ! Don't waste your precious with mean people and bad news xoxox you have better things to do!
Love this so much! We can always trust you to be honest and wholesome. So thankful for everything you do! You are truly an inspiration in so many ways!
You have inspired me so much for years now and I’m so glad you make these videos. I also hate the inhumane treatment of animals in factory farms. In large part due to your videos, I’ll be starting my own homestead with rabbits this spring! I’m so excited!!!! Thank you for putting yourself out there despite negative people ❤ I appreciate you. Also, your Netherlands dwarfs are the absolute cutest!!!
In this world there are lovers and haters, ignore the haters, and we will evolve as a society beyond humans behaving really badly toward others, the haters are not our future. They will never listen if you argue with them, just completely ignore, report, etc. I used to own 40 rabbits and your rabbitry is amazing, you care for them so well. The film quality of your vlogs is awesome, I think you will go far on youtube when more people discover your youtube chanel. Quail mumma here : ) I love their eggs too!
Someone dropped off a blue New Zealand buck last year, on my road. I named him Harvey. We get so many animals dropped off in the country. He has a tattoo in his ear, wouldn’t research it even if i could. Harvey is my sweet boy now. I do wish I has someone with your ethics around me to teach me how to go to the next level. But I am willing to just love Harvey and give him the best life ever. Life on the farm. Thank you for your videos and you handled this video with such grace. 👍🐐🐰🐓
Epsom salt baths helped with my poison Ivy! You are doing great, and I love all of your content! I’ve enjoyed learning from you from building (I built a slightly smaller version of your teal hutch, and love it!!) to cooking rabbit! You run your farm as you see fit!!!
I’ve been following you for a few years now & you were the reason I got into Silver Fox. I think your outlook on keeping rabbits for meat is a really grounded & healthy one that more people should embrace. Keep smiling. ❤
Please keep up your wonderful work! I love the facets of this channel. We raise mini rex. Currently have two color projects going- one of which is tan, which isn't recognized. We keep most of our herd in large meat rabbit cages with vinyl coated wire floors. We are also experimenting with some of our does in a colony set up. And yes, we eat our culls. I'm sure I pissed off several different groups of people just typing that out, too.
Just found you and I am enjoying your videos so much!!! Thank you for teaching us things that I wish everyone would absorb and pay attention to! You are an amazing person!! Thank you again! I also subscribed to your channel!!! I love it SOoo much!! God bless you and yours!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I found your channel a couple of weeks ago. I have wanted meat rabbits for YEARS and FINALLY just this month (February 2024) was given a New Zealand doe, and bought one of her 6 week old does and a White NZ buck from a farmstead swap meet. I am SOOOO excited and do eventually want to transition to Silver Foxes. For getting started though I’m happy to have my NZ rabbits. I must say that your calm relaxed nature immediately drew me in. I have gone into this with the understanding from the get go that my breeders are ‘pets’ but the offspring are food. Like you we want to eat food that we grow and know that it was given a quality of life BEFORE they are food. I don’t understand the nastiness of people today. I do not EVER want to get to a point where I can’t see the life of ANY animal I eat. Whether I butcher it or someone else does. I don’t know you but I will say that I am ‘proud’ of you for the grace with which you handled the ‘hate’. Bless you and thank you again for teaching me SOOO much.
Thank you for making this video. We got our first rabbit this weekend and we’ll be getting his gf soon. I find it’s mostly young people who don’t understand my plans for them.
Tiffany, I'm so glad that you are willing to show what you do and why! I had decided to get rabbits for meat (for the same reasons as you) before finding your channel, but I was honestly worried about the sending to freezer camp part of it. It is literally because of you that helped me mentally figure out how to move forward with rabbits and to have the courage to love them as well as butcher them. So many people act like you need to detach from them if using for meat. I feel like I can give them an even better life when I can love them too. When people ask how I was able to get over the mental hump of the first butcher day, I tell them it's because of you, your mentality and your videos. I'm a year and a half and 10 litters in and loving it so much more than I thought I would! So thank you for being you and sharing!!!!
You still have a great heart it's your life thanks for sharing,my wife got poison ivy from our dog . Keep sharing I love going on a walk through your barn and your pasture on the videos, thanks can't wait till your next one
I watch a ton of UA-cam videos . And I have to thank you for being real! We will never please everyone and thats perfectly fine.. as long as what we do is with good intentions and meaning no harm to others... keep doing you hon!!!
We love you and always look forward to your videos!! I'm sorry that you have to deal with haters! The world would be a better place if people would learn to treat people with kindness and love their neighbors as themselves! Keep up the great work! 😊
I absolutely love you videos. I have been raising cinnamon rabbits for about 3 years for my sons 4-H club and went to my first show a month ago and loved it. Definitely going to be going to more shows next year!
I used to raise quail. I did absolutely everything to keep them safe, happy and healthy. But when time to cull some, I did that aswell. They whent 2 meters from they coop to being stunned. I didn't like that part of it at all, but I took the responsibility uppon myself. Giving your livestock a dignitfied death to me is very important.
I just wanted to say that i stumbled upon this channel when looking for help for my bunbuns first litter. Of all the info i found YOURS helped me the most. I immediately subscribed and your channel has become one of my faves, if not my favorite. ❤ you look at life in such a clean and simple way. You have such Compassion and understanding. I could honestly see us friends in real life lol, anyways, i just wanted to say thank you for being you. Ignore the meanieheads. You can't please everyone, and you're not doing something right if you are. Sending love to you and yours! 💖💚💙
I love you Tiffany!! All the way from Lebanon! You are an amazing person/homesteader. I believe you are the perfect example of what the ballanced homesteading is. I love the fact that we get to love and play along with our animals and when the time comes to butcher them without torturing them. Keep up the wonderful work that you are doing!!
Thank you for speaking up! My husband and I have meat rabbits (but our breeders are basically pets). And it's hard sometimes hearing the judgement from family members. Especially when those people concusme meat from the grocery store..
@@aiodensghost8645same! I just got my first meat rabbits recently and my family and friends are absolutely APPALLED that I A) named my breeders, and B) can handle the babies, feed them every day and then butcher them. These same people buy chicken, beef and pork from the grocery store and do not understand why I don’t.
Thank you so much for making this video! I also raise meat rabbits along with 4 pet rabbits and quail. People close to me comment "how can you do what you do" and even though the comments are not said with a mean heart, it still gets to me and sometimes makes me wonder if there is something wrong with me that I could actually raise animals for meat. Your message was so eloquently put. Because I too don't want to support an industry where an animal life didn't mean anything. Your video put heart into what we do. Much appreciated.
Boy so I understand that. I have quail, and only one of them is a pet. Due to a hernia, she needs to be butchered for her quality of life. It really, really sucks. I'l selling my other quail and hoping my pet quail's eggs hatch me out a legacy daughter from her.
@@KaylahDemi And situations like that make me think that understanding and valuing both sides makes you better over all. Having pets and pouring your heart into them is one thing. But being able to understand and make the call when they have to be culled. It takes a special pet owner to take such a blow and still keep your head up. It takes a special person to love an animal so much that you are willing to cull it with your own hands. On the other side, having pets and understanding that they can have personalities makes the ones that are meat so much happier. The balance of loving and caring for them but understanding that your family needs ethical food.
Don't take any notice of the haters Tiffany. Thank you for all the advice. I just got my first breeding pair here in Thailand (Dutch buck / Mini-Rex doe) and your videos have been a great help. I'm not looking forward to processing day either. I will prepare myself mentally, but it will be hard. You look after your animals so well when others do not. Read the good stuff, ignore the bad stuff.
Miss Teal Stone, you will always have naysayers no matter what you do, forget them and focus on those of us who love your videos and adore you! I was near 60 years old when I finally learned this, just delete negativity! Critical opinions are only good when they have your best interest at heart!
I love your channel. I think what you do is amazing. I raise lionhead rabbits for pets and love them to bits and pieces. I also raise lots of chickens both for meat and eggs. I have no problem with animals being used for meat as long as they are well fed/cared for. In my eyes I think you are doing great! I love seeing you and your animals have a good time hanging out together. I don't understand why people don't like you. My lionheads are not show worthy. I breed colors that can't be shown. I could never butcher a rabbit for meat and have no idea how to not get attached to them. I somewhat envy you in that way. I WANT to be able to raise my own meat (other than stinky awful meat chickens) but can't get myself to be ok with it emotionally. Please don't doubt yourself and what you are doing. Many of us admire what you do and look up to you. Thank you for what you do! I agree with you completely. You are beautiful, talented, compassionate, and sweet. Have a great day/rest of the week! God bless you! BTW. thats not a mess. lol!
When I first heard of people raising “meat rabbits” I was surprised cause to me rabbits have always been pets but I love how well you treat them. I don’t think I could separate meat vs pet, I get so attached to animals. Like you said if people don’t like it they don’t have to watch.
i'm so sorry that you are getting hate mail. People need to learn to keep their thoughts to themselves. My grandmother use to say If you can't say anything nice do not say anything. People just think they are the cats meow ! ! ! ! Try not to let it bother you. I for one great appreciate you and what you teach. I have learns so much from you. Keep your chin up !
I also agree with you 100%. The rabbits make my heart happy. Sitting in my garden and cuddling with one of my littles calms my mind. I feel so greatly blessed for them. My ducks are awesome but the are not cuddly. My Aussie is also a great farm dog who likes to eat what they eat. Love, love, love farming for sustainability. Hang in there. ❤❤❤
Thank you so much for this video🤗 will definitely send this link to anyone with questions on how I can keep both. I enjoy my animals when they are pets and even when they are meat rabbits. It is possible and it makes you a more balanced person and they all have a contribution to my happiness. And I contribute to their happiness for as long as they stay with me. Obviously the pet has an advantage with how much time they get but both get the same level of care. Thanks for sharing your opinion and lifestyle
As a fellow small youtube channel, I would say just be the true you and in the end that's all that will make you happy! If we make things up to get views then I don't believe we need them as a viewer! Just finished all your videos and have enjoyed the journey so far!
So sorry you have to deal with the haters. My wife and I started our small Silver Fox Rabbitry 1 year ago in the Ozarks of NE Oklahoma. Your videos were the first I looked at for all information from cages to care. We now have two does and two bucks and keep some kits but do raise for meat. I still watch your videos for instructive information. Just a short story for you: When I was a teen living in Ventura, CA, I would take my Rubbermaid bucket to the jetty and catch crabs. I learned that it was important that once you catch one, it was important to catch the other as quickly as possible. The one would throw it’s pincher over the top of the bucket and then flip itself out. But with two in the bucket, the second crab would pull the one trying to climb to the top, back down into the bucket. That’s the way it is in life, isn’t it, there’s always a crab in your life (not talking about a spouse) trying to pull you down. Don’t allow them to do that. Thank you for your comments.
I totally agree with you, I was raised that some of our pets will have names and they are here for our own food. We raise our own meat rabbits, meat birds chicken and turkey for meat, raise high producing Alpine dairy goats. We have animals here on our farm that are just pets, Thank you for sharing, till next time God Bless.
In order for one to be healthy you need to be one with your environment. People are so far removed from this that your way of life that is seems un natural. You go girl your doing amazing and living the way nature intended!
Agree 100%. We raise meat rabbits as well. We treat them all the best we can. We have sold many for pets as well as meat. You are a wonderful person Don’t let the trolls of the world ruin you.
You should definitely stop worrying about the haters, some people are just that sad and or pathetic, your doing well and something noble, I certainly appreciated your videos I'm learning a ton from you, THANK YOU!!!!😊
I completely agree that there should be emotion and attachment when raising animals for any reason. Love and care are both a really big part of it. I always feel that our animals are pretty much pets--even the grow-outs!--until it's their time. Up until their last moment, they're still a living, breathing animal that we love and care for, but the moment their life is over, they're just food. It's never really been hard for me, though I definitely don't love the actual culling process. But I find a lot of joy in just having these animals around even outside of what they're providing for my family. It's such a beautiful and fulfilling lifestyle. Sorry that you garner hate, but I think that's par for the course when you put yourself out there in any capacity on the internet.
I’m always a watcher and not a commenter, but I had to comment on this video. I’m sorry you had to make it! I love your videos because I feel we have similar ideals and goals for homesteading and life :) In fact I’m always inspired by your videos and rabbitry especially and strive to enjoy and care for my silver fox as much as you do. People who are on your case about having pet rabbits is laughable. Pets have a purpose too and I bet these people own dogs or cats (which might have a job but I bet are still fondly seen as pets). It’s ok to enjoy something for companionship! Thanks for your videos and just so you know I’m sure there’s plenty of people like me who love your stuff but might not necessarily say anything :)
Oh my goodness. You are not a slave to all these crazy people on UA-cam. It always breaks my heart when sweet conscientious UA-camrs are apologizing or explaining themselves or saying they put up with Hate Speech (which is a form of free speech... 🫤 Though not my preferred form). You are amazing. Produce what you want to produce. Live your life how you choose. You owe no one an explanation. 🫶🏼
You put a really great content about your animals, don't get too much into it about the negative comments. If a single person learns from your content that is worth more than 1000 negative.
I found your videos doing research for potentially raising chickens and rabbits of my own for eggs/meat I think you're spot on. It's definitely sad that the cute bunnies and chickens die; but I think that separating from the cruelty of factory farms will require more people to accept some of the discomfort of knowing where the food comes from instead of just purchasing cuts of meat wrapped in plastic. There definitely needs to be a change to the system we currently have as its not working for many people and certainly is not working for the animals.
I actually think that you need to be very brave to do what you do. And even tho I dont eat meat, I do believe you really love animals. Because there is a huge diference between buying meat from animals that have been tortured all their lifes, and also to pay someone to butcher them for you, from caring for them, give them a good life and then learning how to butcher them yourself with the less suffering posible. Thank you for content, wish you the best :)
It always amazes me (though it shouldn't) that random people on the internet feel they have a right to try to dictate how others live, love, eat, or homestead. What someone does in their own home, how they choose to live or homestead, is absolutely no one else's business. The only folks who might have any right to feel a certain way or say anything are the folks in the household who are somehow contributing. I'll never understand this tendency that people have. Why waste time and energy trying to control something that has nothing to do with you and no effect on your life? Why do people seem determined to waste energy being constantly triggered, offended, and angry about things that literally have nothing to do with them? I raise & breed SF as well. I love every single rabbit in my program. Even though I breed them for show / breeding stock, meat, fur & manure, and they are essentially partners on my farm, I'm super focused on providing the best quality of life possible. My breeding stock are also very much like pets, because they'll hopefully be here hanging out with me for several years. And even though my breeders will likely become stew meat or dog food at the end of their lives, I still love them, I enjoy their companionship and silly antics, and will continue to do so until that time comes. I live alone (well I live with lots of farm animals but no other humans). I run my personal homestead by myself. I'm also in the process of developing a commercial farm, and while I do have an investor I'm handling the planning, physical work, web design, marketing etc. by myself. So literally no one else (except my investor) has a right to question or dictate anything about how I structure or run things. Don't worry about the haters. They clearly don't have enough going on in their own lives if they feel such a need to harass someone they don't even know on the internet about something that, at the end of the day, they'll never have any control over anyway. We know how well-loved and cared for your animals are. That's all that matters. ❤
I love your videos. You are so easy to follow. We could be perfect in the worlds eyes and there would still be haters. Your animals are beautiful. You can see even from watching a video that all your animals are nice and healthy. Their coats, fur or feathers look so nice,clean and shiny. I started raising rabbits a few years ago in hopes to sale and make a little side money but not a good idea for my area. I guess people here in these parts feel they can go rabbit hunt if they want to eat rabbit and then there’s the people who don’t want the responsibility of caring for a rabbit as a pet. Now I have about 20 rabbits. Flemish giants,Holland lops,lion head,lion lops,basic regular bunny rabbits and I just gave away 2 beautiful Red New Zealand’s to the one man I’ve met in these few years who raises meet rabbits. Wish I could think of a new plan so I could keep raising rabbits bc it’s getting crazy to have this many just as pets.
I’m commenting as I watch so I might add more comments after this but - People are oddly hypocritical when it comes to rabbits. I think we are just too detached from the reality of nature. People eat meat. And some people don’t! But we all love animals. If somebody has a pet dog or cat then their pet food is also full of animal meat. That’s just how it is. The questions at the end of the day are - Do you eat meat? Do you own an animal that eats meat? Where does the meat come from? How did it live and how did it die? A lot of people just aren’t ready to face the reality of meat, and they find it horrific when someone can handle the truth about it. We’ve gone a bit soft. But I also want to say - now that I raise meat rabbits, I’m even softer than I was before. Last time I did a major move, I drove past a huge truck transporting meat chickens. I had been living with the family of my boyfriend (at the time) and his family has meat chickens. We always had fresh food despite not always having money, and the chickens were clean, fluffy, and well cared for. So when I passed this truck, I was shocked to see chickens that were bald, any feathers they had were greasy, they had no shade and were being shipped directly under the hot sun, they were all stuffed into small crates and packed so full that chickens had to sit on top of each other, and they were all pooing on each other during this whole process. It was awful. And later on, months later, I was in a small farmers market. Purchasing chicken. The meat was just left out at room temp, in open air exposed to flies. This is a common setup in the country I live, just how things are. And it changed my perspective on everything. I eat meat. My animals eat meat. I have disabled rescue dogs and rescue cats. We are a meat eating group. So why not ensure our meat had a good life first, and an easy death? Why is everyone else considered compassionate for only consuming meat rather than being the one to butcher? My meat rabbits have only ever known clean and open spaces, treats, toys, full bellies, and lots of play time. That’s a lot better than what most meat animals have gone through. And I also think the idea that “people who raise their own meat = bad” is a culturally insensitive idea. All meat comes from somewhere, and that’s important to note. It’s also important to note that there are many communities who would not be able to access food for them and their families if it weren’t thanks to their gardens and meat animals. We don’t all have a grocery store, nor can we all afford the grocery store.
Also - id love to make my own UA-cam channel later on about my meat rabbits, but I am nervous about it. I’m certainly expecting backlash from people who don’t understand raising meat animals. But I’m also expecting it from other meat farmers. My rabbits are raised on fresh produce and pellets, they get toys, I play with them almost daily, and I like to make treats that take hours to produce. Just for them. I’m soft with my rabbits. I quite love them! I have some that are meat rabbits and also some that are pets. My pet rabbit is the worst of all of them - she free ranges in my house and likes to try to steal my food. And I love her. But not all rabbits are like her. And what it comes down to is- If you can eat chicken but not rabbit because rabbit is too cute, then you’re admitting that the only factor to your food is whatever doesn’t rip at your heartstrings. Cows are cute. Chickens are cute. Even fish can be cute! And all of them have fun personalities. That doesn’t change the fact that they are a food animal. Rabbits should not be placed on a pedestal and given more sentimental value just because they happen to be cute.
Every person gets there own life to live how they see fit. You are hurting absolutely no one and have such a loving heart. I think we all need to remember to practice self-reflection and leave the judgementalism for the things that really matter. Enjoy your life for it is yours and yours alone ❤
LOL you can't and never will win against the new age pet keeping of rabbits. Believe me have tried and now just laugh at it . I don't eat meat but eat chicken, breeder of rabbits including Vienna Netherlands. So with that i get the same things thrown at me from breeders and friends
You do you . I with you on eat what you grow I raise hogs and meat bird to name a few. I much rather eat what I grow knowing it had a good life and just having one bad day.
Thank you so much! Another wonderful and well said video. I have no issues with the vegan and vegetarian or pet set either. What I can say is giving ANY rabbit as healthy and natural as lifestyle as possible and treating it with care and respect should be the goal of any owner. And yes, if you eat grocery store meat from tidy little styrofoam trays you should feel VERY guilty. Not only for how those animals lived and died but also because of the environmental toll commercial meat does take.
My husband and I love your channel!! You helped us get our meat rabbits started and how to care for them after birth, we are totally 100% on the same page lol in fact if we're gonna eat it, it gets a food name lol if we're not gonna eat it, it gets a pet like name lol, we have dairy goats, tamuk rabbits for meat, my daughter has a holland lop as a pet inside the house lol, we also have ducks and quails and geese lol, we're Christians and we have a big love and respect for God's creation and we are also thankful for food that's been provided, Everyone is either gonna love you or hate you for Lord knows what, so just keep doing your thing girl!! We love you and you are a huge help to us!! ❤🤗
I just found your channel and I want to encourage you. Just be you. Do things the way you feel convicted to do them. You said it petfectly, you can differenciate between food and pets. There is nothing wrong with that. There is nothing wrong when anyone has strong convictions, like vegans. I dont share their beliefs but I respect their conviction. Too bad we all cant do the same. Anyway, love your content. Blessings ❤
What is it like to cull the first few times? Like I understand a farm comes with life and death I just wonder how to get through that while you’re still learning and getting to that comfortable level. I’ve only experienced death that was natural or euthanasia and they were all pets. I work in vet med and have seen it all. Thank you so much for the hard work with film and editing for us to see. It ain’t a walk in the park to create content AND hold down a homestead and family!
You absolutely have it right on this. Just because something CAN be a pet, does not mean it can't be food. I cannot think of any animals that have never been eaten by a human at one time or another. We are supposed to be good stewards of the world that we have. That means treating animals well whether they are food or pets. Loving your animals and treating them well even if you are going to eat them is the right thing to do. If more people had the same views that you do, and raised their own meat, we could seriously cut down on some of the inhumane and honestly gross commercial farms that now produce our meat. Love them, eat them, breed them; animals are here for us to use as long as we dont abuse them.
Take this opinion or point of view with a grain of salt. For the haters and negative commenters. My advice is to ignore them. There is this level of entitlement with regards to social media that just because you can comment, you should and that there opinion is gospel. More often than not, people with the most aggressive opinions also know the least amount about the subject at hand. There entire solace in life is to build themselves up by tearing others down. UA-cam paints an easy target on your back for people who have no concept of how food ends up on their table. It is easy to sit behind a screen and keyboard and comment on a world that they make no contribution to. The same people who will complain about the price of things while taking no responsibility or understanding the rule of supply and demand. They have no concept of the negative results of there actions. You provide a very good educational layout for people interested in home steading and I applaud you for putting yourself out there. Just live in the frame of mind, that the same people who insult what you are doing and your way of life will be the first people on your door step asking for a handout. At the end of they day, activism and opinions does not equal survival or a better life. Instead it just makes you dependent of the very people you think your better than. Continue to help thus whom help you and ignore those who can't provide constructive criticism. Nobody in this world is perfect and anybody who thinks they are, are lying to themselves as much they are lying to you.
Thank you for your video content. I have learned so much from you. Do you have a video on how to forage food for your rabbits? I am wanting to forage food for them when I get mine.
Thank you for talking about raising rabbits for meat. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t agonize about eating animals. I have given up pork all together because they are almost human-they are smart and funny and they each have a unique personality just like people. I practically gave up red meat altogether. For whatever reason chicken remained the single animal I would eat occasionally. About a year ago I started eating red meat again (never pork-I won’t eat pork) but I still have moments of guilt and suffering-although am a tiny bit better than before. It was a relief to hear you talk about your rabbits-thank you so for treating them respectfully and humanely-I so appreciate the conversation. Still, I’m pained about how other meat animals are treated and especially about how they are actually killed. I don’t know and I really don’t want to know. I’ve heard horror stories. Thank you for being who you are. 🙏
I have to say, I’m one of those that has a negative reaction to hearing about someone killing animals. But listening to your arguments for why you do it makes a lot of sense. You have opened my eyes and I understand now. If you are going to choose to eat meat, raising and killing those animals yourself is much more humane than purchasing it from a store. I still think that if you can avoid eating meat in the first place, that is the best option, as we don’t need meat to survive as long as we supplement with b-12. But, if that isn’t doable for you for whatever reason, this too makes sense. Edited to add: I am glad that you chose to speak up about this. If you could get me to open my eyes to your side of the argument, it may help others as well. You are not combative, you speak from the heart, and what you say makes sense. Thank you 😊
We just bought the 50 acre property behind our farm and its all trees and full of kudzu and poison ivy. Its not fenced for goats or pigs yet just barb wire. We have been taking our goats out on long leashes and letting them eat down paths. They love it! Eventually we will get it cleared enough to get some fencing in and let the pigs clear it out lol. Ignore the haters. Its your homestead, do it your way! They can do theirs their way.
We do the same for our rabbits and chickens. Some are pets and others go to freezer camp. But they all get the best life we can possibly give them. We also like knowing where our food came from. Would some people wonder the same about their lettuce? Carrots? Tomatoes? And even then, do they really know?
About the ugly comments, there are ALWAYS people waiting in the background to be ugly, complain and try to tell you what to do. In every situation if your a waitress or cashier or bank teller. There will always be A holes lol so ignore it and act like they don’t exist.
I've been a vegetarian for over 20 years. I find your lifestyle very beautiful and harmonious. It' seems to be a very healthy environment for all beings there.
A big hug from Brazil.
>I've been a vegetarian
no, u've been a clown for twony years
@@Raspukek-fu8un shove off, ivan. Don’t you have a drone strike to catch?
@@Raspukek-fu8unsome people do it for health reasons (because for some, meat can have too much of a specific nutrient), others do it "for the environment." The latter ones are the genuine clowns
Edit: twenty. There, I fixed it
@@aiodensghost8645 its twony. not "twenty". whot ar u, bri-ish?
It’s always my veg friends who understand and will have productive, intelligent discussions about hunting and livestock. It’s the meat eaters who start crying and screaming that they don’t want to be reminded where meat comes from. The bad press vegetarians and vegans get is solely meat industry propaganda.
agree 100% producing our own meat has been the best thing we could do for our family. All of our rabbits are treated well, and are well cared for. I also forage and cut grass with scissors for them lol! Keep doing what you're doing! I look forward to your videos!
I was raised that "if it doesn't have a job or purpose, the animal doesn't have a place here." But you inspired me with your Netherlands to have some homestead animals literally for the joy it. And the fact that they bring me daily joy is a huge purpose in my opinion. I'm sorry people's unwelcome opinions are getting you down! I hope it doesn't deter you from making more videos!!! Let the haters hate, show us the true you and you'll have the right community following your journey 💯
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Sometimes their purpose is joy ❤
Pet rabbits also serve a purpose! They provide amazing manure for your garden and LOADS of it so you save money by not having to buy any.
if their purpose is to bring your joy then that is their purpose!!
I whole-heartedly appreciate the raw emotion and realness. Like you said, no one has to watch this channel. The world is wide enough for your decisions to choose how you live your life; as well as how others choose to live.
You are far braver than I, since you allow us to see into your day to day life.
I appreciate all you are willing to offer. ❤
It makes my heart glad that you have meat rabbits and rabbits as pets. They are not “useless” if they make you happy! You go girl!!
Yes girl! Because of you I have my own rabbitry and am producing meat for my family that is safe to eat! I can't thank you enough for your sweetness, courage, support, and teaching us how to do all of this! Rabbits are awesome!! I never knew how much I loved them until I got them earlier this year! Thank you for doing what you do! ❤❤❤
Please keep doing what you are doing. I have always wanted a farm but at my age it is a little late to start with anything much now, (I'm in my 60's) so I truly enjoy watching your videos and seeing how much you enjoy your animals. I can relate because I have always been and animal lover but I totally understand raising animals for meat and doing it well like you do is something that you should be very proud of. After watching documentaries like "Food Inc." no one should ever complain, be angry at or put in their lame "2 cents worth" about homesteaders like you who care deeply about their animals whether for meat or as pets. I look everyday to see what you have shared and love seeing all of your animals. We did rescue a little unwanted rabbit and we have an organic vegetable garden and fruit trees. I'm sure that many people have had animals for pets and also are able to raise meat for their family, there is nothing in the world wrong with that! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your life and your thoughts with us and for being so real. May God bless you in all that you do!
Your channel has very quickly become one of my favourites. I love how real you are, your approach and attitude are wonderful…keep being you.❤
You've inspired me to raise rabbits, and I've never had one before.
I won't be ready for my first one for at least another 6 months (recently moved into our home and doing repairs, remodeling, and establishing the garden).
I'm pretty sure I will start with Netherland Dwarves. So looking forward to the journey ahead!
Thank you for sharing your passion and knowledge about rabbits.
“Don’t like me, don’t watch me”.
Love it!
I am glad I found your channel when I was learning about raising my rabbits. I have since bred, sold, eaten, and raised many rabbits. Everything but showing them. :)
Just found your channel and have watched a few of your videos. We raise the Silver Foxes and our daughter will be starting 4H soon and enjoy get as much of our own food as possible. Love the tiny piece of Heaven you and your husband created and your videos are very relatable. Thanks for the content and wish your family the very best!!!
I love your videos and your content... continue doing what you are doing.... you're doing awesome!
Couldn’t agree more and you said this perfectly! Saddens me that people ridicule you from all angles!
Thank you for your videos. You are my newest favorite person. I want you to dwell on all the love and positive viewers you have, not the haters, they don't matter in those videos.
OMG so happy I found you today. You are Awesome! I understand what you are doing I get it ! Don't waste your precious with mean people and bad news xoxox you have better things to do!
Love this so much! We can always trust you to be honest and wholesome. So thankful for everything you do! You are truly an inspiration in so many ways!
You have inspired me so much for years now and I’m so glad you make these videos. I also hate the inhumane treatment of animals in factory farms. In large part due to your videos, I’ll be starting my own homestead with rabbits this spring! I’m so excited!!!! Thank you for putting yourself out there despite negative people ❤ I appreciate you.
Also, your Netherlands dwarfs are the absolute cutest!!!
Amazing!! Good luck with your homestead 😊❤️
🥰❣ my food animals only have one bad day, and they often dont even realize it.
In this world there are lovers and haters, ignore the haters, and we will evolve as a society beyond humans behaving really badly toward others, the haters are not our future. They will never listen if you argue with them, just completely ignore, report, etc. I used to own 40 rabbits and your rabbitry is amazing, you care for them so well. The film quality of your vlogs is awesome, I think you will go far on youtube when more people discover your youtube chanel. Quail mumma here : ) I love their eggs too!
Girl you do you! You can't make everyone happy! I love the way you are! 💕
Just started getting into bunnies and my family and I are very happy we came across you for what you do and your knowledge. Keep it up, you rock!
Someone dropped off a blue New Zealand buck last year, on my road. I named him Harvey. We get so many animals dropped off in the country. He has a tattoo in his ear, wouldn’t research it even if i could. Harvey is my sweet boy now. I do wish I has someone with your ethics around me to teach me how to go to the next level. But I am willing to just love Harvey and give him the best life ever. Life on the farm. Thank you for your videos and you handled this video with such grace. 👍🐐🐰🐓
Epsom salt baths helped with my poison Ivy! You are doing great, and I love all of your content! I’ve enjoyed learning from you from building (I built a slightly smaller version of your teal hutch, and love it!!) to cooking rabbit! You run your farm as you see fit!!!
I’ve been following you for a few years now & you were the reason I got into Silver Fox. I think your outlook on keeping rabbits for meat is a really grounded & healthy one that more people should embrace. Keep smiling. ❤
You have the right mindset!!! That’s what’s important. The haters are the losers. I love your videos so keep making them please ❤❤❤
Please keep up your wonderful work! I love the facets of this channel.
We raise mini rex. Currently have two color projects going- one of which is tan, which isn't recognized. We keep most of our herd in large meat rabbit cages with vinyl coated wire floors. We are also experimenting with some of our does in a colony set up. And yes, we eat our culls.
I'm sure I pissed off several different groups of people just typing that out, too.
Just found you and I am enjoying your videos so much!!! Thank you for teaching us things that I wish everyone would absorb and pay attention to!
You are an amazing person!! Thank you again!
I also subscribed to your channel!!!
I love it SOoo much!!
God bless you and yours!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I found your channel a couple of weeks ago. I have wanted meat rabbits for YEARS and FINALLY just this month (February 2024) was given a New Zealand doe, and bought one of her 6 week old does and a White NZ buck from a farmstead swap meet. I am SOOOO excited and do eventually want to transition to Silver Foxes. For getting started though I’m happy to have my NZ rabbits. I must say that your calm relaxed nature immediately drew me in. I have gone into this with the understanding from the get go that my breeders are ‘pets’ but the offspring are food. Like you we want to eat food that we grow and know that it was given a quality of life BEFORE they are food. I don’t understand the nastiness of people today. I do not EVER want to get to a point where I can’t see the life of ANY animal I eat. Whether I butcher it or someone else does. I don’t know you but I will say that I am ‘proud’ of you for the grace with which you handled the ‘hate’. Bless you and thank you again for teaching me SOOO much.
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You so eloquently describe everything that I feel about raising my own animals for meat. Thank you.
Thank you for making this video. We got our first rabbit this weekend and we’ll be getting his gf soon. I find it’s mostly young people who don’t understand my plans for them.
Tiffany, I'm so glad that you are willing to show what you do and why! I had decided to get rabbits for meat (for the same reasons as you) before finding your channel, but I was honestly worried about the sending to freezer camp part of it. It is literally because of you that helped me mentally figure out how to move forward with rabbits and to have the courage to love them as well as butcher them. So many people act like you need to detach from them if using for meat. I feel like I can give them an even better life when I can love them too. When people ask how I was able to get over the mental hump of the first butcher day, I tell them it's because of you, your mentality and your videos. I'm a year and a half and 10 litters in and loving it so much more than I thought I would! So thank you for being you and sharing!!!!
You still have a great heart it's your life thanks for sharing,my wife got poison ivy from our dog . Keep sharing I love going on a walk through your barn and your pasture on the videos, thanks can't wait till your next one
I watch a ton of UA-cam videos
. And I have to thank you for being real!
We will never please everyone and thats perfectly fine.. as long as what we do is with good intentions and meaning no harm to others... keep doing you hon!!!
We love you and always look forward to your videos!! I'm sorry that you have to deal with haters! The world would be a better place if people would learn to treat people with kindness and love their neighbors as themselves! Keep up the great work! 😊
I absolutely love you videos. I have been raising cinnamon rabbits for about 3 years for my sons 4-H club and went to my first show a month ago and loved it. Definitely going to be going to more shows next year!
I used to raise quail. I did absolutely everything to keep them safe, happy and healthy. But when time to cull some, I did that aswell. They whent 2 meters from they coop to being stunned. I didn't like that part of it at all, but I took the responsibility uppon myself. Giving your livestock a dignitfied death to me is very important.
I just wanted to say that i stumbled upon this channel when looking for help for my bunbuns first litter. Of all the info i found YOURS helped me the most. I immediately subscribed and your channel has become one of my faves, if not my favorite. ❤ you look at life in such a clean and simple way. You have such Compassion and understanding. I could honestly see us friends in real life lol, anyways, i just wanted to say thank you for being you. Ignore the meanieheads. You can't please everyone, and you're not doing something right if you are. Sending love to you and yours! 💖💚💙
You make good videos. I’ve return many building hutches or nesting box. Thanks for all you do.
I enjoy your videos and learn so much from you.
I love you Tiffany!! All the way from Lebanon! You are an amazing person/homesteader. I believe you are the perfect example of what the ballanced homesteading is. I love the fact that we get to love and play along with our animals and when the time comes to butcher them without torturing them.
Keep up the wonderful work that you are doing!!
Thank you for speaking up! My husband and I have meat rabbits (but our breeders are basically pets). And it's hard sometimes hearing the judgement from family members. Especially when those people concusme meat from the grocery store..
They are so far removed from the process they've forgotten where their food comes from. They couldn't take reality smacking them in the face
@@aiodensghost8645same! I just got my first meat rabbits recently and my family and friends are absolutely APPALLED that I A) named my breeders, and B) can handle the babies, feed them every day and then butcher them. These same people buy chicken, beef and pork from the grocery store and do not understand why I don’t.
Thank you so much for making this video! I also raise meat rabbits along with 4 pet rabbits and quail. People close to me comment "how can you do what you do" and even though the comments are not said with a mean heart, it still gets to me and sometimes makes me wonder if there is something wrong with me that I could actually raise animals for meat. Your message was so eloquently put. Because I too don't want to support an industry where an animal life didn't mean anything.
Your video put heart into what we do. Much appreciated.
Boy so I understand that. I have quail, and only one of them is a pet. Due to a hernia, she needs to be butchered for her quality of life. It really, really sucks. I'l selling my other quail and hoping my pet quail's eggs hatch me out a legacy daughter from her.
@@KaylahDemi And situations like that make me think that understanding and valuing both sides makes you better over all.
Having pets and pouring your heart into them is one thing. But being able to understand and make the call when they have to be culled. It takes a special pet owner to take such a blow and still keep your head up.
It takes a special person to love an animal so much that you are willing to cull it with your own hands.
On the other side, having pets and understanding that they can have personalities makes the ones that are meat so much happier.
The balance of loving and caring for them but understanding that your family needs ethical food.
Don't take any notice of the haters Tiffany. Thank you for all the advice. I just got my first breeding pair here in Thailand (Dutch buck / Mini-Rex doe) and your videos have been a great help. I'm not looking forward to processing day either. I will prepare myself mentally, but it will be hard. You look after your animals so well when others do not. Read the good stuff, ignore the bad stuff.
Miss Teal Stone, you will always have naysayers no matter what you do, forget them and focus on those of us who love your videos and adore you! I was near 60 years old when I finally learned this, just delete negativity! Critical opinions are only good when they have your best interest at heart!
I love your channel. I think what you do is amazing. I raise lionhead rabbits for pets and love them to bits and pieces. I also raise lots of chickens both for meat and eggs. I have no problem with animals being used for meat as long as they are well fed/cared for. In my eyes I think you are doing great! I love seeing you and your animals have a good time hanging out together. I don't understand why people don't like you. My lionheads are not show worthy. I breed colors that can't be shown. I could never butcher a rabbit for meat and have no idea how to not get attached to them. I somewhat envy you in that way. I WANT to be able to raise my own meat (other than stinky awful meat chickens) but can't get myself to be ok with it emotionally. Please don't doubt yourself and what you are doing. Many of us admire what you do and look up to you. Thank you for what you do! I agree with you completely. You are beautiful, talented, compassionate, and sweet.
Have a great day/rest of the week!
God bless you!
BTW. thats not a mess. lol!
Just found your channel, Love what your doing. New subber.
When I first heard of people raising “meat rabbits” I was surprised cause to me rabbits have always been pets but I love how well you treat them. I don’t think I could separate meat vs pet, I get so attached to animals.
Like you said if people don’t like it they don’t have to watch.
i'm so sorry that you are getting hate mail. People need to learn to keep their thoughts to themselves. My grandmother use to say If you can't say anything nice do not say anything. People just think they are the cats meow ! ! ! ! Try not to let it bother you. I for one great appreciate you and what you teach. I have learns so much from you. Keep your chin up !
I also agree with you 100%. The rabbits make my heart happy. Sitting in my garden and cuddling with one of my littles calms my mind. I feel so greatly blessed for them. My ducks are awesome but the are not cuddly. My Aussie is also a great farm dog who likes to eat what they eat. Love, love, love farming for sustainability. Hang in there. ❤❤❤
Thanks to you I finally took the step and got a bunny for my daughter.....thank you all the way from South African
Thank you so much for this video🤗 will definitely send this link to anyone with questions on how I can keep both. I enjoy my animals when they are pets and even when they are meat rabbits. It is possible and it makes you a more balanced person and they all have a contribution to my happiness. And I contribute to their happiness for as long as they stay with me. Obviously the pet has an advantage with how much time they get but both get the same level of care. Thanks for sharing your opinion and lifestyle
As a fellow small youtube channel, I would say just be the true you and in the end that's all that will make you happy! If we make things up to get views then I don't believe we need them as a viewer! Just finished all your videos and have enjoyed the journey so far!
So sorry you have to deal with the haters. My wife and I started our small Silver Fox Rabbitry 1 year ago in the Ozarks of NE Oklahoma. Your videos were the first I looked at for all information from cages to care. We now have two does and two bucks and keep some kits but do raise for meat. I still watch your videos for instructive information. Just a short story for you: When I was a teen living in Ventura, CA, I would take my Rubbermaid bucket to the jetty and catch crabs. I learned that it was important that once you catch one, it was important to catch the other as quickly as possible. The one would throw it’s pincher over the top of the bucket and then flip itself out. But with two in the bucket, the second crab would pull the one trying to climb to the top, back down into the bucket. That’s the way it is in life, isn’t it, there’s always a crab in your life (not talking about a spouse) trying to pull you down. Don’t allow them to do that. Thank you for your comments.
I totally agree with you, I was raised that some of our pets will have names and they are here for our own food. We raise our own meat rabbits, meat birds chicken and turkey for meat, raise high producing Alpine dairy goats. We have animals here on our farm that are just pets, Thank you for sharing, till next time God Bless.
In order for one to be healthy you need to be one with your environment. People are so far removed from this that your way of life that is seems un natural. You go girl your doing amazing and living the way nature intended!
Agree 100%. We raise meat rabbits as well. We treat them all the best we can. We have sold many for pets as well as meat. You are a wonderful person Don’t let the trolls of the world ruin you.
Thanks for all you do .
Don't listen to the haters. Most haters are hypocrites. Your doing the right thing.
You should definitely stop worrying about the haters, some people are just that sad and or pathetic, your doing well and something noble, I certainly appreciated your videos I'm learning a ton from you, THANK YOU!!!!😊
I completely agree that there should be emotion and attachment when raising animals for any reason. Love and care are both a really big part of it. I always feel that our animals are pretty much pets--even the grow-outs!--until it's their time. Up until their last moment, they're still a living, breathing animal that we love and care for, but the moment their life is over, they're just food. It's never really been hard for me, though I definitely don't love the actual culling process. But I find a lot of joy in just having these animals around even outside of what they're providing for my family. It's such a beautiful and fulfilling lifestyle. Sorry that you garner hate, but I think that's par for the course when you put yourself out there in any capacity on the internet.
I think you are doing a wonderful job and I think it is ridiculous for people to be upset with you for any of those things
I’m always a watcher and not a commenter, but I had to comment on this video. I’m sorry you had to make it! I love your videos because I feel we have similar ideals and goals for homesteading and life :) In fact I’m always inspired by your videos and rabbitry especially and strive to enjoy and care for my silver fox as much as you do. People who are on your case about having pet rabbits is laughable. Pets have a purpose too and I bet these people own dogs or cats (which might have a job but I bet are still fondly seen as pets). It’s ok to enjoy something for companionship! Thanks for your videos and just so you know I’m sure there’s plenty of people like me who love your stuff but might not necessarily say anything :)
Oh my goodness. You are not a slave to all these crazy people on UA-cam. It always breaks my heart when sweet conscientious UA-camrs are apologizing or explaining themselves or saying they put up with Hate Speech (which is a form of free speech... 🫤 Though not my preferred form).
You are amazing. Produce what you want to produce. Live your life how you choose. You owe no one an explanation. 🫶🏼
You put a really great content about your animals, don't get too much into it about the negative comments. If a single person learns from your content that is worth more than 1000 negative.
OMG VEELAS BABIES R SOOO CUTE
Fk the haters, you’re awesome!
I love what you do!
I found your videos doing research for potentially raising chickens and rabbits of my own for eggs/meat I think you're spot on. It's definitely sad that the cute bunnies and chickens die; but I think that separating from the cruelty of factory farms will require more people to accept some of the discomfort of knowing where the food comes from instead of just purchasing cuts of meat wrapped in plastic. There definitely needs to be a change to the system we currently have as its not working for many people and certainly is not working for the animals.
beautifully explained your thoughts, not that you needed to of course
Oh I’m so allergic to that as well. I use my hair dryers heat to scratch it instead of actually scratch it. The heat works well.
I actually think that you need to be very brave to do what you do. And even tho I dont eat meat, I do believe you really love animals. Because there is a huge diference between buying meat from animals that have been tortured all their lifes, and also to pay someone to butcher them for you, from caring for them, give them a good life and then learning how to butcher them yourself with the less suffering posible. Thank you for content, wish you the best :)
Great job keep it real.
It always amazes me (though it shouldn't) that random people on the internet feel they have a right to try to dictate how others live, love, eat, or homestead. What someone does in their own home, how they choose to live or homestead, is absolutely no one else's business. The only folks who might have any right to feel a certain way or say anything are the folks in the household who are somehow contributing. I'll never understand this tendency that people have. Why waste time and energy trying to control something that has nothing to do with you and no effect on your life? Why do people seem determined to waste energy being constantly triggered, offended, and angry about things that literally have nothing to do with them?
I raise & breed SF as well. I love every single rabbit in my program. Even though I breed them for show / breeding stock, meat, fur & manure, and they are essentially partners on my farm, I'm super focused on providing the best quality of life possible. My breeding stock are also very much like pets, because they'll hopefully be here hanging out with me for several years. And even though my breeders will likely become stew meat or dog food at the end of their lives, I still love them, I enjoy their companionship and silly antics, and will continue to do so until that time comes.
I live alone (well I live with lots of farm animals but no other humans). I run my personal homestead by myself. I'm also in the process of developing a commercial farm, and while I do have an investor I'm handling the planning, physical work, web design, marketing etc. by myself. So literally no one else (except my investor) has a right to question or dictate anything about how I structure or run things.
Don't worry about the haters. They clearly don't have enough going on in their own lives if they feel such a need to harass someone they don't even know on the internet about something that, at the end of the day, they'll never have any control over anyway. We know how well-loved and cared for your animals are. That's all that matters. ❤
I love your videos. You are so easy to follow. We could be perfect in the worlds eyes and there would still be haters. Your animals are beautiful. You can see even from watching a video that all your animals are nice and healthy. Their coats, fur or feathers look so nice,clean and shiny. I started raising rabbits a few years ago in hopes to sale and make a little side money but not a good idea for my area. I guess people here in these parts feel they can go rabbit hunt if they want to eat rabbit and then there’s the people who don’t want the responsibility of caring for a rabbit as a pet. Now I have about 20 rabbits. Flemish giants,Holland lops,lion head,lion lops,basic regular bunny rabbits and I just gave away 2 beautiful Red New Zealand’s to the one man I’ve met in these few years who raises meet rabbits. Wish I could think of a new plan so I could keep raising rabbits bc it’s getting crazy to have this many just as pets.
Amazing Video! Keep up the hard work no matter what anyone says!
I’m commenting as I watch so I might add more comments after this but -
People are oddly hypocritical when it comes to rabbits. I think we are just too detached from the reality of nature.
People eat meat. And some people don’t! But we all love animals. If somebody has a pet dog or cat then their pet food is also full of animal meat. That’s just how it is.
The questions at the end of the day are -
Do you eat meat? Do you own an animal that eats meat? Where does the meat come from? How did it live and how did it die?
A lot of people just aren’t ready to face the reality of meat, and they find it horrific when someone can handle the truth about it. We’ve gone a bit soft. But I also want to say - now that I raise meat rabbits, I’m even softer than I was before.
Last time I did a major move, I drove past a huge truck transporting meat chickens. I had been living with the family of my boyfriend (at the time) and his family has meat chickens. We always had fresh food despite not always having money, and the chickens were clean, fluffy, and well cared for. So when I passed this truck, I was shocked to see chickens that were bald, any feathers they had were greasy, they had no shade and were being shipped directly under the hot sun, they were all stuffed into small crates and packed so full that chickens had to sit on top of each other, and they were all pooing on each other during this whole process.
It was awful. And later on, months later, I was in a small farmers market. Purchasing chicken. The meat was just left out at room temp, in open air exposed to flies. This is a common setup in the country I live, just how things are.
And it changed my perspective on everything. I eat meat. My animals eat meat. I have disabled rescue dogs and rescue cats. We are a meat eating group.
So why not ensure our meat had a good life first, and an easy death? Why is everyone else considered compassionate for only consuming meat rather than being the one to butcher? My meat rabbits have only ever known clean and open spaces, treats, toys, full bellies, and lots of play time. That’s a lot better than what most meat animals have gone through.
And I also think the idea that “people who raise their own meat = bad” is a culturally insensitive idea. All meat comes from somewhere, and that’s important to note. It’s also important to note that there are many communities who would not be able to access food for them and their families if it weren’t thanks to their gardens and meat animals. We don’t all have a grocery store, nor can we all afford the grocery store.
Also - id love to make my own UA-cam channel later on about my meat rabbits, but I am nervous about it.
I’m certainly expecting backlash from people who don’t understand raising meat animals. But I’m also expecting it from other meat farmers.
My rabbits are raised on fresh produce and pellets, they get toys, I play with them almost daily, and I like to make treats that take hours to produce. Just for them.
I’m soft with my rabbits. I quite love them! I have some that are meat rabbits and also some that are pets. My pet rabbit is the worst of all of them - she free ranges in my house and likes to try to steal my food. And I love her. But not all rabbits are like her.
And what it comes down to is-
If you can eat chicken but not rabbit because rabbit is too cute, then you’re admitting that the only factor to your food is whatever doesn’t rip at your heartstrings.
Cows are cute. Chickens are cute. Even fish can be cute! And all of them have fun personalities. That doesn’t change the fact that they are a food animal. Rabbits should not be placed on a pedestal and given more sentimental value just because they happen to be cute.
I like you very much...i like your rabbits...ilike your place...
I love your videos Tiffany!
I raise Mini Rex and Netherlandish Dwarfs. And you have honestly really helped me with raising them!
Not to start anything but I’ve heard from many people that bar-b-qued goat is terrific!🤣😂🤣😂
I have also heard this 😂
Every person gets there own life to live how they see fit. You are hurting absolutely no one and have such a loving heart. I think we all need to remember to practice self-reflection and leave the judgementalism for the things that really matter. Enjoy your life for it is yours and yours alone ❤
LOL you can't and never will win against the new age pet keeping of rabbits. Believe me have tried and now just laugh at it . I don't eat meat but eat chicken, breeder of rabbits including Vienna Netherlands. So with that i get the same things thrown at me from breeders and friends
I aspire to raising rabbits the way that you do....
You do you . I with you on eat what you grow I raise hogs and meat bird to name a few. I much rather eat what I grow knowing it had a good life and just having one bad day.
Thank you so much! Another wonderful and well said video. I have no issues with the vegan and vegetarian or pet set either. What I can say is giving ANY rabbit as healthy and natural as lifestyle as possible and treating it with care and respect should be the goal of any owner. And yes, if you eat grocery store meat from tidy little styrofoam trays you should feel VERY guilty. Not only for how those animals lived and died but also because of the environmental toll commercial meat does take.
Don’t listen to all those guys. You keep doing what you’re doing
My husband and I love your channel!! You helped us get our meat rabbits started and how to care for them after birth, we are totally 100% on the same page lol in fact if we're gonna eat it, it gets a food name lol if we're not gonna eat it, it gets a pet like name lol, we have dairy goats, tamuk rabbits for meat, my daughter has a holland lop as a pet inside the house lol, we also have ducks and quails and geese lol, we're Christians and we have a big love and respect for God's creation and we are also thankful for food that's been provided,
Everyone is either gonna love you or hate you for Lord knows what, so just keep doing your thing girl!! We love you and you are a huge help to us!! ❤🤗
I just found your channel and I want to encourage you. Just be you. Do things the way you feel convicted to do them. You said it petfectly, you can differenciate between food and pets. There is nothing wrong with that. There is nothing wrong when anyone has strong convictions, like vegans. I dont share their beliefs but I respect their conviction. Too bad we all cant do the same. Anyway, love your content. Blessings ❤
Thanks.
What is it like to cull the first few times? Like I understand a farm comes with life and death I just wonder how to get through that while you’re still learning and getting to that comfortable level. I’ve only experienced death that was natural or euthanasia and they were all pets. I work in vet med and have seen it all. Thank you so much for the hard work with film and editing for us to see. It ain’t a walk in the park to create content AND hold down a homestead and family!
Feel this!!!
You absolutely have it right on this. Just because something CAN be a pet, does not mean it can't be food. I cannot think of any animals that have never been eaten by a human at one time or another. We are supposed to be good stewards of the world that we have. That means treating animals well whether they are food or pets. Loving your animals and treating them well even if you are going to eat them is the right thing to do. If more people had the same views that you do, and raised their own meat, we could seriously cut down on some of the inhumane and honestly gross commercial farms that now produce our meat. Love them, eat them, breed them; animals are here for us to use as long as we dont abuse them.
Take this opinion or point of view with a grain of salt. For the haters and negative commenters. My advice is to ignore them. There is this level of entitlement with regards to social media that just because you can comment, you should and that there opinion is gospel. More often than not, people with the most aggressive opinions also know the least amount about the subject at hand. There entire solace in life is to build themselves up by tearing others down. UA-cam paints an easy target on your back for people who have no concept of how food ends up on their table. It is easy to sit behind a screen and keyboard and comment on a world that they make no contribution to. The same people who will complain about the price of things while taking no responsibility or understanding the rule of supply and demand. They have no concept of the negative results of there actions. You provide a very good educational layout for people interested in home steading and I applaud you for putting yourself out there. Just live in the frame of mind, that the same people who insult what you are doing and your way of life will be the first people on your door step asking for a handout. At the end of they day, activism and opinions does not equal survival or a better life. Instead it just makes you dependent of the very people you think your better than. Continue to help thus whom help you and ignore those who can't provide constructive criticism. Nobody in this world is perfect and anybody who thinks they are, are lying to themselves as much they are lying to you.
Thank you for your video content. I have learned so much from you. Do you have a video on how to forage food for your rabbits? I am wanting to forage food for them when I get mine.
I have foraged in a couple of my videos for them, but don’t have a dedicated forage video yet!
Thank you for talking about raising rabbits for meat. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t agonize about eating animals. I have given up pork all together because they are almost human-they are smart and funny and they each have a unique personality just like people. I practically gave up red meat altogether. For whatever reason chicken remained the single animal I would eat occasionally. About a year ago I started eating red meat again (never pork-I won’t eat pork) but I still have moments of guilt and suffering-although am a tiny bit better than before. It was a relief to hear you talk about your rabbits-thank you so for treating them respectfully and humanely-I so appreciate the conversation. Still, I’m pained about how other meat animals are treated and especially about how they are actually killed. I don’t know and I really don’t want to know. I’ve heard horror stories. Thank you for being who you are. 🙏
I have to say, I’m one of those that has a negative reaction to hearing about someone killing animals. But listening to your arguments for why you do it makes a lot of sense. You have opened my eyes and I understand now. If you are going to choose to eat meat, raising and killing those animals yourself is much more humane than purchasing it from a store. I still think that if you can avoid eating meat in the first place, that is the best option, as we don’t need meat to survive as long as we supplement with b-12. But, if that isn’t doable for you for whatever reason, this too makes sense.
Edited to add: I am glad that you chose to speak up about this. If you could get me to open my eyes to your side of the argument, it may help others as well. You are not combative, you speak from the heart, and what you say makes sense. Thank you 😊
We just bought the 50 acre property behind our farm and its all trees and full of kudzu and poison ivy. Its not fenced for goats or pigs yet just barb wire. We have been taking our goats out on long leashes and letting them eat down paths. They love it! Eventually we will get it cleared enough to get some fencing in and let the pigs clear it out lol. Ignore the haters. Its your homestead, do it your way! They can do theirs their way.
We do the same for our rabbits and chickens. Some are pets and others go to freezer camp. But they all get the best life we can possibly give them. We also like knowing where our food came from. Would some people wonder the same about their lettuce? Carrots? Tomatoes? And even then, do they really know?
Do you sell your rabbits? And if you do where?
You have a lovely property
About the ugly comments, there are ALWAYS people waiting in the background to be ugly, complain and try to tell you what to do. In every situation if your a waitress or cashier or bank teller. There will always be A holes lol so ignore it and act like they don’t exist.