We do the same thing taking rabbits outside to a dog cage to play and get greens. One thing we added to our dog cage was zip tying a feed bag (white side out) to create shade for them on hot sunny days.
That’s a smart idea for the shade. We usually move it with the shade of the house so it’s half and half on the cage. I like the idea of a feed bag though when we do end up taking them to a sunnier area with grass.
I use water bowels, when the water freezes the rabbits lock the ice. The rabbits i have in my composting area don't even get water in the winter because they prefer snow and ice.
I like the ideas of bowls too. Do you put the whole bowl in the cage? I’ve seen it set up where a hole in the cage was cut and the bowl was halfway inside, halfway outside
I use Pyrex bowls because they are indestructible an just have them sitting in the cages, but loosely hooked in next to the front. I could use a watering jug with a spout to fill through the wire but prefer to put hands on all the rabbits daily.
Permaculture pastures utube channel has a great video on “super charged chicken tractor” that allows them to create compost very fast for their land. Might be worth checking out. Good luck on your channel.
I watched part 1 and 2 so far. Really interesting concept, especially because I have the expensive infrastructure already. I did notice it only works well with dual purpose birds, so it might be a 2nd or 3rd attempt with meat birds. (I currently have Cornish cross) Thanks for the info!
I've never measured my rabbits feed. I fill it up when low and let them eat what they want. Of course I give them lots of greens and grasses so they tend to want to eat that more than pellets.
It’s funny you comment this. We just had an entire bag of rabbit food opened up and half of it is moldy! We are going to try a very minimal rabbit pellet diet. Before, the rabbits in the tractor hardly ate any pellets, but the ones in cages would eat quite a bit
We haven’t had them during the warm seasons yet, so we are excited to see what they do with the larvae. It would get bad when it was just the rabbits if we didn’t constantly clean underneath
@@redshomestead you may have to add some browns or hay but be sure that it's not chemically sprayed stuff then you can add it all to your compost or directly to your gardens. You don't want chemically sprayed hays because it will poison your soil for years. Personally I use pine or cedar shavings. Easy to buy and store. Easier to use.
@@reneebrown2968 luckily the chickens will have the bedding all through the area. So the brown carbon material will always be there. We typically use pine flakes or wood chips as well
Hay feeders for rabbit on the cages at the rabbits are not going they hay they dont really need bedding just to keep wind off them and rabbits keep from wet is best for them
Could you please share the link for your chickens electric fencing. Is it solar operated? Does it keep out predators like raccoons, coyotes, foxes etc please advise and thanks. Blessings and thanks for sharing your journey!
We use the premier one fencing starter kit. It comes in various lengths and heights, but for our run we used a 100ft long, 4 feet high fence. www.premier1supplies.com/p/poultrynet-plus-48-inch-starter-kit?criteria=207027&species_id=0&cat_id=0 The fencing does keep out the predators you mentioned, however, the fence is not so much a physical barrier, but more of a pain barrier. We use the solar energizer and get 11,000 volts through the fence. Thanks for following our journey!
It’s a one way street. A rabbit can not infect a chicken, but a chicken can infect a rabbit. That’s why we always have our rabbits raised above the chickens. The rabbits droppings will fall to the ground with no affect on the chickens. However, we block the access above rabbits so the chickens can not poop on them. A. It’s so they can’t get sick and B. Who wants to be pooped on?
I know this is a year old. I am curious what purpose do you all see in owning the rabbits? Are they for meat? Thanks for the video! Been at similar undertakings for the past 6 years, Rabbit litter is garden gold. I have ran for meat purposes in the past and now do it for animal husbandry 4H homeschool business lessons for the kids. If doing for meat purposes, have you considered colony style and blocking off that area solid and deep-litter the floor for the rabbits? Look forward to skimming your channel.
Currently we have the rabbits for their poop. Since this video, I have built a poop collection setup, and like you said, it’s garden gold. The only fertilizer I use other than my worm compost. We have bred them to sell as pets, and we have also butchered a few. As far as meat goes, I find that raising a large amount of chickens for meat is just easier to process than rabbits, but we may continue to breed and butcher rabbits. My wife wants to have a colony setup, but it would not be in the chicken roost building, it would be an outdoor run with covered hutches and stuff to dig in etc.
You put together a rabbit tractor s so your bunnies grow in them and eat fresh grass every day Can move around and hey are going raise for meat and furs ???
Congratulations on your experimental journey. Keep learning all your life.
Thank you!
Something to consider with chicks is order them when it is starting to get warm, then you are not so dependent on heat lamps
That’s something we’ve started doing. Getting chicks in the late summer makes things a lot easier
If you pile hay on top of your cages the rabbits can pull through what they want and the rest helps to hold the heat in.
My wife saw this comment and loved it. We are going to try this out!
Rabbit entertainment.
We do the same thing taking rabbits outside to a dog cage to play and get greens. One thing we added to our dog cage was zip tying a feed bag (white side out) to create shade for them on hot sunny days.
That’s a smart idea for the shade. We usually move it with the shade of the house so it’s half and half on the cage.
I like the idea of a feed bag though when we do end up taking them to a sunnier area with grass.
Good morning sir, good luck in building your dream!
I'm starting again,everywhere I've lived has a started food paradise, so keep spreading
Wow I couldn’t imagine leaving something I built up so many times. Hopefully we have this place for many years!
I use water bowels, when the water freezes the rabbits lock the ice. The rabbits i have in my composting area don't even get water in the winter because they prefer snow and ice.
I like the ideas of bowls too. Do you put the whole bowl in the cage? I’ve seen it set up where a hole in the cage was cut and the bowl was halfway inside, halfway outside
I use Pyrex bowls because they are indestructible an just have them sitting in the cages, but loosely hooked in next to the front. I could use a watering jug with a spout to fill through the wire but prefer to put hands on all the rabbits daily.
Permaculture pastures utube channel has a great video on “super charged chicken tractor” that allows them to create compost very fast for their land. Might be worth checking out. Good luck on your channel.
I watched part 1 and 2 so far. Really interesting concept, especially because I have the expensive infrastructure already.
I did notice it only works well with dual purpose birds, so it might be a 2nd or 3rd attempt with meat birds. (I currently have Cornish cross)
Thanks for the info!
I've never measured my rabbits feed. I fill it up when low and let them eat what they want. Of course I give them lots of greens and grasses so they tend to want to eat that more than pellets.
It’s funny you comment this. We just had an entire bag of rabbit food opened up and half of it is moldy! We are going to try a very minimal rabbit pellet diet.
Before, the rabbits in the tractor hardly ate any pellets, but the ones in cages would eat quite a bit
I should have got chickens when I had my rabbits. It would have taken advantage of all of the fly larvae in the rabbit poop.
We haven’t had them during the warm seasons yet, so we are excited to see what they do with the larvae. It would get bad when it was just the rabbits if we didn’t constantly clean underneath
@@redshomestead you may have to add some browns or hay but be sure that it's not chemically sprayed stuff then you can add it all to your compost or directly to your gardens. You don't want chemically sprayed hays because it will poison your soil for years. Personally I use pine or cedar shavings. Easy to buy and store. Easier to use.
@@reneebrown2968 luckily the chickens will have the bedding all through the area. So the brown carbon material will always be there. We typically use pine flakes or wood chips as well
Hay feeders for rabbit on the cages at the rabbits are not going they hay they dont really need bedding just to keep wind off them and rabbits keep from wet is best for them
Our rabbits get a little spoiled with hay lol. We give them a good bit when it drops in the teens just to keep the drafts from coming underneath them.
Could you please share the link for your chickens electric fencing. Is it solar operated? Does it keep out predators like raccoons, coyotes, foxes etc please advise and thanks. Blessings and thanks for sharing your journey!
We use the premier one fencing starter kit. It comes in various lengths and heights, but for our run we used a 100ft long, 4 feet high fence.
www.premier1supplies.com/p/poultrynet-plus-48-inch-starter-kit?criteria=207027&species_id=0&cat_id=0
The fencing does keep out the predators you mentioned, however, the fence is not so much a physical barrier, but more of a pain barrier. We use the solar energizer and get 11,000 volts through the fence.
Thanks for following our journey!
I thought they couldn't infect each other because they carry different strains from each other.
It’s a one way street. A rabbit can not infect a chicken, but a chicken can infect a rabbit. That’s why we always have our rabbits raised above the chickens. The rabbits droppings will fall to the ground with no affect on the chickens.
However, we block the access above rabbits so the chickens can not poop on them. A. It’s so they can’t get sick and B. Who wants to be pooped on?
I know this is a year old. I am curious what purpose do you all see in owning the rabbits? Are they for meat? Thanks for the video! Been at similar undertakings for the past 6 years, Rabbit litter is garden gold. I have ran for meat purposes in the past and now do it for animal husbandry 4H homeschool business lessons for the kids. If doing for meat purposes, have you considered colony style and blocking off that area solid and deep-litter the floor for the rabbits? Look forward to skimming your channel.
Currently we have the rabbits for their poop. Since this video, I have built a poop collection setup, and like you said, it’s garden gold. The only fertilizer I use other than my worm compost.
We have bred them to sell as pets, and we have also butchered a few. As far as meat goes, I find that raising a large amount of chickens for meat is just easier to process than rabbits, but we may continue to breed and butcher rabbits.
My wife wants to have a colony setup, but it would not be in the chicken roost building, it would be an outdoor run with covered hutches and stuff to dig in etc.
You put together a rabbit tractor s so your bunnies grow in them and eat fresh grass every day Can move around and hey are going raise for meat and furs ???
The rabbit tractor is coming soon! I plan on using it as the grow out areas.
Rabbit pee is so good for your garden. Mix it at least 10 to one
I’m looking into a way to harvest the rabbit waste using a platform/gutter underneath. Right now, I use most of the rabbit poop in my worm farm!
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