Printing the record keeping log right now! Had a rabbit birth on cage wire because I didn't have the right date. Fortunately saw it happening, got a nest right in there, and the kits lived!
I have a note book for each rabbit i have "named". I also make calendar notes on my phone for such things as: age, breeding, when to turn nest box on side and when to ween/separate by gender. If they have "medical" issues such as GI Stasis, I make notes of that and what I do for it.
Your series showed up just on time. I ended up with too small to butcher for meat. So we are keeping them for breeding does. Thank you for all this info.. God bless you and your family.
Sooo helpful! You are great to share this. I hadn’t thought about record keeping until your video. Now I don’t have to ‘reinvent the wheel’ and especially make mistakes in trying to do so. Thank you so much!
I know I am late to this party, but, Rabbits have been on my hit list for 4 years now. They have always taken a back seat to other things in my preps. But the hand pump is on the well, and the solar power is doing, solar things, I built rabbit pens 2 years ago, but never followed through. This is the year for me to do it, so I am glad I came across this tutorial! Thank you!
You are so awesome for sharing all this info! I’m going through all your rabbit videos, reading books, and preparing the perfect spot for my first backyard bunnies. I can’t wait to get them!
You are a natural Sarah, I knew nothing about breeding rabbits and probably never will but I feel enlightened by your well thought out info. Thank you, Catherine from Canada 🇨🇦
This is useful. As my career progresses there will be times where I'm gone for a week or two at a time. This is a neat and simple way to keep my husband on track when he needs to step in for me!
I keep referring back to your videos. Thanks so much for the log! I've looked all over the internet and none of them come close to your log. I scored 4 babies today (2 different meat breeds). Unfortunately one person had lied about the age of her bunnies...so now I get to try to bottle feed. Thank GOD they only need it twice a day and not every 2 hours!
Thank you for the answer to the previous video. I am still learning! Just a thought... I have added to my version of the spreadsheet a column for date to remove nest box, and also the 'formula' for calculating the dates that you calculate (I.e. how many days/weeks since breeding date or kindle date that the next action is to be taken.) It makes it clearer for me not yet having my first rabbit :)
Another great video Sarah! Definitely will download that file, recordkeeping in general has not been one of my strengths, it is something I want to improve in every aspect of our farm life.
Thank you so much for sharing the spreadsheet. We started into meat rabbits just last weekend with 4 does and a buck and will be using it for our record keeping. We have watched your meat rabbit series twice now and its been so helpful!!
The record keeping system is wonderful; this organization makes things manageable. I truly am impressed. Also if you personally become temporarily ill, then your spouse or children know what has to be done. If on a rare vacation, the person who cares for your livestock will know what needs to be done. Now that is peace of mind.
I love that your not uptight. I love your record sheets! I've always wanted to do that for some of my animals but for some reason my ideas didn't work out. But I love that your showing. I'm thinking of starting rabbits instead of chickens. And I live for channel you got a new sub today! Thanks for your actually help full videos!
Wow, those poor mothers. I know they're just there to provide you food but I can't help but to feel sorry for that animal. The bucks and does spend their entire life in a 3 foot cage eating hay and pellets while spending their 2 year long lives pregnant, giving birth, feeding babies for like 90% of their short lives. At least all your other animals on your farm get to move in a space that's larger than twice their body length. Get to see and feel the sunlight, feel grass between their feet and hooves. I feel so bad for them. Please don't take this as if I'm upset with you for doing what you feel is best for you and your family. I feel a connection to your family. I appreciate the knowledge and care you share with us all and, I pray the best for you all.
The rabbit record keeping log can be found on our website at www.livingtraditionshomestead.com/rabbitry near the bottom of the page. Our new rabbit cookbook can be found here: Printed Copy: bit.ly/rabbitcookbook Amazon Kindle Version: www.amazon.com/dp/B076QG3BJK
Thank you for generously providing so much information and forms for us newbies. I’ve been trying to get my husband to start breeding rabbits for 20+ years! I finally stopped asking and just did it myself. Same with meat chickens too. I’m closely following your lead girl, don’t steer me wrong (I have confidence in you). Stay safe 😷🧤.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! It's very kind of you to share your record page (for Free!) There are so many cons out there who advertise free records and then want you to pay for the page. Thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share what you've learned! I appreciate the breeding log and the detail on how you are keeping the records, etc. Your frank style of explaining has been very informative and educational throughout the series! I'm in the process of gathering all the information possible, learning as much as I can before getting into raising meat rabbits! Again, thank you!
I love this log, and this will be my first year using it! Thanks for this series, it's what helped us finally decide to breed silver fox rabbits. I missed what age you wean the babies and the age at which you butcher.
Thanks again Sarah and Kevin. Well I thought it was going to be April when we started with bunny's, but we will have 2 does and a buck in 3 weeks. Have loved this series and have watched many of them multiple times. Again thank you. Hope your healing well, Kevin, Love and blessings from Maine to your family, Jim
I love you rabbit videos. So much great info. I love all you share. I just joined your channel and can't wait to go through and watch them all. You are such a sweet lady. Karen from WI. Have a great day! 😊
Fantastic videos, I am just starting out to raise rabbits for meat and your videos have been a wealth of knowledge and help, thanks for sharing all your experiences.
Great info about record keeping! Do you keep track of the amount of dressed meat from each litter and track the trend of that doe? Thanks for passing on your record pdf! I am really enjoying this series! Blessings!
Very helpful series. Thank you so much for making these. We are new to rabbits AMD I feel much more confident in our ability to successfully care for them. Thank you Thank you
thank you so much for the link to download you log sheet, I know I will need it later when my herd gets larger, also please fotgive my earlier questions you have explained everything so well I fell I can handle anything now!!!!!!
I'm thinking that 'whiteboard' tags on the cages could be really useful. Write the date the nestbox went in, for example. Then every time you care for the rabbits you see the reminder. Probably a number of things that could be tracked on it, and you can wipe it clean and start anew as needed...
Thank you so much for this series. Your videos are such a blessing. I have learned so much and feel very confident in starting up our rabbitry. Thanks again and God bless.
Love the simple but effective record system!!! one question? You said not to breed rabbits from the same liter. If you take a #2 liter out and put them in the rabbit tractor won't they breed before its time to butcher? Thank you and God bless...
Do you separate the Baby Bucks from the Does in the Tractors? I have really enjoyed viewing your videos. We have had Rabbits for several years, but just recently started trying to breed meat Rabbits. We have a few New Zealand/Dutch Does and a Rex mix doe and then we also have pedigreed Silver Fox. Two Bucks and Two Does so far. Thanks for sharing what you learned with everyone.
Sarah? Kevin? I saved that worksheet from awhile back, but it's not showing in description anymore and I can't find the worksheet in my files anymore :( Is there any way that I can get that link again please? We're getting our first rabbits this weekend :) Thank you!
I just found this series. You mentioned selling rabbits at the farmer's market. You are not required to have a licensed butcher do the processing to sell at your farmer's market? We raise rabbits for meat and show. We cannot sell at a farmer's market here in Wisconsin.
So, it looks like you wean around 35 days post-kindle? I am going back to the videos to see if I can find the dates. Your info really has helped me, as I just got into breeding, have a Cali male and two New Zealand does, and my first doe kindled 6 kits last week. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.
Funny, we found out that if we rebreed a doe at 14 days after kindling we got,more kits. If we waited for a longer the doe seemed to have more stress on her with the litter and she had fewer babies on rebreeding. It just seemed to be the way with our rabbits. I may be wrong, but that is what we found. I need to try a rabbit tractor. I also want to try a chicken tractor.
Wow this is so good. I have for sometime wanted to do rabbits and now I feel i'm equipped, thanks to your videos. I n Zimbabwe, Africa we have another problem,rats and snakes but i'm sure I will figure it out and hopefully a small guage wire will suffice.Thank you for all your help.
Ever since you mention record keeping in a previous rabbit video, I’ve been wondering what and how records you keep so thanks for this video! I’m curious about the kinds of records you keep for the rest of what you do too. Chickens probably require similar types of records as the rabbits (minus the breeding part), but what about the egg layers or the veggies? What was planted when, harvest days, pounds of that veggie, etc? Do you need those too? I’m slowly making my way through years worth of vids so I hope there’s one coming up to cover that.
All of us following this series want to thank you for putting it together. Lots of great info!
I have four does and I just didn’t know what to do until I found your series!!! Thanks so much. Am here in Africa Uganda. Big up dears!
I just binged watched the entire series😆 looking forward to starting our little homestead, thanks for sharing your knowledge and tips.
We keep a log and put an index card with the same info and slide it into a waterproof holder taped to the J feeder as well.
Printing the record keeping log right now! Had a rabbit birth on cage wire because I didn't have the right date. Fortunately saw it happening, got a nest right in there, and the kits lived!
Thank you, Sara and Kevin. This was a wonderful series on raising rabbits.
This is very comprehensive! I have learnt more from you than a whole week on others channels. Thanks for sharing your highly valuable knowledge.
Am from Africa where there isn't a lot of information on rabbit farming....so am really happy i landed on this...thanks for the info..
Thank you for the Record Log!!!! Cant wait to use it!!! Love the videos!!!
New to rabbits raising. Been watching this series and learning a lot. Thx for sharing log I will download and start using.
I really appreciated this entire series. Your channel has become such a large part of my homesteading dreams becoming real. Thank you Kevin and Sarah!
Thank you sooo much for the breeding log. ❤ I am new to rabbit raising for meat and your videos have been such a blessing 💖
Real good record Log. Thank You
I have a note book for each rabbit i have "named". I also make calendar notes on my phone for such things as: age, breeding, when to turn nest box on side and when to ween/separate by gender. If they have "medical" issues such as GI Stasis, I make notes of that and what I do for it.
Ok, I almost didn’t watch this one because I was like “this is an easy topic I can’t screw up” but honestly that pdf is cool
Your series showed up just on time. I ended up with too small to butcher for meat. So we are keeping them for breeding does. Thank you for all this info.. God bless you and your family.
Sooo helpful! You are great to share this. I hadn’t thought about record keeping until your video. Now I don’t have to ‘reinvent the wheel’ and especially make mistakes in trying to do so. Thank you so much!
i cannot agree more that records are just as important as actual process movement. good records win even wars!
I know I am late to this party, but, Rabbits have been on my hit list for 4 years now. They have always taken a back seat to other things in my preps. But the hand pump is on the well, and the solar power is doing, solar things, I built rabbit pens 2 years ago, but never followed through. This is the year for me to do it, so I am glad I came across this tutorial!
Thank you!
You folks are a blessing to the world.
You are so awesome for sharing all this info! I’m going through all your rabbit videos, reading books, and preparing the perfect spot for my first backyard bunnies. I can’t wait to get them!
Thanks for sharing your method of record keeping.
I can't remember what my wife told me this morning to get at the grocery store on the way home from work!
You are a natural Sarah, I knew nothing about breeding rabbits and probably never will but I feel enlightened by your well thought out info. Thank you, Catherine from Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks for the video. I bought the rabbit record keeping sheet just in case.
Thank you for the rabbit log
This is useful. As my career progresses there will be times where I'm gone for a week or two at a time. This is a neat and simple way to keep my husband on track when he needs to step in for me!
So thankful you did this series and offered the pdf!
I am all into spreadsheets. Based on your info, I created a spreadsheet that automatically calculates all the dates.
Exactly I was just thinking the same in fact planning on using google spreed sheet so can enter right on my phone...
Thank you for the log
Thank you for the log! Very helpful!
I keep referring back to your videos. Thanks so much for the log! I've looked all over the internet and none of them come close to your log. I scored 4 babies today (2 different meat breeds). Unfortunately one person had lied about the age of her bunnies...so now I get to try to bottle feed. Thank GOD they only need it twice a day and not every 2 hours!
Thank you for the answer to the previous video. I am still learning! Just a thought... I have added to my version of the spreadsheet a column for date to remove nest box, and also the 'formula' for calculating the dates that you calculate (I.e. how many days/weeks since breeding date or kindle date that the next action is to be taken.) It makes it clearer for me not yet having my first rabbit :)
Another great video Sarah! Definitely will download that file, recordkeeping in general has not been one of my strengths, it is something I want to improve in every aspect of our farm life.
Hi Just wanted to say thanks for all your knowledge on rabbits, very helpful.
Thank you so much for sharing the spreadsheet. We started into meat rabbits just last weekend with 4 does and a buck and will be using it for our record keeping. We have watched your meat rabbit series twice now and its been so helpful!!
How many cages do you guys have? 9 or 10? Trying to figure out how many cages I need for 3 Does and 2 Bucks
thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences!
Your videos have been extremely helpful! Thank you so much! We are just getting started and so excited to feel more prepared.
The record keeping system is wonderful; this organization makes things manageable. I truly am impressed. Also if you personally become temporarily ill, then your spouse or children know what has to be done. If on a rare vacation, the person who cares for your livestock will know what needs to be done. Now that is peace of mind.
Thai for sharing your knowledge with us!😊
Impressive record keeping system
I love that your not uptight. I love your record sheets! I've always wanted to do that for some of my animals but for some reason my ideas didn't work out. But I love that your showing. I'm thinking of starting rabbits instead of chickens. And I live for channel you got a new sub today! Thanks for your actually help full videos!
Wow, those poor mothers. I know they're just there to provide you food but I can't help but to feel sorry for that animal. The bucks and does spend their entire life in a 3 foot cage eating hay and pellets while spending their 2 year long lives pregnant, giving birth, feeding babies for like 90% of their short lives. At least all your other animals on your farm get to move in a space that's larger than twice their body length. Get to see and feel the sunlight, feel grass between their feet and hooves. I feel so bad for them.
Please don't take this as if I'm upset with you for doing what you feel is best for you and your family. I feel a connection to your family. I appreciate the knowledge and care you share with us all and, I pray the best for you all.
My Dad always said, "you don't name your food!" If it has a name you have more trouble butchering it!
Great series. My daughter and son-in-law has begun to raise rabbits. I's sure they will find this an educational as I have.
The rabbit record keeping log can be found on our website at www.livingtraditionshomestead.com/rabbitry near the bottom of the page.
Our new rabbit cookbook can be found here:
Printed Copy: bit.ly/rabbitcookbook
Amazon Kindle Version: www.amazon.com/dp/B076QG3BJK
Thank you so much :) and for all your videos.. Thank you, God bless
Thank you for generously providing so much information and forms for us newbies. I’ve been trying to get my husband to start breeding rabbits for 20+ years! I finally stopped asking and just did it myself. Same with meat chickens too. I’m closely following your lead girl, don’t steer me wrong (I have confidence in you). Stay safe 😷🧤.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! It's very kind of you to share your record page (for Free!) There are so many cons out there who advertise free records and then want you to pay for the page. Thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share what you've learned! I appreciate the breeding log and the detail on how you are keeping the records, etc. Your frank style of explaining has been very informative and educational throughout the series! I'm in the process of gathering all the information possible, learning as much as I can before getting into raising meat rabbits!
Again, thank you!
really good info ! I really enjoy your channel
hi.Just a note to say love your videos ..we in South Africa and ive just started woth breeding meat rabbits .. ive subscribed so will keep in touch .
I love this log, and this will be my first year using it! Thanks for this series, it's what helped us finally decide to breed silver fox rabbits.
I missed what age you wean the babies and the age at which you butcher.
Thanks that was very helpful I just started raising meat rabbits for food and a hobby
Thanks again Sarah and Kevin. Well I thought it was going to be April when we started with bunny's, but we will have 2 does and a buck in 3 weeks. Have loved this series and have watched many of them multiple times. Again thank you.
Hope your healing well, Kevin,
Love and blessings from Maine to your family,
Jim
I love you rabbit videos. So much great info. I love all you share. I just joined your channel and can't wait to go through and watch them all. You are such a sweet lady. Karen from WI. Have a great day! 😊
Thank you from the Philippines.
Thanks so much for sharing,I just got to see your channel and have been following all these while.
On your phone if you want on the play store there is and app called rabbit farm byALAly you might want to look into
You're an excellent pedagogue. Thanks you very much for all your rabbit videos ! Looking forward tou watch your other ones too ! From Québec, Canada
Ty for your spreadsheet!
I am unable to find the PDF link for your records. Can you please tell me where to find it? Thank you so much for your videos. I am learning so much!
Fantastic videos, I am just starting out to raise rabbits for meat and your videos have been a wealth of knowledge and help, thanks for sharing all your experiences.
Ty, so much for this log, it’s great 👍
Thanks for the record keeping resource!
Awesome log for record keeping. Well thought out. Your rabbits 🐇 are well taken care of. Btw I love the iron skillets.
Thanks for this information God bless you. From Kenya incoming farmers
spreadsheets are awesome, i use them all the time !! excellent record keeping !! thanks for sharing
Great info about record keeping! Do you keep track of the amount of dressed meat from each litter and track the trend of that doe? Thanks for passing on your record pdf! I am really enjoying this series! Blessings!
I love your system. I have learned more with you then with all my books..thank you, thank you.
I appreciate knowing that! I'm glad my system makes sense to you. 😊
Very helpful series. Thank you so much for making these. We are new to rabbits AMD I feel much more confident in our ability to successfully care for them. Thank you Thank you
Thank you💖🌺🦋🐇
This is awesome! I am not nearly as organized as you! Great idea, ill have to try this!
Thanks, Devin! Hope you are doing well following the hurricane.
Good videos.. I am a subscriber. THANKYOU for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you so much! This would have saved me many headaches if it started logging right away. You've nailed it, and thank you for sharing!
Glad we were able to help!
thank you so much for the link to download you log sheet, I know I will need it later when my herd gets larger, also please fotgive my earlier questions you have explained everything so well I fell I can handle anything now!!!!!!
I'm thinking that 'whiteboard' tags on the cages could be really useful. Write the date the nestbox went in, for example. Then every time you care for the rabbits you see the reminder. Probably a number of things that could be tracked on it, and you can wipe it clean and start anew as needed...
Hey Sarah. This is Pat. New to this great job!! Where can I download pdf of record keeping? Thanks
Thank you so much for this series. Your videos are such a blessing. I have learned so much and feel very confident in starting up our rabbitry. Thanks again and God bless.
when you wean your kits and put them in the tractors do you seperate the bucks from the does?
Love the simple but effective record system!!! one question? You said not to breed rabbits from the same liter. If you take a #2 liter out and put them in the rabbit tractor won't they breed before its time to butcher? Thank you and God bless...
Do you separate the Baby Bucks from the Does in the Tractors? I have really enjoyed viewing your videos. We have had Rabbits for several years, but just recently started trying to breed meat Rabbits. We have a few New Zealand/Dutch Does and a Rex mix doe and then we also have pedigreed Silver Fox. Two Bucks and Two Does so far. Thanks for sharing what you learned with everyone.
Thank you so much for this spreadsheet! Saves me a lot of time. I can't wait to start my own rabbit colony
Awesome information! Thanks!!
Great idea!
Awesome video once again !! 👍🏼🐰
don't forget to put you print on LANDSCAPE vs Portrait works better for putting in a three ring binder
Sarah? Kevin? I saved that worksheet from awhile back, but it's not showing in description anymore and I can't find the worksheet in my files anymore :( Is there any way that I can get that link again please? We're getting our first rabbits this weekend :) Thank you!
You didn't cover the time period to the wean date and how long before processing. Love the series!!
Excellent info. Thank You so very much for sharing your record system. This helps a lot.
I just found this series. You mentioned selling rabbits at the farmer's market. You are not required to have a licensed butcher do the processing to sell at your farmer's market? We raise rabbits for meat and show. We cannot sell at a farmer's market here in Wisconsin.
So, it looks like you wean around 35 days post-kindle? I am going back to the videos to see if I can find the dates.
Your info really has helped me, as I just got into breeding, have a Cali male and two New Zealand does, and my first doe kindled 6 kits last week.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.
Thank you
This is incredible. Thank you. This will help a lot. God bless
Funny, we found out that if we rebreed a doe at 14 days after kindling we got,more kits. If we waited for a longer the doe seemed to have more stress on her with the litter and she had fewer babies on rebreeding. It just seemed to be the way with our rabbits. I may be wrong, but that is what we found. I need to try a rabbit tractor. I also want to try a chicken tractor.
Good stuff thanks and God bless
Hi Sarah, do you have any episodes on bone broth?
Wow this is so good. I have for sometime wanted to do rabbits and now I feel i'm equipped, thanks to your videos. I n Zimbabwe, Africa we have another problem,rats and snakes but i'm sure I will figure it out and hopefully a small guage wire will suffice.Thank you for all your help.
Great way to keep track!
Good job, AM blessed .
Ever since you mention record keeping in a previous rabbit video, I’ve been wondering what and how records you keep so thanks for this video! I’m curious about the kinds of records you keep for the rest of what you do too. Chickens probably require similar types of records as the rabbits (minus the breeding part), but what about the egg layers or the veggies? What was planted when, harvest days, pounds of that veggie, etc? Do you need those too? I’m slowly making my way through years worth of vids so I hope there’s one coming up to cover that.