HOW TO BUILD UP YOUR RABBIT HERD/ STARTING WITH 4 RABBITS
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"You can feed the world", thanks for pointing out the incredible abundance planet earth provides. People forget that there is enough for everyone. The problem is that the wrong people have power.
Great video as always.
So true. The elite are about greed and control. They don't understand true prosperity or trust in Gods plan
🙌🏼🙌🏼
Yup, always encourage people to be independent when it comes to food. The last few years has proved you can’t enter a grocery store unless you jump through government hoops.
#Herehere Power is a drug all of its own. Nobody trying to mandate that from the right people. Great thinking.
A😢😢Y😢😂aacr😅❤😢😂@@MichaelDiSalvoSATandACTTutor
The best part about breeding rabbits is that you get to eat your mistakes. 😋🍽️
Your disgusting 🥴
@@beautydivineluxe5725 *You're
I did not know this. I thought across living species minus plant life inbreeding bring side effects. City life makes you paranoid and hungry 😆! I am learning. Thanks for the information, most of all.
@@rythmicwarrior wrong
@@TheUltimateAcrespure bred dogs are a fancy way to say inbred dogs. Inbreeding literally creates different breeds. Genetics only demand some difference, not complete difference. A human cannot breed with anything but humans. Too much difference isn’t viable. Not enough difference? Birth defects. There is a Goldilocks zone of inbreeding for everything. Look into hybrid vigor while you’re at it.
I am so excited that I got my 1st breeding pair today and I am so looking forward to breeding them.
Congratulations! We have zero regrets.
Just got my first rabbits last week. One buck, 5 does. Rex and New Zealand and mixes of those two. Finally got the cages set up and waterers and feeders this afternoon. The buck should be ready to mate very soon.
It’s been a year! Care to share an update on how the process is going?
We just bought 2 bucks and 2 does, all unrelated! Excited about this!
I've been told that you shouldn't criticize anyone for mispronouncing a word. Most of the time, that person learned the word they are mispronouncing by reading it. They've never heard it pronounced before. Keep trying to improve yourself, as we all should, but don't be too hard on yourself either. I haven't met anyone that was perfect yet.
I appreciate that thank you so much for commenting
I found two words last year that I was pronouncing wrong. I learned them from other people. Glad I was corrected or I still wouldn't know.
Love from india 🇮🇳
I like you content love you brother
thanks for watching!
After watching this video at least twice I think I kinda understand I need to watch it again to make sure but this dude is brilliant when it comes to rabbits he is at a whole new level.... good job Bobby and thank you
He is brilliant. I’ve watched 3 times. Will be watching it again though.
Why not breed every 3 weeks with 2 litter boxes and 4 does?
I really like your content without distractions or filler. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Watching you from Zambia 😃😃😄😆
Thanks bro my cousin in Philippines I’m helping them to have rabbits livestock good tips
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
I have 3 rabbits and I’m working on building my numbers.
Hows it going ?
great video, I think it needs maybe part 2 and 3, like the infrastructure that we need to have to hold the production, how much feed they will need, tricks to reduce the amount of feed with home grown plants and cheaper substitutes
You are incredible...even if you make a mistake. Thanks again for your videos!
So nice of you
Nice to start with 4 rabbits ,I want to start rabbitry
I say start today here’s a video you may like ruclips.net/video/GYcnmQalq0M/видео.html
And one more ruclips.net/video/b_F7GZfjTG4/видео.html
the tattooing of rabbit ears sounds like a great idea
I’m working on an upcoming video tattooing with pen or pliers. Stay tuned..,
Perfect video!!!! I'll watch it several times and have my pen and paper and start planing my breeding for this year!! Just love that you do this for US!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Lots of love and big hugs!! //Rita, Sweden
Thanks for this info. I am setting up for a circular breeding system from 3does and 2 bucks to make 3 or 4 maternal colonies. Best females stay with the mothers group. Best males from each group are only bred to the next group and so on each generation. A to B. B to C. C to A. Rest are culled or sold. By the time you get around again you will be 3-4 generations out so no inbreeding. You could go almost indefinitely without needing to outcross.
I have 1 male and 4 females. Going to start breeding them very soon. Wish me luck! Thanks for the knowledge/info!
Best of luck! Thanks for watching
@@TheRabbitryCenterhi we have some rabbit for over 6 month. One buck and 3 does. But they are not reproducing and we don't know the issue or whats causing that
This is what I need to do I'm starting over with my babbies I started out with used rabbits older ones I didn't no better I found out the hard way man love ur videos bobby mine were in my house but now there a two car garage set up very nice keep up the great educational videos
Tha is for watching-I’ll keep em coming
I gotta say, my head is spinning. I’ll need to watch this a few times.
Watch it a couple times
Write it down and look it over on paper
Take it one step at a time
Hey!,thanks for video, acknowledging me about rabbits,in the same line correcting my mistakes.thanks!!!!!!
I learn so much from you. Thank you very much.
You’re so welcome. Thanks for watching!
Lots of food for thought. Might be useful for the schools I support in the Nairobi slums. New subscriber.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!! We are getting ready for our first rabbitry this spring! I really wanted to see this video!
So glad you enjoyed it.
I learn a lot from you
Thank you... lol I feel that this video was just for me. I'm doing it slightly different...... as in that I hVe 2 lines going but plan on replacing bucks periodically with unrelated bucks from someone else. That being said.... if shtf happens I needed to know this so that I don't inbreed.
I was trying to explain why I want to have rabbits for meat to my bf the other day, I think I'm going to send him this and maybe he'll listen afterward lol
Hope it helps. Some folks have their minds made up regardless of the facts.
Best of luck and thanks for watching!
Thank you for the explanation... Hope to start a rabbitry of my own here in the Philippines using your method
You’re very welcome. Good luck with your new Rabbitry!
Great video thanks again. I'll be saving this one to take notes from.
Excellent and informative video 👍
i’m so glad you liked it!
Hi.... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍
Welcome 👍
Thank you! Such a great plan ❤
Enjoy and best of luck with your Rabbitry!
Thank you for this video! I was wondering if you could make a video, if you haven't already, about what is an "exceptional" or "beautiful" breeder to pick from the litter. I had limited breeders of meat rabbits in a 4 hour radius. I was able to get a NZ buck from one breeder and two related NZ does from another breeder. I think my buck is a good type, but the does may be too long, narrow, and small for their breed. I'm expecting kits next week, and want to know what to look for to enhance my line of breeders. Thanks again!
Good question. I was also wondering about this @The Rabbitry Center
Maybe you could explain it in another video??
You bet I’ll put it on the list
Thanks for asking
@@TheRabbitryCenter Thank you so much!
Thanks
You're very welcome
Very educational but I'm living in Trinidad ad they were trying to promote the consumption of rabbits but I only want to start with 4, ad only mentain about 8 at home ad give away or sell others...😌🙏🏾 now kinda doing the research..thanks
Best of luck with your Rabbitry!
one thing I should mention is the cages that junll0 makes out of the wire shelving. It really is brilliant and a huge time saver. You should have a look at it.
They look great
Junll0 retired from videotaping 😭
@@Bigbarry20 he didnt like what was happening on YT. i dont blame him. But his vids are still up.
@@justachick3114 He did a quick hello it New Year's.
@@Bigbarry20 I clicked on that one real quick. He's a fun guy isnt he? lol
Thank you so so much for this video
You bet! Thanks for watching!
This is amazing learning material. One that is well worth hanging onto for later use and passing on. Thank you so much for sharing!!
I'm so glad you like it!
There's more on our course
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I mean....it is spelled a-gout-i. My instinct was to pronounce it like the medical condition too. This is so helpful, we need more rabbit breeding/genetics out there.
I still mispronounce it. But I’m trying to get better. Thanks for commenting
I see that this video is several years old but I love the info. Do you have other videos about line breeding like this that I can watch? I would even love to see a very specific video of how many cages… cage size for grow out groups, how many in the cage together etc. to be able to raise the massive amount you spoke about in the video. Maybe videos of what that type of breeding looks like more details about line breeding…. Etc. this is super interesting. Im Fairly new to rabbits. Just got started about a year ago and was given some mutt rabbits that Ive breed this year for meat. I live in Ohio so I deal with seriously cold winters like you. I love your videos! Im thinking about investing in pedigree rabbits just for sale purposes. Thanks for sharing the content you have!!
Im so happy you liked the video. I agree, Line breeding and rabbit genetics is very interesting. Here’s another video you may enjoy ruclips.net/video/aQJEzPWxNZw/видео.htmlfeature=shared
What do you think of fodder for rabbits? Cost? Time? As the only feed? And any other thoughts on folder you might have?
The video is really interesting
my meat rabbit does won't take but my lionheads will. go figure. Sorry. just venting a little. Thanks for all the instruction you've given me over the last two years through your videos. You're an awesome instructor!
Thank you for This informative video. This is the first time I have seen this breeding system. It all seems to look like it would work out for the desired results. The most important thing is always selecting your breeding stock for the qualities you desire.
Am in uganda but i want start keeping rabbits ❤❤❤❤
best of luck with your future rabbitry!
Good video bob
I lived in Jamaica I feed my rabbits on water grass and Spanish neadles
Great video sir.. i have 6 rabbits which im starting off with.... lots of info in this video.... thank you!!
I have 1 male thats kind of rangy... as in he is built long bodied kind of like a larger version of a jackrabbit... he will be replaced first... im breeding him to the stockist females to add. Little length to them but won't line breed him. He is a 1 off
I've been been building up production over the years. Small steps. I'm finally working on a larger setup that I have wanted to do for the longest time but couldn't. I started with 3 breeders. Now I have 10 and planning to double that before the year is finished.
Sounds like a pretty good production
Heck of a job!
Great insight, I agree with line breeding but it doesn't work with all animals. But does with bunnies 🥰👍
New subscriber, thanks for the encouraging info!!!!
You’re very welcome good luck
Bunnies are so docile.. I couldn’t kill them, they are just too loving.
Me to
Lol. But they bite and scratch. You can domesticate them but they can definitely tear you up whether they are hungry or defensive
My pet ones weren't.
Rabbit Pie is delicious!
@@davideddy2672 and rabbit stew!
Hello, I am from Bulgaria and here I have a farm for rabbits that I raise. I learned useful things that I did not know from you, although here we raise them differently, in wooden cages with a solid floor. I want to ask if you give any medicine to the young before weaning for coccidiosis because here we have a big problem with it and we start giving medicine from day 20 to day 30 so we have no problems after weaning. Also at what age we start slaughtering rabbits here we do it at 4 months. Thanks for the amazing videos it's nice to see how these animals are kept on the other side of the world.
New subscribe here,from Philippines 💗
Thank you for watching!
Hi, I enjoyed the video and found it easy to understand, but I am left with the question, "then what"? once you build your herd out to some unrelated and some linebred, how do you maintain the herd? or do you pick 4 unrelated rabbits from the family and start again?
Continue with the best and sell and process the rest. Introduce new blood if the health or quality goes down.
Thank you so much. very usefull info.
I’m glad you liked it
Hi Bobby, first I would like to say your videos are so informative, second I have a question I started my rabbitry
Have you ever tried breeding two chestnut rabbits to try and get one with an opal coloration? I bred my two chestnut mini lops and got an opal one, after I did some research I found out that there is a chance for an opal fur color every time two chestnuts are bred.
In Australia all our feral rabbits come from 24 that were imported in the 1800s
I believe you’re referring to Thomas Austin in 1859. Introduced rabbits to be hunted. We discuss this in our podcast episode number 10 a link below if you get an opportunity to listen.
www.buzzsprout.com/2240959/episodes/13790686
Excelente 👏👏
WOW!
hahaha I just looked this up because, well, I just had to know! :Fact: A group of wild rabbits is called a fluffle or a colony. Fact: A group of rabbits lives in a warren. A FLUFFLE! Could it be any better? Really!? I love it! hahaha
Thanks for sharing
My husband said a fluffle a few weeks ago as a joke and he looked it up and it was right.
@@janinedear-barlow isnt that so great?
Good luck finding any 14g 1/2x1 right now, which should be your bottom of the cage (especially for larger breeds), not a 16g. But, it it hard to find, so a 16g will work, but you have to pay attention to their hocks more closely.
Is 1×2×1 ok for normal sized rabbits?
Can you elaborate on creating a pedigree? Meaning, can you inline breed to create a pedigree or do they need to be unrelated in order to charge a premium?
What traits do you look for when picking your rabbits?-besides liking when they great you at the door?
Thanks!
They don't need to be unrelated to have a Pedegree. They don't even need to be purebred to have a pedigree it's just simply it's the recorded ancestry from the last 3 generations. Keeping your rabbits purebred and keeping pedigree records will help you sell for a premium price.
When picking out rabbits, make sure they are 100% healthy. Try purchasing from a reputable breeder. It's best to familiarize yourself with what that breeds standard of perfection is. That way you know what to look for. Here's a book that'll help you amzn.to/3HoQXU8
@@TheRabbitryCenter Thank you! I will check out the book. So, one can charge a premium even if the pedigree is with related rabbits or is the premium only with unrelated rabbits?
Thanks so much!
Just a thought... if the supply chain goes down and pellets and orchard hay or Timothy hay cannot be obtained, WHAT WOULD YOU FEED YOUR RABBITS???? In other words, how would you ensure they survive and THRIVE in hard times???? I’m asking because we are considering a few pet rabbits. Thank you very much.
I would grow my own hay
And gather my own food
ruclips.net/video/9eYSa_viN9s/видео.html
Feeding more than pellet
ruclips.net/video/dTWFHLbh6hs/видео.html
thank you so much the best how to I have found! my question is more about sustainability- closed herd stuff. I also have chickens. Is there some reason three family spiral breeding will not work for rabbits so I can have meat etc for at least 20 generations. I can then line breed for rabbits with various qualties but still know I never need to source another buck or doe?
Good question traditionally, a chicken breeding method. Spiral breeding would absolutely work. You'd want them the same color but the only thing is when it comes to your rabbit herd, most folks become very selective/picky when picking future breeders. You want breeders that put up good numbers as well as terrific shape. You'll want to exercise selective breeding rather than just stay on a rotation program, regardless of quality. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for watching.
Great video.
How old do you let your bucks and Does get for breeding be for you retire them ? Thanks
Hello do you have a video about keeping pedigree how to? I know that it takes three generations, I have 5 NZ that are Pedigree, but my California are not from full breeding stock from both being 4-h families. Thank you for sharing. Till next time God Bless.
you bet here’s a pedigree video
ruclips.net/video/pS6uqMny56c/видео.htmlfeature=shared
I don't plan on large production, just enough for food. Maybe later I'll raise some for pets.
best of luck with your production!
I had bad luck to start with a doe with a false pregnancy and a doe with a distended uterus who was 2xs proven who passed but I didn’t let that stop me. I have since then decided to breed 2 new does and the one with a false pregnancy. I was thinking of getting a second buck to have 2 lines.
No need to apologize for mispronouncing agouti. It is only a word. And, a tricky one at that. Maybe your pronunciation of "agowtee" could be written in to new rabbit song played on your guitar? :) You have to have a video go viral at some point!
Marvelous explanation thats easy to follow. Question my dear: I have a pair (my frist) that was sold to me as a "proven" breeding pair. Doe was actually still nursing when I bought her. Now, for the last month I try to breed her to her known buck, that I bougt with her, as the breeding proven pair. Well.
He humps and humps but no cigar.
I recently asked you if im turning them out in too large of a run to court, and you said YES. SO NOW, I do what you showed in your video about "resistant does". She goes into HIS cage. Three weeks now, full moon included, and she just will NOT lift for him!! I feel like taking this pair back to the seller and get my money back. Nothing easier that breeding rabbits, and lo and behold - not this pair. She licks her feet, licks her sides, makes sounds but will NOT lift for him.
Any ideas?? Thanks! Love your vids! (Breed:Dutch)
The short days and cold temps could be playing a factor. Try introducing some light (12hour days)to trigger breeding. You can always wait until late February when the temps warm up and the light increases too. Try introducing a half a dozen black oil seeds on a board and a cap of apple cider Vinegar in her water daily. This might get her moving in the right direction
Hope this helps
@@TheRabbitryCenter thanks, but the pair is inside a barn with 12 hour light cycle for my chickens and the temps are above zero inside. Its about 5 to 10 Celsius inside. Today I felt her vulva and it's a bit... crusty. So now I'm worried if she is even okay? Why would her vulva be crusty? She is acting healthy.
@@AMonikaD clean her with a damp towel and dry her check on her the next couple days
And see if it continues
@@TheRabbitryCenter yes, I will. Still no proper copulation. My buck is getting frustrated. After I take her away he sits there grumpy and sullen. Blue balls???
Feeding the family sounds great!.... Have you moved away from your old design to using cages only? I thought your totes where a great idea.
@Zates: He still uses the totes, but he moves the kits into nest boxes in the cage at 2 weeks of age when they have enough fur to keep warm.
I still use them
Great video and very informative. I am still having trouble understanding how to organize my breeding. Could you please help me work out my breeding? I certainly do not mind compensating you for your time and teaching knowledge. Any help you can offer is very much appreciated.
I got an oedipus complex watching this....
It’s understandable most people do when they find out about line breeding and what it takes to get a champion thoroughbred horse, dog or even rabbit
@@TheRabbitryCenter my rabbits are more like west virgina mountain rabbits, they take kissing cousins to a new level!
Thanks!!!
I'm starting my bunny journey.... with the pure intent to raise meat rabbits.... once I figured out how much you can sell poop for, and hides... and offspring.... one sale from each doe pays for the doe.... thier poop and hides pay for the feed... it's almost like raising my own free meat
Raising Rabbits can be very rewarding.
Thanks for watching!
@@TheRabbitryCenter thanks for the great info... I for the life of me can't understand why rabbit hadn't become a staple meat... seems easier on the pocket book AND the planet.... far less need for the output
It's their cuteness
For a newbie what good traits would you recommend looking for and keeping? Thank you!
Color, shape, temperament and body size
Are all up to you and everyone has their preference.
Next time there’s a rabbit show around stop in and see which rabbits are the best in your area this will help you understand what folks try to shoot for
good video👍
I watch the video five times I think I've got it ,,,a little confusing . I will do my first Breeding March 1st ,
Let me know when you have Silver Fox To sell, I'll be your first customer LOL
So im seeing a lot of people saying to process at 12 week, but also saying the hides are too soft to use at that age, so what would be a good age to process for meat when the hides are strong enough to use?
If you don't mind feeing your rabbits a little longer your rabbit will still taste great at 4-5 months old. The hide will be easier to work.
They are slowly coming back in Australia. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the Rabbit. My father used to hunt them to feed us. We would have starved as we were very poor. The government stopped the hunting and started to poison the rabbits instead. They can’t get taxes from free food. My mother used to cook a mean rabbit stew. Because they stopped us eating rabbit my mothers
Recipe is lost forever. I was very young when she cooked rabbit. I have no idea what she did to make it so good and she’s no longer with us. Soon as I got rabbits again to breed for food knowing that trouble is coming and I wanted to prepare as best as I can my family are far from happy with me. They haven’t been slapped in the face yet as to what’s happening and they don’t want to know. Until they start hurting they will not understand what I have been trying to tell them. I can prepare all I want but In the near future I could be stopped from digging in my own backyard if our Activists Aboriginals take over the country. We should be as one “Equals” but the government here is hell bent on handing our country to city activists not real Aboriginals who also don’t want none of this to take place. We are their family and they are ours and our government wants to tear us and our country apart. They are all purposely crashing our countries all over the world and in anyway they can. This is apart of our governments to destroy us.
Thanks for sharing your experiences
What are the characteristic you want to have for a breeder rabbit? Say for Californians? thanks
Well of course you want your Californians to meet the standard of perfection to the best of your ability but you also want your mothers to good lifters have big litters and care for their litters minimizing losses
Healthy and hardy.
Please let me know if I'm wrong, In litter BBDD for the 4 and 5 breeding, you've accounted for three females but only have two available. Do we breed one of the females twice and over what time period?
This is a jam packed video with good info I would watch it again and again with a notepad and write it down if you have to.
Great video. Do you breed all winter? What's the best way to ensure warmth of kits?. Thanks
Yes
I use kindling totes in the wintertime
How many grow out cages etc do you end up with?
one cage per breeding pair
It's okay, I had my gf for only 7 years now and I still forget her name from time to time.
😂
Do you have a video where you walk through this same process on a smaller scale - 1 buck 2 does? If not a video, a book or other resources? We are just starting out. Thank you!
I’d just keep it simple and have a litter Keep the best one and cull the rest
You can slowly build up your herd and introduce new bucks or new doe’s based on your needs
Here’s another breeding video you may enjoy
ruclips.net/video/bUR4-EoQDPs/видео.html
Hey man I am seriously thinking to start breeding on a large scale, are you by chance located anywhere near around Toronto Ontario???
Middle of the Michigan mitten
Where do you buy your wire and suppliez
Hi, on the last two females and males you can not take back to the mother and father, then it will be inbreeding. Or have I misunderstood something?
Yes breed them back to the Sire and Dam. Inbreeding rabbits is a common practice and used to build the traits you want in your line. It's called Linebreeding which is a careful thought out plan to lock in preferred traits. It's used in Plants, Crops, Dogs, Horses and even chickens. linebreeding rabbits brings out the recessive traits that are hidden so you can see them and breed accordingly. Here's a video sharing a little more info. ruclips.net/video/aQJEzPWxNZw/видео.html
Loved this video! Im starting over soon and will be using all this wonderful knowledge in my future plans.
How often do you incorporate new blood to your program? How do you work it in?
Whenever there is a new characteristic that I want or if I were to ever experience unhealthy rabbits Or doe’s that aren’t producing the way I want them to
I have a separate section to grow rabbits out until I’m ready to breed them
is Agouti a common color for New Zealands? I can only seem to find white and blacks in my area. I would like to get into rabbitry mainly for the furs for the lining my beaver fur hats but I want something natural and primitive looking
Then I’d try searching for an agouti Chestnut rabbit
@@TheRabbitryCenter will do thanks for the tip
The New Zealand Red is an Agouti rabbit. It just carries a modifier gene that cause the Agouti banding on the hair shaft not to show up.
Check out Chestnut agouti, Tamuk rabbits even some darker palomino rabbits would be great rabbits.
I’d ask a rabbit group on Facebook and google “agouti rabbits or breeders near me.”
How many litters do you breed a year from 1 or 2 does?
On average 5 litters a year. If you don't want to harvest all the time or you don't need that much meat than you can wait. Here's a video showing different times to rebreed and what you'll get. ruclips.net/video/bUR4-EoQDPs/видео.html&t
How many cages total are there going to be?
You’ll need one cage for every breeder
Grow out cages -There’s several ways you can do this
You can harvest your rabbits at 12 weeks -you can grow them all out in one big cage and rebreed your doe when the kits have reached 9-10 weeks or
You can keep the does with mom and put the bucks in a separate cage to give yourself a little more time until you can get time to harvest the rest of them. You’ll need 7 grow out cages.
If you plan on breeding every 60 days and Letting your rabbits grow out past three months you’ll need 14 grow out cages.
Hope that’s not too confusing
Nice
Gooooooooooood
May Allah bless you
Hi Bobby
Thanks so much for this video it's a great eye opener. It just came at the right time for me even though I had taken a wrong step just last Friday by buying four rabbits from the same litter. I will beg to learn more from you sir. I'm just getting into cunniculture. I writing from Cameroon. I will be greatful if we can exchange e mails addresses.
Glad it was helpful! This is a big production and not everyone will be up for such a large Rabbitry. I'd breed does you have a couple times and find out who are the good does and sell the ones you don't want as proven doe's or even a pet or harvest the Does that aren't producing the way you want. Then get your other breeding pair if you want to build your herd.
will this work in genetically modified rabbits like hycole and hypharm rabbits?
Are you interested in trying it? If you do please let us know how it goes. Thanks for watching!