We were fortunate to find a breeder who was ending their ‘career’ with rabbit breeding who was selling off cages and equipment. In our area EVERYTHING is somehow ‘rare’ and ‘dear’ when it comes to price for sale…but we got into rabbit breeding with 10 does,1 buck, NZW’s and 20 cages all for about $700. The nice part is not the paying of the start up or the work in converting the barn but that a dressed rabbit in our area sells for $54.00 properly sectioned and ready to cook. I think I would rather live further out where things are cheaper but when you get older you need to be within a shorter distance of a good hospital etc. life goes on.
i HAVE A SILVER FOX IN THE OVEN AS I WATCH THIS! Its my first harvest of my livestock that i have been raising for the past 5 months. i am up to about 40 rabbits between silver fox and blue american both heritage breeds. I cleaned the meat in an intense lightning storm in my covered porch. it was a very surreal and rewarding effort and i cant wait to enjoy my efforts. well off to check on the oven!
We have rabbits now! We just found 2 breeding New Zealand does, 1 Californian buck and 7 mixed 7 week olds. So excited just watched your raising meat rabbit series for the 2nd time!
OMG! I am SUPER EXCITED about your additions. 😍🤗💓 Makes my heart so happy to see a heritage breed on YOUR homestead because I know you will do your homework and expand even more with the knowledge you gain. Congratulations on your additions y'all 😍😃😄 And a HUGE thank you to Raylene💓 Broke my heart to see the tears😢😔. But she knew they are going to a great home😉. God Bless you all for sharing your life and your blessings with us 💖 -Karen
How wonderful. I just purchased a registered pair of Silver Fox Rabbits. My female is black and my male is chocolate. I am really excited to see what they throw. Cant breed right now because it has been -30 here in MT. Blessings for your rabbit endeavors.
Fyi, i saw a Joel Saladin video about having rabbits in greenhouse, i thought or small cattle panel house. Raise rabbits off ground 3 ft or so. Then raise chickens down below. Could use wood chip bedding. Allow pellets to fall Mix chicken feed with pellets. Chickens eat. No rabbit mess on ground. Would have to clean up every once in a while. Great combiner of space and location to feed, water, and check on.
I have been interested in this breed for my future homestead, as well as learning how to tan hides. Definitely keep us posted! Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow, very cool addition! We are looking for some Silver Fox rabbits to start breeding for meat, but they really don't seem to be that prevalent in our area. Just some recently weaned does and a buck that we can handle and get to know us. Most breeders have New Zealands and Californians, and sure they would be sufficient for our needs, but I love how Silver Foxes look and the idea that they are more rare adds a sense of value also. We are on a wait list for a breeder in Festus, but she doesn't have them frequently, and who knows how big that list is? They really are pretty rabbits! Have fun with them!
Wow, I bet you were so excited. I am seriously thinking of starting rabbits this spring and why I have been checking out your videos and others to decide what breed, or breeds I want to go with. Thanks for all the information you share. Love and blessings to your family, Jim
I love your videos, because of your informative videos I would love to raise rabbits some day on my homestead. I had wild rabbit meat once that my son hunted, skinned and cooked and I must say it wasn't bad at all. Keep the videos coming.
I hope you guys succeed on your farmstead.. Sarah, reminds me a while lot of my daughter...they seem to be engaged at whatever they are doing... good luck
Wow!! How exciting!! I live in Central KY and thanks to you guys Videos I have started a new garden and we finally have rabbits!! :D. Our doe is due Monday!! So exciting!
They are very pretty. I just had my very first successful breeding with my new zealands. I am so excited to finally have babies. Good luck with your new bunnies.
Silver fox rabbits are awesome, i used to raise them and may get back into them one of these days had a lot of issue with them dying in the heat of the summer, but very good tempered rabbits out of the hundreds i raised over a few years never had one that was mean. And also she gave you what looks like a nice new zealand. Good luck with the silver fox and the brown ones are chocolates.
Sarah...these rabbits are beautiful...How about starting a new venture? Rabbit fur products??? You are so crafty. It's a shame to not put these beautiful bunnies into every useful item possible.
Went back to see this video again. I am getting a trio in a couple weeks and Kevin, I too will be pickling hides. I have been watching this channel and I like how this woman explains how she goes processing her hides. Thought it might help. Have a blessed weekend and Merry Christmas.
Oh you are so lucky - here in Queensland Australia we are not allowed to have rabbits even as pets due to the Myxomatosis which explained is: A condition characterized by the growth of many myxomas. A highly infectious, usually fatal disease of rabbits that is caused by a pox virus and is characterized by many skin tumors similar to myxomas. Your new rabbits are just gorgeous. Cheers Denise
I have a mixed herd of Chinchilla, Florida White, Silver Fox, Rex and California. They have some beautiful babies. Haven't tastes them yet as we have just started breeding. Have some 6wks old. Good luck with your new herd they are beautiful.
They are beautiful. And will be a great addition to your breeding stock. I would keep at least a trio. That way if one doe fails the other one can breed you a new breeder doe.
We raise silver fox. The are wonderful meat and we show them. Coats need to be brushed a lot for the best pelts. They do come in 5 colors. Black, blue, lavender, chocolate and white. These are my favorite. They have the best personality out of the 3 breeds we raise.
I'm glad to hear you'll be doing the hides. I know it's hard work, takes a lot of time, but to not throw anything away is so much better. Celebrate rabbit poop galore!
So exciting!!!! I want to expand my heard as well and get some more color into it. I just have Californians at this point but seriously considered the silver fox. I want to breed some endangered species as well
So I just watched this video of when you got your silver fox rabbits. So so cool. I would love to get a young pair of Silver fox from you this Spring at the farmers market if possible. Please let me if I can do this .
Beautiful breed. Congratulations. Love your videos, and LOVE your sweet spirits. SUPER ENCOURAGING to those of us who just moving toward your lifestyle. Thanks for sharing it all with us.
Wow, how generous of Raylene! You are truly blessed! Was sweet of you to bring her a gift from your homestead. We just left Kentucky, what a beautiful state!
What a beautiful person Raylene is to reach out to you with this amazing gift of rabbits & cages. Looking forward to learning and watching you learn about this new breed you're raising on the homestead. Time to build more tractors! Thank you for the bloopers! 👍
We were fortunate to find a breeder who was ending their ‘career’ with rabbit breeding who was selling off cages and equipment. In our area EVERYTHING is somehow ‘rare’ and ‘dear’ when it comes to price for sale…but we got into rabbit breeding with 10 does,1 buck, NZW’s and 20 cages all for about $700. The nice part is not the paying of the start up or the work in converting the barn but that a dressed rabbit in our area sells for $54.00 properly sectioned and ready to cook. I think I would rather live further out where things are cheaper but when you get older you need to be within a shorter distance of a good hospital etc. life goes on.
i HAVE A SILVER FOX IN THE OVEN AS I WATCH THIS! Its my first harvest of my livestock that i have been raising for the past 5 months. i am up to about 40 rabbits between silver fox and blue american both heritage breeds. I cleaned the meat in an intense lightning storm in my covered porch. it was a very surreal and rewarding effort and i cant wait to enjoy my efforts. well off to check on the oven!
HEY WAIT A MINUTE! Your in the ozarks! So am i where are you guys at, Im south of rolla.
We are near Ava.
How was it!?! I've never tasted rabbit.
I also have American Blues if you would be interested in expanding the genetic diversity of your herd.
SOMEONE SELL ME RABBITS
This is what Homesteding is all about God Bless
Special Rabbit Bread, cages, waters, feeders, nesting boxes. That is a large cost of money. great find.Good stuff.
Positive humans as you are, attracting positive vibes, nice
Wow! How sweet of Raylene to bless you with all those rabbits and their cages! What a gift!
God bless you Raylene!
This is 🎉AWESOME🎉, Best of luck with your new rabbits, God Bless You and God Bless Raylene 🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍
YAY! How exciting. I have been enjoying the rabbit series!
Holly Bunnies, Good for you Guys. GOD BLESS.
Love you guys! Bless you and Thank you Rayleen and daughter for giving such a great gift.
Wow what a blessing! All stages of growth and they are healthy. Cages too wish you the very best moving forward.
I never realized why I really liked u two. But now I do.... FORD 🚙!!!! Awesomeness
Ha, we have 2. Our farm truck is a 1994 Ford F-250. Runs like a champ, mostly. 😊
Living Traditions Homestead I plan on getting a FORD when I leave California and move to Pennsylvania by year's end. I'm finally doing it!
The rabbit dropping are great for the garden.
wow, those are some high quality nesting boxes!
Well, we'll look y'all up when we get ready to raise rabbits. Hopefully you will have some for sale. Great looking rabbits !
Good looking rabbits! Great colors. And those cages appear well built also.
Awww more bunnies. Congratulations. How exciting!!! Very sweet and generous as well. TFS God Bless you all ~Lisa
How fun! What a great present:)!!!
Great rabbits to have on the homestead. I raise these in Hawaii and they are wonderful.
They are so pretty! Congrats :)
So sweet couple, Good luck and God bless the whole family.
They're Beautiful Bunnies
We have rabbits now! We just found 2 breeding New Zealand does, 1 Californian buck and 7 mixed 7 week olds. So excited just watched your raising meat rabbit series for the 2nd time!
OMG! I am SUPER EXCITED about your additions. 😍🤗💓 Makes my heart so happy to see a heritage breed on YOUR homestead because I know you will do your homework and expand even more with the knowledge you gain. Congratulations on your additions y'all 😍😃😄 And a HUGE thank you to Raylene💓 Broke my heart to see the tears😢😔. But she knew they are going to a great home😉. God Bless you all for sharing your life and your blessings with us 💖 -Karen
We love you guys. You are like a part of our homestead. We learn so much from watching your videos. Until next time, thank you and God bless. :)
How wonderful. I just purchased a registered pair of Silver Fox Rabbits. My female is black and my male is chocolate. I am really excited to see what they throw. Cant breed right now because it has been -30 here in MT. Blessings for your rabbit endeavors.
Silver fox come mainly in back, but also blue and chocolate. Cool you have them all.
Awesome update and blessings
Love your videos! They never disappoint! Thanks, and God bless!
Fyi, i saw a Joel Saladin video about having rabbits in greenhouse, i thought or small cattle panel house. Raise rabbits off ground 3 ft or so. Then raise chickens down below. Could use wood chip bedding. Allow pellets to fall
Mix chicken feed with pellets. Chickens eat. No rabbit mess on ground. Would have to clean up every once in a while. Great combiner of space and location to feed, water, and check on.
I love how well you both work together ...... beautiful couple😄
What a lovely gift! You'll really have to keep good records with another buck and more does! Congratulations!
Awesome video I love rabbits 🐇 I’m thinking in getting 2 rabbits thank you for this video God bless you 🌷🌸🌻
That was so nice of that lady, wow.
I have been interested in this breed for my future homestead, as well as learning how to tan hides. Definitely keep us posted! Thank you so much for sharing!
You will love the Silver fox rabbits we raise them and love them.
Wow, very cool addition! We are looking for some Silver Fox rabbits to start breeding for meat, but they really don't seem to be that prevalent in our area. Just some recently weaned does and a buck that we can handle and get to know us. Most breeders have New Zealands and Californians, and sure they would be sufficient for our needs, but I love how Silver Foxes look and the idea that they are more rare adds a sense of value also. We are on a wait list for a breeder in Festus, but she doesn't have them frequently, and who knows how big that list is? They really are pretty rabbits! Have fun with them!
Nice congts on y'all expansion good luck hope it goes well 💖🙏
The rabbits seemed very relaxed, I would have needed a tranquilizer if I was transporting them in the trailer. Good job! Laura
Wow, I bet you were so excited. I am seriously thinking of starting rabbits this spring and why I have been checking out your videos and others to decide what breed, or breeds I want to go with. Thanks for all the information you share.
Love and blessings to your family,
Jim
I love your videos, because of your informative videos I would love to raise rabbits some day on my homestead. I had wild rabbit meat once that my son hunted, skinned and cooked and I must say it wasn't bad at all. Keep the videos coming.
Wow guys I was nice of her to give you such a beautiful breed of rabbit !! Superb 😁🌱🐇🐰
those are great looking rabbits, look forward to watching some tannin' going on
I hope you guys succeed on your farmstead.. Sarah, reminds me a while lot of my daughter...they seem to be engaged at whatever they are doing... good luck
What a blessing to receive all the bunnies and cages. Glad you made the trip safely.
How sweet of her! Beautiful rabbits.
Thank you Rayline! Your an angel!
I love that her rabbits have toys.
You made another friend 😊 Pretty rabbits 🐇
Wow blacks, blue and chocolates. Nice
I'm so interested in the Silverfox rabbits!
Beautiful rabbits
How fabulous! What a great haul!
They ARE very nice rabbits!
What a wonderful blessing that you guys receive God's looking out for you thank you for sharing
Wow!! How exciting!! I live in Central KY and thanks to you guys Videos I have started a new garden and we finally have rabbits!! :D. Our doe is due Monday!! So exciting!
They are very pretty. I just had my very first successful breeding with my new zealands. I am so excited to finally have babies. Good luck with your new bunnies.
Silver fox rabbits are awesome, i used to raise them and may get back into them one of these days had a lot of issue with them dying in the heat of the summer, but very good tempered rabbits out of the hundreds i raised over a few years never had one that was mean. And also she gave you what looks like a nice new zealand. Good luck with the silver fox and the brown ones are chocolates.
Happy farm God Bless...
CONGRATS ON THE NEW RABBITS ON YOUR HOMESTEAD😎👍🏻 THEY All LOOK SO CUTE AND ADORABLE
Sarah...these rabbits are beautiful...How about starting a new venture? Rabbit fur products??? You are so crafty. It's a shame to not put these beautiful bunnies into every useful item possible.
Exciting you guys. Thanks for sharing.
The rabbits are absolutely beautiful. I love their colors. Best wishes with your new rabbits.
Becky Davis
Best wishes on your new project. I have seen Silver Fox rabbits and they seem to be beautiful rabbits. Nice scenery.
Went back to see this video again. I am getting a trio in a couple weeks and Kevin, I too will be pickling hides. I have been watching this channel and I like how this woman explains how she goes processing her hides. Thought it might help.
Have a blessed weekend and Merry Christmas.
Awesome, the rabbits are super cute, I love the silver color.
Beautiful rabbits. Wow and she gave you all those cages. Great
they didn't say weather or not they the got the gages free or buy them or have to return the cages, I just hope the give in return to families in need
Awe love the colors! sure wish you guys were close, I sure would love to have some of these Silver Fox . How awesome!! They have a great home.
Oh you are so lucky - here in Queensland Australia we are not allowed to have rabbits even as pets due to the Myxomatosis which explained is: A condition characterized by the growth of many myxomas. A highly infectious, usually fatal disease of rabbits that is caused by a pox virus and is characterized by many skin tumors similar to myxomas.
Your new rabbits are just gorgeous. Cheers Denise
Wow beautiful rabbits and very nice cages!! My your family has grown!! Lol
I have a mixed herd of Chinchilla, Florida White, Silver Fox, Rex and California. They have some beautiful babies. Haven't tastes them yet as we have just started breeding. Have some 6wks old. Good luck with your new herd they are beautiful.
Love all your videos...
I raise Silver Fox in Maryland. Can't wait to see your results.
They are beautiful. And will be a great addition to your breeding stock. I would keep at least a trio. That way if one doe fails the other one can breed you a new breeder doe.
We raise silver fox. The are wonderful meat and we show them. Coats need to be brushed a lot for the best pelts. They do come in 5 colors. Black, blue, lavender, chocolate and white. These are my favorite. They have the best personality out of the 3 breeds we raise.
What a nice offer
Safe travels. :)
Wow that's awesome 😀
You guys are great! I'd like to see how you make room for them in your bunny barn and see how you run your expanded herd.
I am so in love with rabbits!! I cant wait to get some here at Saint Francis Farms!!!
What part of MO are you in? We sell breeders when you are ready for them.
Love this blessing!,,😘👍🙏
I'm glad to hear you'll be doing the hides. I know it's hard work, takes a lot of time, but to not throw anything away is so much better. Celebrate rabbit poop galore!
I believe cattle panel would hold up cages or could support vertically.
Two does and a duck! You’ll get Easter eggs, for sure!
Awesome video
So exciting!!!! I want to expand my heard as well and get some more color into it. I just have Californians at this point but seriously considered the silver fox. I want to breed some endangered species as well
Presentation, appreciated.
So I just watched this video of when you got your silver fox rabbits. So so cool. I would love to get a young pair of Silver fox from you this Spring at the farmers market if possible. Please let me if I can do this .
Look like they been token care of. That a good sign.
What a beautiful herd of rabbits, can't wait to see more videos on the silver foxes great job guys.
So excited for your journey!
What a wonderful gift! Are you able to show us the rabbitry?
What an awesome gift! They are a very expensive rabbit. Around here they go for $150 each!
Beautiful breed. Congratulations. Love your videos, and LOVE your sweet spirits. SUPER ENCOURAGING to those of us who just moving toward your lifestyle. Thanks for sharing it all with us.
Love seeing your excitement. How fun for you guys. Love it!
Blessings
Kentucky?! hope you have your passport up to date!! LOL
wow id love to have a pair of those to add to my rabbit herd
What a blessing!
Wow, how generous of Raylene! You are truly blessed! Was sweet of you to bring her a gift from your homestead. We just left Kentucky, what a beautiful state!
Will y'all have any available this year? I'm looking for a silver fox trio and a new zeland trio.
What a beautiful person Raylene is to reach out to you with this amazing gift of rabbits & cages. Looking forward to learning and watching you learn about this new breed you're raising on the homestead. Time to build more tractors! Thank you for the bloopers! 👍