My Secret Weapon Against Rabbit Poop | Rabbit Colony Herd Integration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Come along with me today and I'll show you my secret weapon against rabbit poop and how I will deal with it moving forward. Have fun with the bunnies, the piggies and other critters on the farm. #rabbitcolony #rabbitpoop #bunnies
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16:17 to answer your question, yes. Regardless of gender, they will mount each other as a display of dominance. Sometimes a doe will mount a buck meaning she is ready to breed. Not all does will mount a buck. Note, not a rabbit expert by all means, looking to start a colony myself but I have raised rabbits for a few years. Hope this helps anyone who reads this..
So much to learn, but I’m on the right track. Good advice thanks. We’re having a lot of fun with these rabbits and they sure do love winter.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Definitely, Good luck. Rabbits are awesome and fun little creatures.
I really appreciate which great life you give your animals. Most english speaking TH-camrs I saw should take an example on your way. Awesome. All the best to you, your family and the animals!!!
Ha ha ha ha I've never thought of vacuuming rabbits litter
Nicely done 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦
I've got to say these are some lovely colony..... i wish to have a farm like this
They are so adorable 🥰 🥰 🥰
You could litter train them,I have 3 in my porch that’s like a second living room,so I bought one those storage bins that go under bed , put some hay in there ,if they have accident, pick it up and put it in the box if it’s Pee take paper towel dip it in the pee and put it in the box ,they will always have accidents,but you won’t have to clean as much,I do put unscented litter in the box ,then pee pads over that,or if you get boxes a lot ,you can cut them use at the bottom then hay going across the back,just a idea
They can really bite,when I bonded the 3 I have in the porch,it took awhile I separated the porch for awhile,I have 2 females one male,so females would fight but now they all lay together,life is good
Such a great video ❤😊
You are so kind
Your rabbits are so healthy. ❤😊
Make some kind of sifter in bottom of bucket to get sand out.
Oh this is so nice i built a 10x12 shed and have all my bunnies 🐰 run free lots of box and bail grass they love it i just keep the buck in cages
Sooo lovely🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Your camera or handy camera ...makes (fantastic )...beautiful videos❣️
It was soooo sweet.....your wife plays ball with the dogs❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😆😆it soooooooo nice to see❣️❣️😊
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Sweet and beautiful buns abound!! Auntie Olive is growing on bigger Billy now too. Looks like Chunk wants to run the rabbit den as he is pretending to be king of the castle 🏰. This is one fun farm with great looking carrots from the garden!! Sending hugs to you all🍁
Those carrots were so sweet too, still lots to harvest but they’re just not ready yet. Hopefully before it gets too cold.
Gender doesn't really matter with mounting. Rabbits do it as a dominance thing, so buck>doe, buck>buck, doe>buck, or doe>doe.
As far as sexing goes, does will have a slit, or it kind of looks like a hardshell taco, whereas bucks will have a more circular shape, some say it's a donut or burrito. It does look quite different when they are adults but once you know what you're looking for, it's not too difficult to distinguish the differences.
Just found your channel! Do you know bunnies can be litter box trained? I would use a cement mixing tub, put some sand and poop in it and see how that works. Sure would save you a lot of time :)
Yes I did know that and I did try. But I used wood pellets maybe they didnt like it cause they never used it. I’ll setup a box with sand when I get a chance & see how it works out. Thanks so much.
@@HiddenSpringFarm I really hope it works out for you!
Or you could make a box for them ,have designated area
I really love your homestead/farm setup. I like how you think about animals and how you take care of them. Wonderful! I am curious if you ever leave on trips or anything and how do you do that. I want to get into this kind of animal variety but might have to leave for a week once every year or two. I do not know the best thing for that as I do not have a network of people who are into this kind of thing.
When they chin everything they’re marking territory
Those carrots look good. I have a problem trying to grow them
I was surprised cause it was so late in the season but they were still doing well, very hardy
You have done a beautiful job with your farm! Just one thing, remember to wash your hands if you get scratch by any animal! Clean the scratch fast as you can ! So you don’t get infected
Yeah I’ll even rub in some hand sanitizer…it’s stings but that means it’s working right 😂
Might be good to have tetanus injection if you haven't already..
Over in the states we have a couple of the compost sit and powders it down and sells it because it’s a great fertilizer
Oh really eh that’s cause it’s a really good fertilizer and easy to manage.
I think you would find that same 5 gallon bucket and a flat square point shovel would have been less expensive than the vaccume and with that many rabbits don't let it accumulate past a week 4-5 days is better and you won't have sickness or flys as bad either and sexing the rabbit the doe has a v shape down below the male has a pogo stick till his balls drop and gloves will keep you from being scratched and bitten they have some really good teeth as well
LOL haha the geese theybacked off when they saw you wouldn't tho love it. it's off season but why not see if you can incubate those eggs, see what sort of fertility rate they have going? I love olive's relationship with billy and slowly also bobby.
We’ll I ate scrambled goose eggs the other day and it was a fertile egg cause I could see the small white dot on the yolk. Huge yolk too.
Also is there just a dirt floor n nothing under the dirt🧐just curious if they try to dig out? Thanks
1x1 fencing so no escapees
What's the size of your colony barn?
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Bucks will mount bucks .... they are just very energetic to mate is all. If they do not have a female they make do. Kinda sad but true. Eventually they will mellow out and be good. Now if you see a mating take ... falling over then you can be confident of the bucks vs does. Don't feel bad about not getting it right. I myself have had the same issues. I thought I got it right and ended up with litters that were not meant to be.
What brand of feed is that sir? Just got our first Doe she wasn’t friendly at first but is already doing great and being social with our cats lol loves to come cuddle in bed with me!!! Love your vids just found ya thanks brother ❤
I get the Rabbit feed from our local farm store, around here it's Rolling Hills brand. Our cats and buns don't cuddle but they don't fight either so you're doing well.
Rabbit babies make a jailbreak 😝
Haha right! The older Does picked on them that first day but since then they get along fine and all sleep in that burrow I made…yesterday I saw 7 rabbits in there 😆
what camera do you use?
Oh I mainly use a Sony ZVE-10, but for wet work a go pro. Of course my iPhone too.
The does will castarace the bucks if you let them stay in with the does
WOW viscous little things eh.
I am fascinated that the cat don't kill the rabbits. My neighbors cat kills every one of my rabbits if it gets the chance.
Haha yeah the cats will swat their butts softly but that’s about it. Baby bunnies are a different story and need to be protected.
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