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I personnaly test nesting box with mech !, unfortunatly outside with the wind all duvet come out and it is very bad situation for newborn rabbit. I save them but not whitout effort.

What luck to find this video. ❤ 3:28 This is what I had did with 2 bucks. Thank you 3:40

Hi Bobby, this is a long posted comment but I thought I might share this with your readers as we in Australia are really struggling with the destructive viruses deliberately released by our government for rabbit control. In Australia, we have the csiro to thank for the 3 viruses that annialate bunnies in our country. They are necessary because wild rabbits have descimated our land in the past. However for rabbit pet owners or meat rabbit producers, these viruses are merciless and wipe out ever rabbit. The viruses are carried by vectors. Mosquito's, flies, humans shoes, other bunnies. So if you want to protect your rabbit population you need to exclude the above or immunise. In Australia of the 3 strains circulating, it is not lawful to immunise against one of them and so prohibitively expensive for the other two, even a 6 month protection is twice the cost of the rabbit. So we have a set up whereby we use upsidedown IBC cubes instead of wire cages. Before we turn them over and suspend them from the rafters, we have to prepare them so they are sanitary and easily accessed. To do so we unscrew the top two metal bars near the round fill hole. We the remove the plastic cube from its cage. We then cut a approx. 1 square metre hole in the top of the IBC removing the lid. This leaves about a 10cm or 5 inch edge on all 4 sides. Put it back in it's cage. We then turn it over and cut a large gate access hole on the front, between the cage struts. Through this we access the inside and measure, drill and bolt 4 pieces of untreated pine around the inside edge of the bottom hole. Turn it back the right way and screw with wide washers to cover the hole, with appropriate sized strong wire mesh. It must be large enough to let bunny pellets through but also be comfortable for the rabbits paws. Screw through the plastic into the wood. You could use long metal bracing strip to secure the mesh and drill though. Turn back upside down. Now you have a wire bottom to the cube. BUT it has wood preventing the faeces from escaping. So you need to drill on the outside edge behind the wood a series of holes in the plastic. Also drill a few part way through the top of the wood also. These holes are to give the cement something to grip to. You are then going to use premix concrete to slope down the edges over the wood, so all faeces rolls off onto the mesh. This creats a gently sloped edge all the way round and is a nice resting place for the rabbits too and is easily cleaned down with a hand broom or pressure hose. Finally make a fold down wire door to cover the access hole but ensure it is wider in all dimensions than the entrance hole by a good 3cm or 1 1/2 inch. Cover this door entirely with aluminium fly wire by placing wooden battons on the outside and the fly wire attached to these on the outside. Do not let the rabbits near this fly wire. They chew it.. Hang you IBC up, upside down. It will be very heavy, use many strong individuals to help. Secure firmly with carribenas and chain. Purchase a human bedroom mosquito net and a large hard plastic kiddies swimming pool shell. Place the spread out mosquito net under the IBC... sit the shell on it. Lift up the mosquito net up and around the shell and the IBC and attach it with pegs to the metal framing. I stuff all the extra netting in the gaps to prevent insects. Nothing gets to my rabbits and we have been doing this now successfully for 3 years. Yes it is quite a project, but quite cost effective and it keeps the insects away and the netting away from the rabbits and faeces. Therefore the netting lasts. We tried putting nets over wire cages, the rabbits chewed them to bits. We tried aluminium wire on wire cages and nets over, the rabbits chewed the aluminium wire. So this us our answer for ultimate protection. If you wanted more ventilation you would need to create more holes higher up and protect with aluminium screening, probably screwed and glued on the outside. We live in in a -3C up to 44C climate and our rabbits do well with frozen fruit juice bottles of water in the cage, one each to lie on.... on days above 35C. They do fine. We don't breed over summer at all, so it is holiday time for them all. Hope this helps someone. Oh yes always buy a food grade IBC.

Its all technically chemical free meat.

Your videos are SUPER helpful! Now, as a PH.D in hard sciences with an adult child who is slowly recovering from some serious health issues, I've done a ton of research into glyphosate/roundup. I strongly recommend you don't go near the stuff nor ever use it on your property. If you want, look into it beyond what any agency or company might say. My state of residence had a team in the past trying to get it banned here for good reason. Gut microbiome is suppressed (makes sense, think what it is used for). This can lead to autism in young humans, and many other serious issues for any age group. I teach at the college level and was a national scholar as a young man, so I don't say this lightly. Anyhow thanks again Bobby, YOU deserve national recognition yourself for all your contributions. Bravo!

I don't suppose you have plans for your 4 cage hutch? I realize I could do the math with the 3 cage plan but knowing me, I would mess it up and I'd rather not re-invent the wheel if its already out there. ..Also, it's missing the Materials List/What you're gonna need. its listed for the roof build but not the main part of hte hutch. I tried piecing it together for a complete list but I can't quite figure it out

you're telling me that not diced chicken breast at the 6:08 mark????

thank you for your help

I just wondering, if your wire on your sides is 24” why cut it to 18”, isn’t 24” a better size

I accidentally put the flooring on my cage the wrong way. Is that a big deal. I am worried.

What was the gauge of wire that you used for the bottom?

The Dutch is not good in the heat. I lost 2 due to heat!

Excellent channel!

Oh. That small screw driver trick is gonna help so much. The J clip removal tool is not the best to use. Not worth the $25 & ^ price tag. 😢

I use a Dremel with a cut off disc to remove the old clips. It only takes a few seconds.

lol I don't call it summer, I call it mosquito season .

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Morning Bobby. Yea I have that problem. Fixed it yesterday, gonna get the 16ga. But man the build back better inflation sucks

If lettuce is not an option, would the rabbits be just as healthy with wild forage like plantains, dandelion, clover etc?

I found using an angle grinder can melt the welds making the cage fall apart prematurely.

Poor rabbits on wire cages that’s why thier feet are yellow or hurt glad you put a wood but should do better

With our watching, breed the hell out of them, breed let her have her kits breed again 24 hours later wean kits at 4 weeks out nest box with her and boom another litter

Bobby does a lot of videos. Don’t just watch. Like and subscribe too … that’s it . 80% of some people’s fans don’t even subscribe. Help out the guy who’s helping you.

Just got my first breeders: a Dutch and an all-black Mini-Rex!

They also trust you

So cute 🐰 bunnies

I let mine out of the cage and they are better off free ranging

Good video ..but to much on building..at the end the valuable information was to shot pop up and yellow writing nearly impossible to make out

Thank you. That was very interesting.

My girls in the house all look at me differently now I want to raise meat rabbits ....

"The better I keep them, the more they produce." Sounds like solid advice.

Is it possible to sell Rabbits as Pets only @ a higher price ? I bought mine at a pet store for $100/ each. Just wondering if it's possible. I'm not interested in selling meat or poop at this time. Thank you

Jacaranda tree leaves, mulberry leaves, calendula flowers and leaves and sweet potato vines are great fodder too. The sweet potato's even benefit from being cut back regularly, it makes the tubers bigger.

How do you keep your rabbit so darn calm? Do you breed in the heat of this summer?

Could you us 2x3’s instead of 2x4’s? To make it lighter? How is the weight

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Beautiful set up!! Do you feed pellets to your rabbits? I see 70% of your feed is hay. How does it compare to feeding 100% pellets?

At which week should I remove the does and bucks from eachother? I have bunnies that are 6 weeks old

We are so excited to get our rabbitry going! We bought some Californians and one was pregnant when we bought her about 8 weeks ago. Her first litter was unexpected and on the wire. One of the kits crawled out of the cage and onto the ground with our chickens. He had his rear leg broken and we feared he wouldn't make it. After considering antibiotics or culling, we let him develop and mom's milk helped him fight off the infection. Now, Tiny Tim is doing great and we are about to rebreed mom again. We also have a Rex litter due in 2 days. We use Bobby's spreadsheet for our breeding schedule and are hoping to have filled cages soon! Thanks for all you do Bobby!

Can I feed my rabbits Timothy hay pellets to my rabbits

My rabbits love jers artichoke tubers. Another one i grow for rabbits is cup plant, a native perennial

You mentioned some folks having to AI rabbits due to difficulty breeding... The 3 meat does i have came from a lady who was unsuccessful at breeding for over a year, even though she was experienced with rabbits and also changed out the buck at some point... I took them over, and I have them in a colony, where the three plus my flemish giant have 76 square feet of space in a full-height building and the buck has his own stall, 20 square feet. As soon as the days started lengthening and getting warmer, these girls bred, and they all have healthy litters now! I don't believe in battery cages, in fact i hate the idea, which is why I got into raising my own chickens! When we got into quail, we built a 6x8 building with attached 15x40 aviary, and had zero issues with scalping etc like you get with caged quail, and we were running between 45 and 60 at a time, sometimes up to a third being male! If you're having issues with breeding, throw the cage to the side and try a more spacious, communal and NATURAL setup :)

The babies need to be with their mother until they are at least 8wks old. In some States they can't be sold before 8wks by Law. In the beginning they need to get the Colostrum from their mother for development. At the end they get the Cecotropes from their mother for Gut health.

One of my does just kindled and expecting the next any day. I’m planning on holding off breeding until the first of September. Then breed every 6-7 weeks through next spring. Then another break in the summer. Do you feel like that’s a good plan? I breed for meat.

Love your videos Bobby! I always learn so much. What do you do to keep down flies and mosquitoes from your hutch? I know good sanitation practice is one thing but do you use natural plants or organic means to control pests like that?

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How are those guys so chill with you carrying them and on the table. Mine are running in the air.!

I'm going to have to order the rabbit food plot. Thank you for sharing. Till next time God Bless.

I just let the does wean them

Hello Mr. Rabbit Man.