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does anyone make bunny berry tea for their garden? if so what is the process? oh ya HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all dads!!!!!!!!!!

just finished processing 10 buns for freezer camp. fried up the liver and hearts with onions, wow what a great sandwich. now i know why i started this homesteading. any way should i let the meat rest before feezing. i let my chicken rest for 3 days to let the rigo pass. is it the same with...

do you need to separate the bucks and does while they are growing out. my meat nww/cals are 7 weeks old and was wondering if i need to separate them for the next couple weeks until freezer camp. thanks schmitty

my nzw/cal doe had 12 kits on thursday. 11 good size and 1 peanut. the peanut did not make it. 1 now looks to be under fed. how many kits can be nursed? should i cull or simply let nature take it's coarse.

one of my easter egger hens has gone broody. i hate to cull her. that would bring me down to 2 hens. she has been at it for about 10 days now. won,t come off the nest boxes. as soon as one of the other hens lay an egg she sits on it. i keep gathering butit doesn't seem to make a difference. i...

my nzw/cal kits are 4wks old today. the average weight is 1lb 3oz. all seem healthy,eating,drinking and bouncing around. i have another litter coming next week. when is a good time to wean these buns?

should there be a platform for the mother to get away from the nursing kits? i am also looking into the auto waterer. i can foresee a lot of water bottles once there are 8-20 buns in the grow out stage. is the 5/16 flexible borak system just gravity feed? i do not have running water within...

i think i read 2wks is the time to remove the nest box. is that about right? my 7 kits are 15 days old and i noticed them nibbling on the hay this morning. gotta lower the food dish. the nest box seems to be pretty clean. but the longer it is in there the nastier it will get. what is the...

thanks everyone for all your help with my latest adventure. as for the soul part. i am a recovering alcoholic and decided to get back to my roots last summer after i sobered up. without the diversion of the rabbits and chickens i know it would not have been quite as easy for me. so there you go...

this is both mine and jojo's first litter. she is a 7mo old,cal-nzw,9lbs with seven 10 day old kits. before kindling she was eating about 1.5 cups of pellets per day. since i have started free feeding she has doubled her food intake. she has always been a bit of a pig compared to her sister and...

hi everyone. you can click on my gallery to view 1 wk old pic. sorry it's not the best photo. all 7 still wigglin. they have doubled in weight since they were born. does that seem average? jojo is doing a great job for her first litter. she might be a keeper if i can keep the weight off her. she...

the 7 little guys are all still wigglin. 02-09 birthday weight 15oz. this morning 21oz. although 3 of them seem to be under fed. the other 4 have i would say medium sized bellies. i guess first time mama is not making enough milk. she is eating and drinking more than normal. i am free feeding...

sorry about all the dumb questions. i figure the only dumb one is the one you don't ask. should i check on newborns 1,2,3 times a day? jojo doesn't seem to mind (pretty mellow doe, just skiddish). was thinking once in the morning along with weighing the entire litter. my scale is not accurate...

i felt inside jojo's nest first thing this morning and sure enough buns : :roll: : . i brought the entire cage into the basement this morning after the kindle. is this a good idea? i have done when the temps get real cold but not with newborns. think i will check on the little buggers. there...

my 2 nzw/cal does are on their 30th day today. both seem to be very healthy. they are 7mo old and around 9lbs. we are all first timers. about a week ago one of them was starting to build a nest in her shelter box. they are outdoors so i have 5 sided boxes with an access hole and no bottom to...

did i read somewhere that hazel nut/filbert branches were okay for buns to chew on? (i have plenty) i can not seem to find it again.

when do i start free feeding my 2 pregnant nzw/cal does? the 29th day of pregnancy will be feb 7. they are first time mothers and appear to be in great shape. i am about 80% sure they are both with babies. one for sure. i don't want to over feed them. but i guess a week won't hurt. right now...

for me the story goes. one saturday morning i decided i would like some rabbit meat over the weekend. wild rabbits in my area are not as abundant as they were 20-30 years ago but neither is the available hunting area or time (not the same taste i know). anyway i went to a local food outlet...

hi. does anyone grind and freeze their rabbit meat? if so how well does the meat hold up when frozen. seems to me it would be about like ground turkey but without all the crap in processed turkey. i have been butchering deer for my private use for 30+ years and love to make sausages usually...

hello everyone. i am a rookie at both rabbits and forums. i bred my 2 nzw/calif. does (7mo old) to my buck (8mo old) on jan 10th. one of the girls is building a nest but not the other. could one not have taken? although it looked like the deed was done. i waited 2 hours between the 2 acts. my...