Now that it is winter, I have moved the rabbits into the winter shed. It is an old grain storage building that we skidded from one of the neighbors farms. It is divided into two halves. We installed two windows, one on each side.
I have eleven rabbits in it. Two years ago, we built some cages to put in there. They each hold four rabbits. The have a frame under them to hold them. Since we have chickens in there sometimes, we put sloped steel over it, too. We store nest boxes under them. We also have a cage by the door. On top of that cage we have a light. On the back wall I have three cages. Two have rabbits. One is storage.
In the middle I have a frame that holds two storage buckets. Under it there is a chicken nest box. I keep my feed in a 30 gallon trash can.
That is my winter setup. I have two bucks and nine does. I put straw on the floor and when it's available on the floor of the cages. I will hopefully have some pictures on soon of the shed. I hope this has been a help.
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
2015 Marion County Fair
Once again I had a great fair!
It was a tricky fair though. It got up to heat index values of 110 degrees. Another problem was lack of fan coordination. There were fans pointing straight down which caused the hot air to be sucked down. Also there were other fans pointed in opposite directions which caused no air flow. We learned that next year we need to have better fan coordination. We think we have the problem solved!
The heat was very tough, especially, as some rabbits died from the heat. The rabbits were hot during the show too, which made them mad. The good thing is that all my rabbits made it through the fair, and they behaved okay through the show. I did have to switch rabbits right before showmanship it because the heat made my first one mad. I just hope it is cool at state fair!
I got 2 whites for my senior buck and doe, 2 reds for my other senior buck and doe, best of breed for my jr. doe, and best opposite for my jr. buck! I also got Champion Intermediate Showman. I was exited that I got best of breed.
If you want to hear a podcast about me at fair last year, click here, or play the podcast right below!
It was a tricky fair though. It got up to heat index values of 110 degrees. Another problem was lack of fan coordination. There were fans pointing straight down which caused the hot air to be sucked down. Also there were other fans pointed in opposite directions which caused no air flow. We learned that next year we need to have better fan coordination. We think we have the problem solved!
The heat was very tough, especially, as some rabbits died from the heat. The rabbits were hot during the show too, which made them mad. The good thing is that all my rabbits made it through the fair, and they behaved okay through the show. I did have to switch rabbits right before showmanship it because the heat made my first one mad. I just hope it is cool at state fair!
I got 2 whites for my senior buck and doe, 2 reds for my other senior buck and doe, best of breed for my jr. doe, and best opposite for my jr. buck! I also got Champion Intermediate Showman. I was exited that I got best of breed.
If you want to hear a podcast about me at fair last year, click here, or play the podcast right below!
Here are some pictures!
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| Taking my rabbits to the judging table. |
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| The judge is judging my rabbits. |
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I am doing showmanship.
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Sunday, June 14, 2015
Raising Rabbits Podcast!
(press play above to listen to my podcast interview)
Something I really like doing is working on the farm. A way I do that is by raising rabbits. For awhile I planned how I would raise rabbits. Then one Saturday, in May 2012, I built a cage with my dad. The day after that I got my first rabbit, Myuki. Awhile later I got five more rabbits, one buck and four more does. With my new buck we mated Myuki. We still have two of the kits!
My dad asked me to be on his podcast to interview me about rabbits. You can listen to Episode 118 on The Beginning Farmer Show. Below are some of the topics of the interview.
- Start with 2 junior bucks and 2 junior does
- Rabbits are a good way to start a farm
- It's hard to get hardy meat rabbits to raise outside
- When you have a lot of rabbits they take a lot of labor
Please check out The Beginning Farmer and thanks for listening!
Monday, April 13, 2015
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Goodbye, Fryers!
I finally got some fryers to be able to process! Here are some pics!
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| Ready to load! |
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| All loaded up! |
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
The Modern Farmer Boy Show
I was in a couple of The Beginning Farmer Show episodes.
- Episode 22: Listener Questions, An Interview with the Modern Farmer Boy, and A Hard Lesson Learned
- Episode 72: The County Fair, Farming for Kids, and A Hard Lesson
The County Fair, Farming for Kids, and a Hard Lesson - See more at: http://thebeginningfarmer.com/?s=fair#sthash.CpPD545P.dpuf
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
2014 Marion County Fair
I showed some rabbits at county fair. I liked doing showmanship even though I got bit and scratched doing it. The rabbit was scared. This is how I did:
- Pen of 3 = 3rd place
- Individual fryers = 4th, 5th, and special recognition
- Senior bucks = 1st, 2nd, and best of breed
- Senior does = 1st and 2nd
- Junior Showmanship = Champion
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| My pen of 3 |
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| Practicing showmanship |
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| Watching the judge with my pen of 3 |
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| Doing showmanship |
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| My showmanship rabbit |
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