Raising rabbits for meat is becoming more and more popular. Anyone with even a small yard can raise a few rabbits! Now to the big question: how much will it cost to raise those rabbits to butchering weight? The cost to raise a fryer (young meat rabbit) up to 5 pounds is $4.65-6.30 each, depending…
We all want to be the owners of fast growing, healthy rabbits! However, things are not always perfect! Extreme weather conditions and busy schedules can make getting your fryers up to weight a challenge. What do we need to do with or for our rabbits to keep them growing quickly? To help your rabbits grow…
Many first timers are looking into raising a few rabbits. Especially with the uncertainty in the economy and the hit or miss availability of food at the grocery store, raising food for yourself only makes sense. Rabbits seem like a great place to get started in becoming more self sufficient. But what is the reality:…
Rabbits are becoming more popular with people wanting to be more self sufficient or anyone who wants some home raised, great tasting meat! Now that you are thinking about raising some of your own meat rabbits, you’ll need to know how long it will take to go from birth to processing. Meat rabbits are raised…
Why is it that the cost of rabbit meat is high compared to other meat? Rabbits are common, pretty easy to raise and don’t need expensive facilities to be raised in. Shouldn’t that make rabbit cheaper than other meats? Rabbit meat is expensive because fryers are not able to be effectively fed in large groups,…
Worried about having ticks in your backyard? I love to walk around outside and don’t really mind bugs, but ticks are a different story! How do you reduce or eliminate your tick problem without using insecticides? Backyard birds that will eat ticks are ducks, guineas, chickens and turkeys. Good news, you’ve got some great options…
Is your yard growing a little too well? Now you’ve got plenty of extra grass that needs to be eaten down! What animal will be best suited to eat that grass and leave your place looking good when they are done? Sheep are the best farm animal to eat your extra grass. If you have…
Your pigs can really eat a lot of feed, especially as they get bigger! Will pigs stop eating when they are full or is overfeeding your pigs something you should be concerned about? Feeder pigs can not be overfed, they will stop eating when they are full. Breeding stock pigs can easily be overfed. Feeder…
Feeding out your pigs will be the most expensive part of raising them! Can you raise great pork on the cheap? Let’s look into some feeding options for your pigs and see how they work out for your wallet! The cheapest way to feed pigs for butchering is to use ground feed from your local…
Your chicken processing day is coming quick! Plans are all in place and things under control, or so you thought! Then a huge complication: your plucker is back ordered, for 3 more months! Now what? Consider hand plucking: it’s simple, easy to learn and faster than you think! To pluck a chicken by hand, repeatedly…