Rabbits

Imperfectly Priceless Pets: Shelter Rescues on the Homestead

Not all pets are perfect.  Some have physical limitations and disabilities.  They may be blind, or deaf, or both.  They…

7 months ago

Basement Bunnies and Grow-box Gardening: The Challenges of Urban Homesteading

Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and a glass of cool sweet tea.  It was…

11 months ago

Multi-purpose Chicken Tractors

Our poultry tractors used to sit dormant in between bird batches, now they are used year round, in a variety…

12 months ago

Raising Meat Rabbits: Lessons Learned Back to Front

If you have never raised rabbits for meat, here is your no-BS primer.  Instead of starting at the beginning of…

1 year ago

Homestead Besieged!

Modern homesteading is difficult.  Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing loves a good chicken dinner; and neighbors sometimes…

1 year ago

Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere (And Look at All That Hair!)

Raising Angora Rabbits for Fur Do you ever wonder if you have what it takes to raise livestock and profit…

1 year ago

Garden Season Extenders and Cold-Weather Husbandry

It may seem strange to think about cold weather when it is still scorching but cold weather is right around…

2 years ago

Raising Rabbits: Like Pulling Food Out of a Hat

Everyone has a few memories of Elmer Fudd out hunting “wabbits” during rabbit season.  If you raise your own rabbits…

2 years ago

Rabbit Stew, or Rabbits, too? Raising Meat Rabbits (Maybe)

My guy, Larry, wanted to make rabbit stew.  After searching in our area for someone raising meat rabbits, and coming…

2 years ago

Heritage Breeds on the Homestead: Oldies, but Goodies

The dream of coming back to basics, down to our roots, and achieving self-sufficiency is a worthy one.  You put…

2 years ago

Angora Rabbits: The Wool Industry’s Pride and Joy

It’s no secret that the world’s softest garment fiber comes from a docile and adorable animal called the Angora Rabbit.…

2 years ago

Cage-Free Rabbits: Fertilizer in Motion

I have always wanted to raise rabbits as a healthy meat addition to our homestead.  The trouble is, keeping caged…

2 years ago