Shelters Are Here!
Rabbit winter shelter is here!!!! Time to get building! It is a 12 x 12 foot structure that is 8 feet tall. In it, I can put 3, 12 foot […]
Rabbits vs Guinea Pigs for Meat: Costs and Considerations Part 2
Now that I talked a bit about the pros and cons that I have found while raising both rabbits and guinea pigs for pet food and my own consumption in […]
Roasty Toasty Piggies!
Well, I took out the plastic drawers out of the drawer holders. I then stuffed them totally full of straw. The plastic part has some holes in the bottom, but […]
Rabbits vs Guinea Pigs for Meat: Costs and Considerations Part 1
There have been a lot of questions recently about the costs of keeping rabbits vs. guinea pigs for meat production. Many of them are in my own head, as I […]
Automatic Waterer
I don’t have a ton of time, so it is super important to save it anywhere possible. Filling up individual water bottles is a ton of work, so connecting four […]
Rabbits FINALLY Have a Proper Setup
So, i have been REALLY behind with the rabbit setup, what with the fact that I got so many on the bargain. It takes quite a bit of capital to […]
Composted Manure Heating System
Well, cold weather is going to fall this weekend. We are looking at nightly lows in the 20’s come this weekend. So, it is about time to get the piggies […]
Sorting Hat for September Babies
Today I did a weigh and sort, so I can put new female piggies of breeding age into the grow out pen. Nico and Jelly both made the 1.3 lb […]
Hopefully the Last Two
Well, I have been observing the 12 remaining baby pigs since I separated them a few hours ago. I added some collard greens into the pen, and if the pigs […]
Two More Lost
So, this morning, I pulled all babies out of the green box and out them out back. Maple leaves and pine straw blew in from somewhere else and these toxic […]
Losses from my Trip
Why do i ever bother leaving?!? Buffy the boar broke into Fluffy the boars cage and vigorously attacked him! Fluffy didn’t end up making it. The small pig that got […]
New Fruit Trees!
Well, I have decided to embark on this Sustainable Homebrewstead process. I have been using the spent grains from the brewing process in baking, and now as livestock feed for […]
Finished Sow Cage
So, I have finally finished the Guinea pig cage! It is for the sows to breed and birth in. It is split into two 16 square foot segments, and is […]
Genetic Defect and a Lost Pig
Guinea pigs can live a few days without food for a few days. It has been a few days since Cassius has given birth, and one of her babies was […]
New Guinea Pig Diet
Part of designing sustainable agricultural food systems is to test out the best ways to raise your livestock for the least amount of money. I have pellets freely available for […]
He Didn’t Make It
Well, poor little sick guinea pig was fine when I left for work. Upright, moving a bit. But, by the time I got home, there was no trace of him […]
Last Set of Guinea Pig Babies: Cassius
Well, this morning I moved Alchymyst to a temporary cage with a nesting box, as her and Magician were hormonal as all get out! While I was out, I got […]
Why are there never enough cages?
I leave on Saturday morning at 7 AM to go to Long Beach, CA for the Soil Science Society for America meeting (so excited, many things that I planned and […]
Lost My First Guinea Pig in Labor
Last night, I noticed that Albie was in labor. Her back was hunched and she was grunting. Usually, labor takes an hour maximum. Three hours later, she was still in […]
Closer to Being Legit
Well, I got my tuition refund, so it is about time to buy some much needed supplies for the rabbitry. I have a bunch of rabbits coming due, and needed […]
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