Moving quail chicks & culling rabbits we love | VLOG
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- In this video I move my quail chicks out to the garage and talk about culling one of my favorite rabbits, Clove. Clove is a Creme d'Argent, a rare breed of rabbit that set my breeding program up for success when I got her back in 2020. Unfortunately, her time at my rabbitry is coming to an end. This is never an easy thing to talk about, but as a responsible breeder I have to do what is best for my animals.
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Clove has lived a very full loving life and to not suffer is the kindest thing you can do for her.
She had definitely been spoiled ❤️
@@TealStoneHomestead Hi my name is Maddie and I am staring to do a mini lop business and i really like your big rabbitry hutch that you made and my family wants to build it so i wanted to ask you for your demensions for it because i'm only 12 and this is the only way i could contact you. My parents don't let me have facebook or instiagram. And i have a couple of questions for starting a rabbity business
Culling is something I’m having a very hard time wrapping my head around. I love my animals all so much, especially my bunnies. I had to cull my first chicken here on our homestead maybe a week ago. Something got ahold of her and ripped her crop open and unfortunately I can’t fix that and I couldn’t let her suffer. So I pulled on my big girl pants, and through tears and lots of prayers I did what needed to be done, then cried some more. Ugh! Being a responsible animal owner and making those tough decisions, can be so heart wrenching. I’m so sorry you’re facing this with one of your favorites. All my hugs and love to you friend!
So sorry to hear about Clove! Culling a loved breeder is hard!! Thank you for sharing even the sad parts! So many people get into breeding and don’t realize that where there is life there is also death.
Do you have a compost pile set up for all of the hot manure from the quail? Putting their droppings directly on the garden without composting could lead to burning any plants you try to place in the same beds. Love that the size of that section in your garage worked out perfectly for the quail! How lucky is that?!?!
I was amazed it fit!! Just barely!
We don’t plant in-ground until around beginning of May, so I figured several months would be enough to break it down 😊
aww. we shall miss Clove but it is understanable for the best of the bun bun. I don't know if it was always her but i always loved seeing the creme bun buns.
You will definitely see more cremes in the future. Most of them are her heirs. She will be greatly missed ❤️
Yay! All the babies!
So sorry about Clove. When you know its what has to be done its still hard. Try to hold onto all the good memories. Glad we all got to know her. Thanks for sparing her and buffering us a little.
So sorry about Clove. That's just too bad. I have my favorites too and it's always hard to see them go.
I just had to cull my very first californian Casper. He wasn't doing good at all. It was so heart breaking. Especially when it's a rabbit that started it all. I do have his offspring but he was special.
I’m so sorry for your loss 😞
@@TealStoneHomestead and I'm so sorry for yours. ♡
So sorry to hear about Clove. It’s the worst to lose a loved breeder.
It really is.
I keep feed bags of rabbit poop, too! Currently have abut 5 full ones out in the garage. Hoping to sell them all in the spring.
*hugs* I know what Clove meant to you. Our Harper (1st Grand Champion Silver Fox) wasted away like that after her last litter too. It sucks is an understatement! You are a great Rabbit Mama... You gave her a great life.
Love the new quail babies... Very pretty colors.
Thank you Beth ❤️
As always I enjoyed your vlog! I’m so very sorry about Clove I know how much you love her.
Then you😊💕
I know it's hard, but thank you for talking about Clove. I'm getting my first trio this coming Friday and I need to hear the good the bad and the ugly. It really is helpful!
Hi :) a little tip/hack to help with your quail and your heat plate, I have the same ones, you can use Glad Press N Seal on the top… it won’t cause damage and for the most part the birds don’t bother with it... poke holes for the legs to get through and when it’s dirty just peel it off and put on a new piece… makes clean up so easy and fast!
I definitely might try that! I’ve been scraping it with a pan scraper after every bath. Little buggers are poop machines 💩
@@TealStoneHomestead cool it really is a cheap time saver... If it has feathers I've probably raised it at one point lol best hack ever
Oh sweet Clove. You will be dearly missed.
She has lived a wonderful life full of love. I’m so sorry you will likely be saying goodbye to her soon. Thank you for sharing her story with us and we pray your heart heals in time with the memories you have of her. Her descendants will take over from here and make sure she lives on through them. Hugs. 🧡
Thank you Kristin ❤️
I'm sorry about Clove. She has been well cared for and loved by you, and you gave her a wonderful life. Cherish her babies. ❤️
She's been loved, and in this goodbye, you're showing her the best love. My heart feels for you. You are AMAZING!
I’m so sorry! Clove has been very loved💚
My heart goes out to you. Such a hard thing to do 💛
That's rough, it really does suck. You're right, we owe them our best efforts, when we can't fix them, we have to do the merciful thing.
You are so right 😞
I've lost two beautiful rex does in two weeks, and it just sucks. I nearly saved one of them, I was furious and heartbroken when she still died. I have one doe left, and it all hangs on her now!
@@Heather-xm9ul that’s so sad! I have 4 mini Rex and they are just as much loved pets as they are breeders. I’m expecting my first 2 litters February 19 and Feb 25. I have a blue/fawn tricolor, a orange/black booted tricolor (bucks) and a lilac otter and blue/fawn harlequin(does) and I would be so sad to lose them. I’m so sorry that happened for you and I hope your last doe does great and lives a long life!
Ha ha im saving all poops as well.. Whole winter poops going to be great garden "soil" for my vegetables in spring.. I tried it last year in one pot and tomato was awesome and maybe twice bigger then rest of them..
So sad to have to lose a loved animal but unfortunately it’s part of life 😢. I was wondering if I could use carefresh paper instead of pine shavings for nest boxes along with hay. I’m expecting my first 2 litters with my mini Rex in February and I have a couple of extra bags of bedding from my hamster. Love your channel! Look forward to an update on poor Clove! Have a great day, god bless!! 🤍💙💕
Yes carefresh would be fine 😊
@@TealStoneHomestead thank you. And one more question. Might be a stupid one. Do does drink more when they are pregnant? My does are expecting thier first litters and one has been bred for a week and she has started to drink 3 times the amount of water than usual. Jus curious 😊
@@BlessedWithPets yes I’ve definitely noticed some drink much more when pregnant and especially nursing!
thanks a lot, now i know why last year i had to take my pet rabbit to euthanasia / doctor. She was 7 or 8 and had cataracts in his eye (s), she was hurt in the jump and his back hurt 😢
I’m so sorry 😢
I am sorry about Clove. that breed is beautiful
You should create teal colored quail lol
I WISH this was possible!! 🤣
I am starting to do baby bunnies and i really like your bunnies hutch that you made and my family wants to build it so i wanted to ask you for your demensions for it and ask you a couple questions.
just curious, but why didn’t you take clove to the vet?
I have many rabbits, and I don’t make much (if any) profit for them. As a homesteader, vet prices are typically out of the question. I am pretty well educated in illness and medicines for rabbits, so I can typically treat them myself. In this case, I cannot fix Clove. so the kindest thing I can do for her is end her discomfort.
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Theres another homesteading channel called Happy Harvest Homestead where they have lost litters and currently have rabbits that are showing the same symptoms as yours. If its possible get a necropsy done incase it spreads. Rhvd is also making the rounds in the us currently isnt it? I'm in the uk and lost all my rabbits last year to it. Xxx
It’s not RHDV with Clove. I did not mention half of the symptoms she has, but it’s not contagious and has been going on for months now.
I am so sorry for the loss of your rabbits 😞
@@TealStoneHomestead brain baffling. fingers crossed you only have one loss. the other homesteader keeps hers in a colony setting xxx
Awww, I'm so sorry Tiffany. Tough go. Farming livestock isn't easy.
I'm so sorry about clove. Do u have any tips for rabbits who give birth on the wire and not in their nest boxes? I have 2 females who do that currently and kits tiny legs get stucked in the wire
Make sure you put the nest box in on day 27 and offer nest material daily until the kindle. If you are worried she will kindle on the wire you can line the floor with cardboard and straw.
That’s too bad. The creme d’argents are so pretty I couldn’t believe they were meat rabbits!
They are a wonderful dual-purpose breed!
Well I have a. Question yesterday I went to feed my rabbits and 3 of my baby rabbits were dead there was nothing Wrong with them why did. They die ????
I’m so sorry that happened to you 😞 there are many reasons this could have happened, rabbits are so fragile.
@@TealStoneHomestead well they weren’t babies that we’re just born there big
And I just wanna to know what happened
third hear. were do you get your cages?
Most of my rabbit cages are from KW cages. The black ones are from tractor supply. All of our quail cages are handmade.
@@TealStoneHomestead ok thanks, me and my dad acculy just made one. and do the females get mad if you tuch there nesting box or clean it
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Seriously???no reason she is skinny because you feed her..? Are you sure you are responsible breeder?
Older animals begin to waste away regardless of how much you feed them. She listed off many things it could or could not be. She mentioned treating for worms, for instance. Some rabbits reach a certain age and their intestines stop absorbing the nutrients they need. The responsible thing to do is treat (which she has) and then put the animal out of its misery if treatments are not effective.