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[stevenm73]

Rabbits need straw or hay or some sort of bedding before they get ready to kindle so they can pull their hair to add to the nest. It's amazing she hasn't lost the babies due to the cold if that's all she has in her box. 

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@stevenm73 Thanks for the info....

[GY6vids]

Is the heart you sent me, from one of those HOGS?

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@GY6vids No it is from one of the ones we just butchered,in Janurary....it was about a 275lb hog....

[GY6vids]

@mmlrc6atgmailcom LOL ok=) just got me wondering=) I just put the Hog heart into the Ballistics Gel...LOOKS AWESOME! Going to be shooting it with a 45acp Winchester PDX1 Hollow Point

[TheMultiGunMan]

★★★★★

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@TheMultiGunMan Thanks!

[bigbaddawn]

I really love your idea on the raised pen there. I raise a few hogs too for me and family members that live in the city. Excellent meat, no chems, steriods or antibotics! I have been trying to figure out a cleaner way to do the pens and I really like the idea. How big do y ou let yours get? Mine go around 250-275, how stout of lumber do use to carry their weight? Thanks.

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@bigbaddawn These pigs wont be butchered until JAN 2013 , We do it when it is Cold enough . the foor is 2x4 sawmill oak , anything 8ft and under will work . this is the best way to raise them takes little ground , does not smell much at all ..mountainman

[sixty2jeff]

"Misty's Country Bed and Breakfast" Just make a shack out back. Have city folk come out for overnight. They do the work for their food. Shoot a few rounds with the kids. Help can some stuff. You charge em 500 bucks for the weekend and laugh till the next ones come. It would work except for the loss of your privacy. Thanks for sharing your lives with us all. Many Blessings.

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@sixty2jeff Yes that is a thought, but that would also take alot of doing...And like you said no privacy.....Thank you...

[mds19238]

Keep up the good works...seems some folks are getting a real good look at the down home side of life. Maybe if there were more folks learning some the basics (even if it's by way of the internet) we wouldn't have some of he problems we have today. I guess I'm saying that you bring through the dignity and respect that make life meaningful. God bless you & yours.

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@mds19238 Thanks....

[sassylassy01]

This is one aspect I can not deal with. I am an animal lover and could not be around animals knowing they are going to be... Well you know. I would go w/out if needed. Ever since. I saw the movie "Carrie" I have not really cared for pigs. I do however eat pork and such. I know, I am silly to let a dumb movie affect me but I have a sensitive soul and stuff like that bad stuff sticks. Yuck. Take care and jeep up the good work.

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@sassylassy01 Thanks...

[rmstudio]

Wow you got rabbits.  I used to raise "Checkered Giants" they were big rabbits up to 50 to 55 lbs. It was my job to raise them and butcher them when I was a boy..

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@rmstudio Thanks......That is a big rabbit.....

[rmstudio]

You like bacon son?  "Sir is a pigs ass pork?!" you betcha...

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@rmstudio lol

[hellyeahlol2011]

my rabbit was only a year old and she was breed once. i started trying to breed her about 2 months ago but she wouldnt breed for any thing! and i found her dead this morning. =( do you think by her not breeding that iit was a sign that she was going to die?

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@hellyeahlol2011 I would have no idea, that is strange......So sorry

[ColorMeCrazy7]

It's probably a good thing I don't raise my own food. There is no way I would be able to butcher those cute lil pigs and rabbits! LOL

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@ColorMeCrazy7 oh it is not a hard as you think...Thanks!

[MrBillTroop73]

So, could you knit the rabbit fur into angora sweaters to put onto the rabbits in cold weather?

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@MrBillTroop73 I am sure you could....lol thanks!

[baire702]

the bunnies are darling.

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@baire702 Thank you...

[wizardangel]

Nice Pigs ,cut the boys soon ! Before the flies show up- I just bred my 2does for a march 1st delivery date-I could have had a winter litters as warm as it's been this year ! But hard on bunnies in winter so I skip the 3 coldest months and hope a late freeze spell don't happen in the first 2 weeks of new births ,or high winds strip my hutches of roofs !! I butcher at around 14wks on rabbits and house average 3-4 to a grow out hutch ,they eat better as a group I think,like the pigs,greedy eaters

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@wizardangel Thank you...

[JENS60]

How long will the three rabbits stay??? I hope you will be make an other nice video wenn you take them out kill and undress them..

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@JENS60 Not lobg, will be butchering them after this weekend....I already have a rabbit butchering video...Do not know if I will be makeing another one....Thank you..

[AjPrepper]

Camera hog.. cute lol! The bunnies look like they are going like crazy. Have a gr8 day guys.. Aj

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@AjPrepper LOL...thank you...

[masterchrisd]

Great idea.

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@masterchrisd Thanks!

[TurkeyCreekPrepper]

Butcher them boogers LOL. Congrats on the addition to the farm and freezer (eventually). Thanks for sharing.

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@TurkeyCreekPrepper Yep, butcher them little boogers....lol. thank you...

[TheHossUSMC]

mmmmmmm

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@TheHossUSMC Oh Yea.../:-)

[PreppingOnABudget]

I love the idea of the raised pig "parlor". I had a heck of time last year keeping our pig pen cleaned out... looks like your and Mountain Man's idea and construction will work good. Rabbits are on the way back here too. Rabbits are so easy to raise. ;-)

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@PreppingOnABudget Yes it is the only way to raise them..Thank you...

[qualqui]

Beautiful piggies and the rabbits too,...nice lookin' bacon here and some great pork chops too!! Thumbs up to ya Misty Shooter!! =D

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@qualqui Thank you so much!!!

[Rogerthat5x5]

Good looking hogs! Rabbit stew sounds good!!

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@Rogerthat5x5 Thank you, yes it does sound good.../:-)

[SouthernPioneer1965]

Makin Bacon!

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@SouthernPioneer1965 Ohhhhh Yeaaaa.....

[videosbymike]

Pork the other white meat.

Glock n Load,

Mike

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@videosbymike That sure is right...Good to hear from you....Mountainman just picked my up a 250 mega round pk at walmart for my 9mm.....Can't wait to go and get some practice in......

Glock n Load

Misty

[1023471965]

Good video. Thank you for sharing the 'the adventure of life' with all of us. ++ Also, it's good to hear it called manure. A kinder more useful product. But, saying, 'Dang, all this junk around here is piling up quicker than pig-manure.' doesn't express the same disgust.

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@1023471965 Thank you very much......It is a more kinder word.....

[tearmakerman1]

LOL, "Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise." Loved to hear that from a true southern person. My Granny used to tell me that all the time. Good looking hogs there.

Love and blessing to you and yours!

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@tearmakerman1 Yes Ma'am, If the Good Lord is willing we have big plans on that little ol' piggy....Thank you...God Bless

[rdnkrfnk]

so when we puttin one o them pigs on the grill them rabbits r comin rite along i gotta fix rabbit pens this weekend if i can hold up till then n dont overdo it

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@rdnkrfnk Gonna do something similar to that...that is ganna be a surprise though....well unless it does not work out then it is gonna go to the grill.....We need to do some much needed work on out rabbit pens too.....Thanks!

Don't over do it...

[rdnkrfnk]

@mmlrc6atgmailcom imma try not to overdo it but the weather here posed to be in th70s all week n im lovin me some outside time before the heat wave hits n i cant go out lol

[skybirdbird]

breakfast, lunch and dinner... :-)

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@skybirdbird Sounds like a winner to me.../:-)

[1oldarmyguy]

Little piggy on day you are going to grow up and be BACON! Yumm.

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@1oldarmyguy It sure is .Thanks!

[minnesotahillbilly1]

mmmm bacon on the hoof, good luck with the new hogs,good luck with the rabbits,God bless you and yours greatings from minnesota,lyn

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@minnesotahillbilly1 No better way to have it except in jars...Thanks!

[marshwillow]

Makes me want rabbits....hungry for some Rabbit

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@marshwillow Yummy...Thanks!

[PopPrepper]

SoooooWeeee! Lookin' good my friends, keep it going-

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@PopPrepper Doggy......Thank you...

[TimmyOFlinn]

I smell bacon, I smell pork, run piggy piggy I got a fork!!!

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@TimmyOFlinn LOL....not fast enough though...thanks!

[KEPoles]

I'm a new subscriber, born raised and living in the city. I sat down with my pulled pork sandwhich in hand and was greatly saddened to hear talk of butchering little piggies. Kept right on eating. Don't know if I'll ever be able to butcher. Thanks for the video.

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@KEPoles uuupssss.....makes it a bit more tastier...lol..jk...Thanks!

[Allen2045]

Hope one of the does not try to escape like last time. All the animals look nice and healthy. 

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@Allen2045 These are not wild like the last ones we got...Thanks!

[JENS60]

Nice video......very Nice rabbits...You have a lot of rabbits in One cage isnt it?

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@JENS60 Thank you...Yes, that is why I need to get the other 3 butcherd so I can time them out some...

[AussiePreppers]

Good luck with this lot Misty & family - nice to see more rabbits surviving. Hopefully you'll do a butchering vid on those guys...

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@AussiePreppers Thank you...

[tjbollman1]

Like Sarah Palin says. "They are real pretty, and even prettier in my freezer". Good job!

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@tjbollman1 It sure will be....thanks tess..

[TheDaytonDevil]

Great vid! GOD BLESS!

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@TheDaytonDevil Thank you!

[sunshinerinker]

love the update. 

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@sunshinerinker Thanks!

[CHEECHAKOSMONTANA]

The piggies look cute and yummy at the same time LOL and all the little bunnies. Now can you can those or do you have to freeze the bunny meat? Thanks for sharing!!

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@CHEECHAKOSMONTANA No doubt...you should have seen the tiny ones...they were so cute the children wanted to keep on as a pet....I told them NO......It just depends on what is going on or how many rabbits I have, I will put these in the freezer, but with a big batch I will can them....Oh it is so good canned and to make pizza with canned rabbit meat....I will fry or bake the ones in the freezer...Thank you, the girls are loving there sweaters....

[ammohead73]

Mmmm......Bacon!!!

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@ammohead73 Bacon, Bacon, Bacon.......

[johncap9]

Wonderful!! You're a model of self-sufficiency that is the goal of all preppers! Thank you so much for sharing.

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@johncap9 Thank you so much!!!

[gingergargoyle]

Misty another great video - two quick questions (1)if you breed chickens & rabbits, why don't you breed your own pigs? (2)do you all the meat from the pigs or just the major bits? My dad used to tell me stories of my grandfather using the head meat to make head-cheese and such

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@gingergargoyle Thank you....well it would cost about $500 a yr. to feed a sow and bore, you really do not make much money on raising pigs, and you have to be set up right, so she does not roll around on the babys and well you know....I use all the meat except the head, a lady in the community takes all of them and makes scrappel with them...anothe older cpl come and take all the feet to pickle....she also makes head cheese with the head meat too....

[GrammyTammi]

Forget going to a "dude ranch" for vacation, I want to go to your homestead for vacation so I can learn all you do. I so wish we lived on property in Montana instead of this match-box community in the desert. I can't even have chickens... so sad.

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@GrammyTammi Lol thank you!!!

[Herbalpagan]

They are looking like some good rabbit coming your way! Those are nice pigs, hope they grow up fast and fat like the last ones!

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@Herbalpagan yes I am happy, we have not had a good liter since we 1st got them....Thank you, I hope they grow nice and fat too.....

[TheMrsVolfie]

I would cover up those newborn rabbits with that loose fur...

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@TheMrsVolfie They were covered up, I had just moved it back so you all could see them, that was actually the 1st good look I had of them.....Thanks!

[TheMrsVolfie]

@mmlrc6atgmailcom Sorry Hun! I didn't realise it sounded like I was being critical! I wasn't finished commenting but supper started to boil over...LOL! You have beautiful rabbits! I love the pig pen also! We got 2 little piggies..but they are in the old chicken coop right now because we are under over 2 feet of snow..so until April they are in the old coop with a heat lamp! God Bless! Can't WAIT to make bacon and I am going to try ham bring without the pink salt too!

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@TheMrsVolfie Oh I didn't take it bad, sorry if it came out like that, It was truly the 1st good look i had of them, you could see them much better with the video camra, That is ok sweetie....Thank you, that is good you have some where to keep them, that is alot of snow, we have not had any here this year, well one time it snowed so hard you could not see, but it didn't stick....Good luck with your pigs....God Bless!!!

[EastTennesseePrepper]

Good looking animals. Leave it to you all to get my mouth watering even though they are still walking around lol.

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@EastTennesseePrepper Lol...better get a bigger bib, for what I haveplanned with the bigger one... Thanks!

[SOUTHERNANDPROUD1861]

I love pork belly.ribs.sausage.ham.well i love the hog noise to tail i would even eat the oink if i could

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@SOUTHERNANDPROUD1861 ME TOO>>>>>

[HillbillysNdaBush]

MMMMMM BACON!!!! Here lil piggy hmmm 6 weeks.... i think i see a whole hog getting smoked on a cooker..lol Thanks for sharing Misty. BTW hi mountain man, you are doing a fine job running that camera.

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@HillbillysNdaBush You bet.....Thanks!!!

[susannamcintyre]

How old are the rabbits when you butcher them? We are looking to get meat rabbits soon.

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@susannamcintyre 8-10 weeks, just as soon as they are big enough....

[blankthree]

thanks for the vid.

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@blankthree Thank you~!!

[arkansasprepper]

Great video!

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@arkansasprepper Thanks Rick!

[Punxsyjumper]

We name our steers too. Louie Loin Tips and Robby Rump Roast.. We were thinking about getting some pork but didn't really want the mess. You just gave us a great idea. Thanks a bunch.

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@Punxsyjumper Nice, I would not raise a hog any other way...they were actually the cleanest hogs we took to the butchering...Thank you

[thebudgetarmory1]

Ah, cute deliciousness.  LOL!

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@thebudgetarmory1 Now that is the perfect way of saying it...Thank you!!!

[SouthernBellePrepper]

I love opening up my email and seeing a notice that you have a new video. That's some good looking bacon! Do you can any of your pork?

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@SouthernBellePrepper Oh how sweet thank you.....Yes we like to can some of our pork.....It is the best that way....Thanks!

[geraldb4201]

how much to hogs sell for in your area up here for the little ones its from 60 to 75 each we are looking at getting 3 or 4 this april or the first of may

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@geraldb4201 wow, we gave 30-35$ a peice for ours.....

[penguinistas]

@mmlrc6atgmailcom Hi Misty, Thank you for posting the video. It's informative and appreciated.

Can I ask you please, where do you go to get your hogs? And do you feed them till they are a certain age or till they are a certain weight?

[leo226644]

@mmlrc6atgmailcom wow pigs that size are 100$ up here more for bigger ones

[marceloifbh]

GROW, LITTLE BACON! :)

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@marceloifbh GROW.........Amen.

[ArtisanTony]

I know this sounds girly but I admire you for being able to keep those animals and take them for food. I would be naming them and keeping them all as pets :) haha!

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@ArtisanTony Lol...we name them and eat them.....Thanks!