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i think they should be allowed to see the sun ☀️
#HI GUUYYYSS . CRAWLS OUT OF MY GRAVE#IM BACK WITH SOME. NORMAL FNAF SUN ART. I LOVE THEM VERY MUCH UM#AND I JUST WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY AND ALSO GO OUTSIDE. TOUCH GRASS. GET KISSED. WHO SAID THAT#five nights at freddy’s security breach#five nights at freddy’s sun and moon#fnaf sb sun and moon#fnaf security breach#sun and moon x reader#sun/moon fnaf#sun and moon fnaf#fnaf daycare attendant#fnaf sun#fnaf sb#fnaf moon#fnaf#fnaf fanart#fnaf dca#daycare attendants#daycare attendant sun#daycare attendant#fnaf daycare fandom#fnaf dca fandom#dca#dca fandom#dca sun#dca fanart#sundrop#fnaf dca fanart#daycare attendent#fnaf superstar daycare
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get started in meat rabbits masterpost!
yesterday i accidentally hijacked a friend's post and got way more engagement than i expected, which is both amazing and exhausting. so today i present to you: a big post full of resources and answers to the most common questions i've been getting! please refer to this now before dming me with questions <3
information below the cut!
why rabbits?
because they're one of (and in my opinion, THE,) best small-scale meat animal out there. they are relatively small, extremely quiet, can live in cages and therefore do not take up much space, and have a higher feed conversion rate (meaning they make more meat per lb of feed) than chickens, and their poop is AMAZING for gardening! in the footprint of a washer and dryer you can have a trio of breeding animals and space for growing out their litters if you use stacking cages. you just can't beat that.
what do they taste like?
like chicken or turkey. domestic rabbit meat is a very mild, white meat, and can be substituted for chicken in almost every meal. most of my rabbit i grind into mince and use it in place of ground beef. my rabbits, at least, get enough fat to make it unnecessary to cut the mince with pork or beef fat, so even the burgers are really juicy!
will you sell me some meat?
unfortunately in the state of washington it is illegal to sell meat that has been processed at home. at best i could sell you a whole rabbit but you'd have to butcher it yourself.
how much do they cost?
this depends heavily on where you live, though imo they have a fairly low upfront cost relative to other livestock. your biggest upfront expensive will be cages, though you can find good deals on cages and other equipment at livestock auctions/swaps and craiglist/kijiji/similar. the rabbits themselves can be anywhere from free to $100+, though i personally would not pay more than $30-$35 USD for a meat animal (but again, your average prices may vary.) after that, it's all in the price of feed.
feed costs vary from area to area and brand to brand - generally a locally milled feed will be a bit more cost-effective but they can also be lower quality so do your research. depending on your area, you can also feed rabbits partially or even completely on forage or pasture, just make sure you keep an eye on your parasite loads and weights to ensure they are eating enough.
this is a good site that discusses rabbit safe forage: https://riseandshinerabbitry.com/2012/02/26/safe-food-list-for-rabbits/
and this is a good site discussing hay: https://hoppyharlequinsrabbitry.weebly.com/hay-chart.html
this page is focused on other larger livestock but is a decent basic rundown on reading a feed lablel: https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2070/2023/03/FS138E_Reading-a-Feed-Tag.pdf
and a basic overview of rabbit nutrition: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/rabbits/nutrition-of-rabbits#Pelleted-Diets_v54343534
i do not personally believe that feeding hay is necessary for rabbits to be healthy, which is contrary to what most of you may have heard from online sources. we'll talk about that in a minute. all commercially-available pelleted rabbit feets are made with hay, and the 'long-stem' thing you read about is based on studies in ruminant animals that DO need a 'grass mat' to digest properly...but rabbits are not ruminants. they chew up their hay into fine dust, which is basically what pellets are anyway.
what other equipment do i need?
obviously, your first step should be cages. i prefer cages that are either 24x24 or 30x30 inches depending on the size of the rabbit. you generally want a cage big enough for the animal to lay flat on its belly with its legs out and not touch at least one of the sides (i prefer them to be able to touch none,) and tall enough that they can sit up comfortably. i like to err on the side of larger for breeding does, since their nestbox will take up floor space for a few weeks, and the kits need room to run around and grow before they are weaned. weaned kits need a larger cage or hutch to grow out in until they are eating size.
these cages can be wire bottomed or solid bottomed, just be aware of the hygiene differences between these styles of cages. wire cages are not evil, and will not harm a rabbit's feet provided it has proper density of fur. you can avoid foot problems by buying and breeding rabbits with well-furred feet.
other necessary equipment includes: feeders (j-feefers or pro-b feeders are my favourites), some way to provide water such as bottles, crocks, or an automatic watering system, a hay rack if you want to provide hay, grooming tools such as combs and brushes (if applicable; most rabbits will not need much grooming,) nail clippers, a first-aid kit containing things such as scissors, vet wrap, antibiotic gels and drops, saline solution, fenbendazole (brand name panacur, a dewormer,) gas medications such as simethicone/gas-x, critical care (a specially formulated powdered feed that you can mix into a gruel and syringe feed rabbits that won't eat on their own,) probiotic powder, electrolyte powder, and of course, toys!
make sure any provided toys are edible (so avoid plastic,) and will not get turned into mush and cause dirty mats in the cage when peed on. toilet paper and paper towel tubes are great, as are just chunks of untreated lumber offcuts, wooden baby blocks, or soda boxes. if you have some splurging money, bird toy websites like abirdtoy.com have amazing selections of things that rabbits love destroying. i recommend the refillable skewers!
what about vet care?
this is a fairly divisive topic. most vets do not know much about rabbits, and those that do are typically operating on outdated or simply untrue information that aligns with animal rights groups. therefore, a lot of meat and show breeders do not trust or use vets unless the situations are dire or there is disease testing to be done, and then generally we'll go to our state's ag exstension or college lab. i don't want to come off as anti-vet, i am far from it. but i and most people i know have not had good experiences with vets treating rabbits.
in general, exotic animal vet care (and yes, rabbits are considered exotic pets,) is extremely cost-prohibitive in general, much less when you have multiple animals. like most farmers, rabbit breeders typically handle basic medical situations ourselves.
medirabbit is a great resource for rabbit medical information including illnesses and medication dosages: https://www.medirabbit.com/
how many rabbits do i need?
the average litter size is between 5 and 8 kits, and rabbits can breed montly (though i recommend giving the girls breaks between litters depending on how they kept condition.) a trio of one buck and two does can produce a very good amount of meat for a one or two person household. my spouse and i lived on five or six litters a year for a very long time, using rabbit as our primary meat source!
do they need friends?
no. despite what house rabbit circles tell you, rabbits do NOT need companions and in fact having cagemates can stress them out unnecessarily. rabbits live in warrens in the wild, yes, but that is a survival tactic and the warrens are usually very violent and only work because they can run away when they need to. in capitivity, rabbits that are cohabitated can and commonly will KILL one another. it is much safer and less stressful to keep rabbits in their own spaces. i promise they won't mind.
rabbit colonies, where they are raised together in more 'natural' systems, are becoming very popular with homesteading circles but you should not jump into colonies as your first way to keep rabbits. they require just as much if not even more time and effort to manage than your typical cage setup. plus, you have to have the space to do that, which not everyone has.
can you help me find rabbits?
maybe! if you live in the united states and are comfortable sharing your local craigslist, i can take a look and link you to any rabbits or equipment i think would be worth your time. if you are local to me in western washington's i-5 corridor counties, i may have rabbits i can sell you for the price of feed and gas, but that depends on availability. if you are on the olympic peninsula in kitsam, jefferson, or clallam counties, hit up my buddy ren @buttonbuckfarm for similar services.
arent't they really fragile?
yes and no. rabbits are prey animals with an extremely specialised digestive system. if you are familiar with horses...same deal. if a rabbit stops eating, it will die, and they love bloating/colicking just like horses. there are also a few diseases that are common in rabbits that you should keep an eye out for, especially if you pasture or forage raise.
that being said, rabbits are not made of glass. you can flip them, you can poke them, prod them, put them in a car, drive them across the country, and squish them into weird shapes on a show table. as long as you take precautions during stressful situations and desensitise them to things like handling and transport early, they're shockingly physically hardy despite their sensitive guts.
i'm scared to kill them...what if i mess up?
it's perfectly understandable to fear the end of the process of raising rabbits. and accidents do happen. slaughter is a skill that must be practiced, and maybe you can take solace in knowing that we have all messed one up at some point or another. when this happens, the only thing you can do is try again as quickly as you can until you can confirm the animal is dead. and then take a minute to decompress.
it comes easy to me, but i know that is not true for everyone. but i am a firm believer that if you are going to eat meat, you should know where it comes from and how it gets to your plate. the best thing we can do for our food is to give it a wonderful life, kill as kindly as we can, and use as much of it as we are able.
here is the AVMA's list of approved humane slaughter methods: https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/Guidelines-on-Euthanasia-2020.pdf
and you can find pretty good videos of the various methods demonstrated on rabbits specifically on youtube:
broomstick, choke chain, bunny ballista, hopper popper
please be aware that the above videos show animals being killed. though if you are reading this i imagine you are prepared to see that.
how do i process them once they're dead?
this is another one you can find pretty good videos of online. visiting a local rabbit show may get you in contact with someone willing to teach you in person, as well!
i am working on a big project website that is basically all i think you should know about raising rabbits, which will include detailed slaughter, skinning, and butchering videos, though as of now these are not available. i plan to have this project at least usably done by the end of the year!
ok so what's the thing with pet owners vs breeders
you may have noticed that i've been doing some 'as you may have heard' debunking in this post. that's because there is a very huge divide between the beliefs and practices of pet rabbit owners versus show and meat breeders and owners. why? well, that's complicated, but the big bad evil guy that is the first place to point at is the House Rabbit Society, or HRS.
the house rabbit society is basically rabbit PETA. i am not joking. here is a big masterpost on all their bullshittery: https://www.tumblr.com/o-i-have-too/185596917579/a-masterpost-of-house-rabbit-society-bullshit
i know this comes off as me having an agenda, and i guess i can't say that i don't, but i believe that the HRS' rules and rhetoric are not just wrong they are actively dangerous to follow. i have owned rabbits for nearly a decade and have produced more somewhere in the 1,500 range of animals in that time. i have owned a LOT of rabbits and have experienced all the different ways they can thrive and die and have done a lot of experimenting to find what works. just about everything the HRS says about caring for rabbits is blatantly false according to my experience. proper wire cage floors do not destroy feet. rabbits do not need hay if they eat a good pelleted diet. pellets are not evil or 'fattening' or the main cause of stasis. rabbits do not need leafy greens or veggies. rabbits do not need to be bonded. they are perfectly happy living alone, in cages. flipping a rabbit is not torture and is in fact sometimes necessary for many reasons. meat and show breeders are generally not contributing to the 'overpopulation' problem - if we don't want an animal most of us just eat them. breeding for meat is not evil if it's done appropriately and they are killed humanely.
unfortunately the HRS won the google SEO game and so their website and the sites of others that believe their rhetoric are the only thing that comes up on the first pages of search results. i'm not saying you have to blindly trust me, but i have the experience, and the combined experience of many of my peers both online and offline, that says that basically everything they believe in and preach is just...not true.
anyway that's it, hope this answers most of your questions! i may add to this in the future depending on what other questions i may get. stay tuned for updates on my website project and in general more farm content, rabbit and otherwise :)
#homesteading#rabbits#meat rabbits#animal death /#farming#time to go outside and enjoy the sun...been sitting here too long writing this haha#edited on nov 8 to slightly reword a couple points that i noticed people pointing out and fix hyperlinks#unfortunately the reblogs won't be edited but at least this one will be correct#edit nov 11 to add another question that i keep getting asked
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I love Bai Long Ma he truly don’t gaf
#man stayed present enough to get recruited into the story then peaced tf out for the rest of it ✌️#unbothered king#bai longma#ao lie#journey to the west fanart#journey to the west#jttw ao lie#my only knowledge of drawing horses come exclusively from mlp fanart that has crossed my path#shoulda given ao lie a cutie mark lmao#my favorite part of watching the 80s tv series is seeing them go what will we do now??! whenever they encounter a land obstacle#and look the solution to half their problems standing right next to them in the form of a horse that everyone keeps forgetting is a DRAGON#he truly could not be ASSED to help 😭#just like me fr#digital art#my art#jttw sun wukong#sun wukong#dude bajie and wujing had no fucking clue the horse was even a dragon there was one episode where the horse finally spoke to chew bajie out#and he went YOU CAN TALK?!! 😭😭😭#it’s such a pity too cuz I thought the human actor for ao lie was very handsome and he showed up like a total of three times or2#this design was actually very inspired by him#he wasn’t even in the ending scene they left his ass OUTSIDE!!!!#HE GOT A REWARD BUT HE WASNT EVEN IN THE HALL TO RECEIVE IT 💀💀💀💀#oh naaah they did my boy so dirty…#I don’t think he counts as a pilgrim I think they literally just wanted him to be the horse#otherwise he woulda technically been er shixiong?#right after wukong
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They aren't long distance, taiga is just dramatic
Was not expecting to finish this so fast when I posted the wip, oops. The idea was just too compelling.
Alt version without text and inspo from over on twitter! :3
#tokyo debunker#tokyo debunker fanart#tdb#tdb fanart#taiga hoshibami#romeo scorpius lucci#taiga x romeo#romeo x taiga#took me way to long to figure out how to draw romeo as a cookie#he looks tasty tho#I ALSO GAVE TAIGA SOME MELANIN BECAUSE HE JUST LOOKS BETTER LIKE THIS!!!#tired of getting flashbanged everytime I loom at any of these characters. guys PLEASE go outside and get some sun!!!!#art tag
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my updated iterator lineup for use in a project somewhat soon...
#rainworld#rain world#rw looks to the moon#rw five pebbles#rw no significant harassment#rw seven red suns#rw unparalleled innocence#rw chasing wind#rw iterator#rain world downpour#bunny's art#bunny's ocs#minor inconvenience#the lttm local group and their pet outsider who gets all up in their business#oh and#mspaint#tho for this i was going back and forth between csp and mspaint so i could do the drawing in mspaint and all the colorpicking in csp
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*something bad happens to me but I believe in something greater* I’m going to become the hoper
#ghost posts#I’ve never seen the joker movie I don’t need to#blah blah society bad blah yeah okay did you say good morning to your neighbor today?#did you greet the sun? kiss the moon?#thank God for when you have a place to sleep and food on your plate?#i get to go outside and breathe fresh air! not everyone can do that!#i get to wake up do my best and keep hoping!
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Guess who finally got Wi-Fi again!!! Now I can make videos yay! Anyways this is based on Heidi’s stream when we were talking about Ben sleeping outside.
Song used: Andromeda by Weyes Blood
It was gonna be the whole song... but that song is 4 minutes long lol.
hope the sound mixing is okay.
#chaos theory#jurassic world chaos theory#Jwct#ben pincus#Could've put more effort into the van but it gets the point across lol.#Picked this song cause I was laying down outside in the sun listening to the radio and the hosts were saying bye to one of the members#So the others played their favorites playlist as a going away show#Shoutout to gold sounds.#You can barely see him but I promise Ben is lying on the top of his van watching the stars.#The video can loop. It's not perfect but it's pretty close lol.
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Happy valentines! what says ‘love’ like two smelly, unwashed teen boys?
Drew this after a lovely convo with @less-depresso-more-espresso, who also gave me this song to listen to 💕 so this one’s for you bestie aha
#tmnt 2012#rasey#casey jones#raphael hamato#less-depresso-more-espresso#I love the farmhouse arc a lot actually#I think Casey went and got a few jobs on ‘local’ farms to help pay for food and bills#and April got a job helping in a shop or something she’s not very outdoorsy#and after Leo wakes up raph would start going outside#mikey looks after the animals and the farm there but we know ralh likes animals and flowers so I think he’d keep pretending to be too macho#his main jobs looking after Leo#but Casey could get him to goof off and sit in the sun and stuff#maybe raph would help chop wood or just sit near by drawing or trying to make daisy chains for mikey#something silly#anyway#I don’t do romance but I like using today as a chance to tell my friends I love them and to spend quality time snuggling my dog so#I hope everyone has a good day xxx#thank you again depresso xxx#Spotify#I tried to make this so it couldn’t be platonic but who am I kidding I sit on my friends like this all the time lmao#oh I drew this in my usual grunge way I do for 2012 and then tried to make it look softer with the same brushes so lmk if it worked
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thinking about ponyboy dying at the fountain au again… sigh
#the outsiders#outsiders musical#outsiders broadway#ponyboy curtis#the way darrel would call the rumble for justice for his brother instead of the socs…#the way johnny would probably fr run away or go mute bc pony’s not there to talk for him anymore#the guilttttt he’d feel bc he couldn’t save his best friend……#sitting with his body till the sun comes up……….#the socs all getting off clean bc everyone thinks it was a suicide bc greasers don’t get justice….#the LAYERSSSS
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i love when i get to have a slower morning before work. i ate smoked salmon w chili marinated cucumbers for breakfast. i sat on the green couch with my big dragon dog laying across my legs, his thunderous heartbeat keeping the time while i savored the privelege of knitting and journaling some before i had to leave. recently ive taken to listening to informative radio shows about birds as i brush my teeth and wash my face, committing the birdsong of faraway forests i’ve never visited to memory while i pull on my woolen socks.
#in ghe summer i like starting work earlier since the sun stays out so long#it’s like you get an entire second day after work#but in the winter it’s dark by 5pm anyways#so it feels more like i have lived a full Day if i get to enjoy the daylight before i clock in#versus waking up#immediately going to work#clocking out at 5pm and walking outside into what feels like midnight#it’s like work stole my entire day out from under me#so i love when o get mornings like this one#also birdnote daily has been my fave thing on earth for years <333#personal
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IDK if I'm phrasing this correctly, but in my brain, Vasco is, like, the personification (caninification?) of an afternoon chilling on a back porch swing.
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#ah#that's adorable#I can totally imagine him doing that#answered#anonymous#Vasco#to me he usually conjures the feeling of being warmed by sunlight#winters in northern Finland where I'm from tend to be pretty rough at least for me they are#they last about six months or so#sun starts to set earlier and earlier until it gets dark before 2 pm#in december the sun barely rises at all it's like this brief moment of twilight at noon between two 22+ hour nights#it gets harder to wake up in the morning and your energy levels plummet you go into battery saving mode#polar night messes up your brain seasonal depression gets really bad#and the cold and dark goes on and on and you feel like you'll never feel warm or happy or properly awake again#but eventually it starts to veer towards spring and on one day you notice that the sun is shining??!?!#not like bleakly and weakly but proper sunlight with warm hue and capability to actually warm the things it touches#you've forgotten what it looks like when it's truly light outside#and it's the craziest feeling to see bright natural light it blinds you and pierces right through into your very core#being kissed by the sun for the first time in months feels unreal it feels SO GOOD#I don't know it's probably not that big of a deal for people around me#but I personally react to things like changes in temperature and the amount of daylight pretty massively#I like to think that Vasco is a first ray of sunlight hitting you after you've spent what feels like an eternity in someplace cold and dark
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cortisol face gut biome parasite cleanse hormone imbalance blah blah what yall need is a patio and a cocktail and this shit will mean nothing
#or mocktail if that’s your vibe#I’m telling yall if this shit gets to u walk away go outside go look at the sun go have a drink and you’ll come back and be like wtf are u#even on about glowbygloria
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Preview of something I'm working on! I can't get DCI uniforms out of my head so I'm kinda rendering some of my favorites, except I love them all soooo idk how many I'm going to do :P
This is from the 2024 Wyoming Troopers "Dance with the Devil" show. The reference isn't pictured, but it was from their Instagram :3
#YAYAYAYAYAYA#dci makes me happyyy#i followed like 40 band accounts in one go so my entire instagram is just dci#and i keep finding new bands :]#but i also keep getting jumpscared by shirtless men bc rehearsals are outside in the sun#ye#its worth it though#:3#dci#drum corps international#marching band#band#art#<<first art ive posted in a bit#also i need to go through my DRAFTS#bc i usually put tag games etc there and i need to actually respond to them#i usually dont have the energy but its still really nice to be involved#potat rambles#kinda
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I fear I am actually insane
#I can’t be normal about things#I’m also no where near done#I’m gonna go crazy once I get caught up#thought and predictions#the way everything ties in#wsms#where the sun meets the storm#the outsiders#WSMS notes
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me, wondering why my legs are still sore two days after a three hour hike
my camera roll:
me: mmmm guess we’ll never know
#enduring mysteries#and backyard scenery#📈📉#very old rocks and very old trees and very small me#but who! who can resist the urge to climb to the top of something#outside the cabin#i also immediately got cozy and didn’t stretch oops haha#it’s very much on me#forest dispatches#excluded from these pics: the surprise profusion of devil’s club and wild rubus at the base of the cliffs#like playing Operation through hip high bush#but i was not going to walk all the way to the cliffs and not try and get ON them for goodness sake#some really fun scramble sections#gorgeous mercurial spring weather - sun and light hail#and endless talus lol#nature#ps that ponderosa is 200-300+ years old#man!!!
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Quick doodle
#I don't even have a green highlighter here I had to use blue and yellow#might post something from my drafts later too (I have more than 30 things in there)#I'll be home tomorrow tho (I have like 5 asks waiting to be drawn)#Anyway#this post was an excuse to tell you a story. so today we had to go to our village to vote#it's very warm and sunny outside. not exactly ideal to travel with but ok#so while we were in the car I suddenly see a cockroach on my leg. I freeze. then i flick it using a bit more force than I should have and it#went 'flying' right on my sister. she started panicking n screaming and all. we stopped the car so we could search for it#we stayed like that. stopped by the road for like 7 minutes. in the sun. we started taking stuf out of the car etc lifting the seats#finally my father managed to find and kill it#thats it#now I'm getting ready to go to the theater (the only good thing happening today)#mlp#my little pony#star trek#star trek the original series#star trek tos#spock#s'chn t'gai spock#spony#sponie#fanart#art#traditional art#doodle
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