Whipple
Well-known member
I have some kale stalks. Can I feed them to bunny?
kale?
- Thread starter Whipple
- Start date
Help Support Rabbit Talk Forum:
tnelsonfla
Well-known member
You can, mine love kale it's now is their favorite over parsley. At first not many ate the stalks, now it is all eaten.
3mina
Well-known member
Introduce it slowly and in small amounts, just in case 
Yes, do go slowly at first. Kale is a brassica, like cabbage, and can be "gassy". If you ease it in slowly as only one green of many, their systems will adapt to handle it. If you feed to much at first you may have problems.
I feed cabbage from late fall when the weeds are dwindling through until it gets too expensive in late winter. I start each year with just a few shreds added to their usual weed mix and work it up from there. Doing it this way, I have never had a problem.
I feed cabbage from late fall when the weeds are dwindling through until it gets too expensive in late winter. I start each year with just a few shreds added to their usual weed mix and work it up from there. Doing it this way, I have never had a problem.
hoodat
Well-known member
I agree. I feed both kale and collards and don't have any problems but I start new rabbits on it slowly and keep an eye out for loose stools. Once they develop the proper gut organisms to handle it you can feed quite a bit. I especially like it for nursing does because of the high calcium content.
