Wow, I can't remember the last time I posted on here!
I have been out of the breeding and showing world for a while now, and haven't even owned a rabbit in the past 6/7 months. I had to put my Holland Lop down this past Christmas Eve after he jumped out of my arms and broke his back. It...
Thanks you two. :)
I'll check out the threads you listed mystang.
Right now he's been getting oats, what's left of the pellets I have, and some calf manna & BOSS. He's been cleaning most of that up, only leaving some BOSS left in his food dish.
I'll check with my feed store and see if they...
Right now I just have one rabbit. He's currently getting a small amount of pellets (that he rarely cleans up, but that could be because they might be a bit old), unlimited orchard hay, and some fresh greens daily.
I'd like to switch him over to a natural diet. Along with the greens and hay...
That seems like quite the pain-staking task. Especially if you have a lot of rabbits.
Normally, I try to clean crocks/water bottles on a weekly basis. Sometimes it's monthly, just depends. I just rinse & scrub with water, and refill. I like the idea of using the vinegar as a cleaning solution...
I put socks on my rabbits' water bottles one year in an attempt to insulate them.
I don't remember if it worked very well or not! LOL!
I only have 3 rabbits this year, and by the time super cold temps roll around, I'll just have one, so I won't have to worry about taking time to thaw a dozen...
I'll never pay over $10 for a bale of timothy/orchard.
I try to buy from local farmers as much as possible, but a lot have a minimum purchase amount, and won't sell just one bale.
Emily
I have done both open & closed rabbitries.
I mainly let close breeder friends into my rabbitry, and people who want a show rabbit. If you want one for a pet, I will usually meet in a public place. I don't mind bringing siblings/parents if they really want to see them, but so far no one has ever...
I got tired of sweeping out piles of hay weekly that easily amounted to two plus flakes, so I finally just started giving hay once a day. I still have a little bit of waste, but it's nothing compared to what it used to be! I can sweep out weekly and have less than 1/2 a flake of hay in the pile...
Let's see... I've had 4-H meetings at a school and park before, so bunnies have been there.
Besides the fairgrounds and shows, a few have been to the barn where I used to lease a horse, been to my brothers' house, to my sisters' bosses' house. Took one to one of my 4-Hers house one day and we...
Great video! :)
LOL I love how you didn't realize you have an accent!! :lol: Don't worry, I like it! Accents are awesome. I wish I had one. Well, I probably do - the Pacific Northwest accent. haha. :lol:
Emily
The only thing with Oxbow is the insane prices.... That could get SO spendy when feeding a herd of breeding rabbits!
I feed Country Acre, which is something related to Purina, but I forget. lol. The feed store I buy it at calls it something different and are always confused when I ask for...
I can get DECENT horse hay here for about $2 to $3 per bale... doesn't mean my rabbits like it, oh no. lol. They would much prefer the $15 bales at the feed store, but I refuse to pay that much for hay (at least when I was feeding horses!) I can get a good quality bale that my rabbits will eat...
It just baffles me that one would then be considered a CRIMINAL for selling an animal on a showroom floor! What has the world come too!? We're going to stick a rabbit breeder in JAIL, taking up a jail cell for an ACTUAL criminal (ie. MURDERER, RAPIST!?). That just BLOWS my mind. Really. How...
I'm sure the bucks get a little sexually frustrated if you happen to switch them to a cage that previously housed a doe. ;) I know my bucks do! lol.
The does & litters are happy when they get bigger cages. Does seem to throw more of a fit than the bucks if you downsize their cage. :lol:
Emily