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OneAcreFarm

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How much of this can they eat without getting the runs? Mine seems to love it and I pulled a bunch before hubs cut the grass...Also, there is a smaller yellow "clover" I think that grows like crazy at my place and wondering if they can eat that too? Having trouble finding pics....
 
I feel that everything is alright in moderation.
Do not make treats a major part of the diet.
I give my rabbits Comfrey fresh picked a few times per week.
I give dandelions as well as other grasses when they are available.
Like I said, everything in moderation, moderation is the key!.
Ottersatin. :eek:ldtimer:
 
A lot depends on what other greens you are feeding in addition to the clover. Clover on its own is pretty rich. If you have any of the following to feed along with it, they will help prevent diarrhea: leaves of raspberry, blackberry and strawberry, shepherd's purse and plantain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsella_bursa-pastoris

If you have more clover available than you can use fresh, why not dry the rest for times when greens are scarce or you don't have time to gather? Air-dried clover is excellent, high protein hay. :)

You need to identify the "clover" with the yellow flowers. There are a number of plants it could be. It could be burr clover, hop clover, black medic. bird's foot trefoil... there was a recent thread discussing these.

Okay, found the thread:
burr-clover-t2779.html
 
MaggieJ":k0784b5p said:
A lot depends on what other greens you are feeding in addition to the clover. Clover on its own is pretty rich. If you have any of the following to feed along with it, they will help prevent diarrhea: leaves of raspberry, blackberry and strawberry, shepherd's purse and plantain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsella_bursa-pastoris

If you have more clover available than you can use fresh, why not dry the rest for times when greens are scarce or you don't have time to gather? Air-dried clover is excellent, high protein hay. :)

You need to identify the "clover" with the yellow flowers. There are a number of plants it could be. It could be burr clover, hop clover, black medic. bird's foot trefoil... there was a recent thread discussing these.

Okay, found the thread:
burr-clover-t2779.html
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Maggie,

Looks like it is Burr Clover, we have tons of it! Can they eat the burrs? Or should I just give them the leaves/flowers/stems minus the burrs? I definitely could gather up bunches to dry, there is so much of it! I don't have blackberry any of the rest, I am not sure about plantain...will need to look more closely...what about "dollar weed?" (pennywort)
 
I don't really know burr clover... never seen it in our area. I would not feed them the burrs. Most plants are at their best when young and that is when I would pick them for drying.

Large mesh onion sacks (like the ones that hold 10 pounds or more) are great for drying plants for rabbits. You can gather directly into them and then just hang them up for drying/storage. Just don't cram them so full that the plants go mouldy before they dehydrate.

You likely have plantain. It is a European invasive and grows all over North America. If you don't have any, you could certainly grow it. It's not fussy about conditions. Seed is available from herb specialists or you could ask for a member with a surplus to send you some seed later this year.
 
MaggieJ":6tq4brch said:
You likely have plantain. It is a European invasive and grows all over North America. If you don't have any, you could certainly grow it. It's not fussy about conditions. Seed is available from herb specialists or you could ask for a member with a surplus to send you some seed later this year.
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Well, i went and looked around and evidently I have been cultivating plantago virginica or Paleseed Plantain, in my front flower beds without even trying! LOL Can they eat that one?
 
Fresh clover is great but if they aren't used to it you have to start them on it slowly till they get used to it. It takes different intestinal flora to digest clover than it does for grass. My rabbits get grass in the morning and red clover in the evening. I've never seen any signs of diarhea. I can keep pellets on free choice without them getting fat because they don't eat too many of them. With so many greens it takes them a week to go through a cupfull of pellets. The grass/clover diet seems to be keeping them in great shape by itself. They also get the hard crusts from my home baked whole wheat bread as a treat a couple of times a week.
 
Clover is a "rich" feed and it helps to feed it along with other plants. Plantain will help a lot in this regard.

Clover has toxicity issues for some animal species in certain circumstances. These issues do not seem to a directly related to rabbits, but it is a good idea to be aware of them.

http://www.library.illinois.edu/vex/tox ... alsike.htm
 

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