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Maggie.. I don't know.. what I do know is those are the main ingredients in my mix? I don't mix it.. I just buy it and trust in my feed man and Iowa state UV.. So far.. its worked.

Terry.. It doesn't have to be that hard. I do rotate pens. I have a pen thats now about 8yrs old that Im totally re-vamping this year. Most of the time they just get "rest" You don't have to burry wire so they don't dig. Only does dig and you can control that. I have 20x20 pens and they are all...

As promised I said I would ask my vet where I got into my head that Alfalpha should be limited with rabbits.. He is in the middle of calving season and said unless something is dying.. he's busy. sooooo.. .I googled my little heart out and .. You guys are right. I couldn't find a single thing...

I have no idea.. I know that when I order 100lbs of liquid protein, the main ingredients are soy oil and Mollassas.. I will have to call the feed store to get that answer.. as its all natural, and not animal protine.. so.. I really don't know. Good question.

I agree that there are many ways to get to the finish line with coloneys. IF she is new to this, and has never been exposed to colony raising, my thought was there are many many posts on there from people that are new and learning the hard way. It could bring about a bad article. When exposing...

I don't have where I read that on hand.. so.. I will call my vet Monday morning and ask him where I can locate the research. I can tell you when given a choice, my rabbits avoid it. That in its self tells me allot. I will however get the info Monday morning when the Vet's office opens.

I will admit Im simi retired. There for I have all kinds of time. Im a writter so Im home all day in my bunny slippers pecking away at the key board or out side with the rabbits. I even have rabbits in my office. Yes, I have time most people don't, and I have land that not everyone has. I will...

I have researched the Zills and they are so imbred that I don't have any intrest in them. They came from a trio that to add new blood the lady that brought them into the US added allot of Rex blood. The ones out there are really inbred, and unless new blood can be imported, they really are not...

Cotton tails are never going to tame down, most people raise San Juan, they do tame down but look like a cotton tail, most people don't know the difference.

I disagree that you can write off vegetation. I have kept pens and coloneys for years and never EVER have my rabbits eaten it down to nothing. Not even in the 20x20 pens. Good management and not over populating goes along way. If you want to see how I did it.. the photos and 5 pages of info is...

I have a method that works for me. First, my litters are not born in the coloney, they are born in 8x4 hutches. The kits are handled every day once their eyes and ears are open. They are talked to and cared for just like if they were to be house pets. Once moved to the pens they are calmer...

Why would raising colony rabbits make anyone uneasy? If done right, this is a wonderful natural way to raise rabbits. If done wrong.. well.. its as bad if not worse then rows of dirty cages. Just like cage raising there can be pit falls, however if done right, with care and knowlage it is a (...

I have been reading in many posts about feeding alphalfa. I thought I would bring some light to it here in a thread of its own. Alphalfa isn't really that good for your rabbits. Don't feed it if you didn't pick it right out of the field, even then if your rabbits have a choice, they will eat it...

I agree there is no ONE food.. rabbits live in meadows and graze a variaty of plants in nature. Like us, you can't feed one thing. What is cheap for me, won't be cheap for you. We live in diffrent places and what I have access to, you may not. YOu have to look around you and see what you have...

When you post a new thread let me know.. as I do have some comments for you on feed..

This is very interesting to me as yes.. willow is what aspirin is made from. I have never heard of it being used as a feed before so very interesting I learned something. Maybe the properties in aspirin effects humans and animals differently?

I think this is more common than one may think. Rabbits can also get pregnant while pregnant, meaning if they run with a buck, they can have a litter, and then give birth again to a full litter in less 30 days. This meaning one litter must die and one won't have any colostrum. There are just so...

Oh my gish.. all my bunny buddies are here and no one told me about this place.. shame on you all.

You need shelter but it doesn't have to be hard. My favorite hutch is explained and there are photos on the website.. however this is the gist of it.. Im no carpander.. so.. I make things easy and to last so I don't have to do it again. You need 2 3/4 sheets of treated ply wood. whole.. don't...

DO NOT feed willow to rabbits. Willow is what asprin is made of. How would you feel if you took a bottle of asprin? it would make your tummy bleed and you would die if you eat enough.. so will your rabbits..