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 last or avoid it. Rabbits need graze above all else. Like horses you can over load them on grains and other feeds. Watch water content in treats, fruits etc. Meadow is the main feed for rabbits. Meadow is a variety of grasses combined to make a natural meadow. Flowers, grass, legumes all make up a meadow, and this is what your rabbit needs more then anything else. Take a patch of your yard to not mow, and plant in it herbs, make sure you know how those herbs effect your rabbit. For example, Lavander will induce labor, Mint will dry up a doe, and so on. Plant be-nine herbs. Timothy, orchard grass and so on are good neutral grasses that your rabbits will love. If you plant a 20x20 patch of mixed herbs, flowers and grasses you will have feed for your rabbits all summer long and spend nothing on rabbit food. My rabbits are getting excellent marks in condition and fur at shows, so the judges (experts) think this plan is working. This is time consuming to pick grass by hand every day for your rabbits, its also nice to have free feed for 6 months of the year. This grass will also stay greed under the snow and can be picked in winter if you don't mind going out in a blizzard to dig for the good stuff. I do this for my house rabbits, but don't see many people doing it. Many of the illness our rabbits get is from the wrong diets. Meadow is the cure for many things, we just have to work with it and make it part of our rabbit habits. Alphalfa is not good for rabbits, only in limited amounts should it be fed. Try the cheaper meadow and see if you don't like it better too.
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 last or avoid it. Rabbits need graze above all else. Like horses you can over load them on grains and other feeds. Watch water content in treats, fruits etc. Meadow is the main feed for rabbits. Meadow is a variety of grasses combined to make a natural meadow. Flowers, grass, legumes all make up a meadow, and this is what your rabbit needs more then anything else. Take a patch of your yard to not mow, and plant in it herbs, make sure you know how those herbs effect your rabbit. For example, Lavander will induce labor, Mint will dry up a doe, and so on. Plant be-nine herbs. Timothy, orchard grass and so on are good neutral grasses that your rabbits will love. If you plant a 20x20 patch of mixed herbs, flowers and grasses you will have feed for your rabbits all summer long and spend nothing on rabbit food. My rabbits are getting excellent marks in condition and fur at shows, so the judges (experts) think this plan is working. This is time consuming to pick grass by hand every day for your rabbits, its also nice to have free feed for 6 months of the year. This grass will also stay greed under the snow and can be picked in winter if you don't mind going out in a blizzard to dig for the good stuff. I do this for my house rabbits, but don't see many people doing it. Many of the illness our rabbits get is from the wrong diets. Meadow is the cure for many things, we just have to work with it and make it part of our rabbit habits. Alphalfa is not good for rabbits, only in limited amounts should it be fed. Try the cheaper meadow and see if you don't like it better too.