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So has anyone fed henbit? Would love to hear your feedback. I have a plot of crimson clover with henbit interspersed that I would love to feed, but it would be tough to separate out the henbit. Thanks

Chickies and MaggieJ, Many thanks! Mac

I have a lot of what appears to be narrowleaf plantain in our horse pasture that I was going to start to feed to our rabbits. I did find plantain on the safe list. The stuff in our pasture looks exactly like the picture at the fist link below. We have a lot of it right now, pretty young and...

Thanks all! Sounds like it needs to be at least 44". Outswing door with the auto type gate latch.

I'm finally ready to sketch up the plans for a small shed roof barn (16' x 28') that will include a 16' x 12' section for our American Chinchilla rabbits. Center 3' wide walkway, with 2 4'x 8' pens on each side. All exterior walls will have 2" x 2" fencing for predators and 12" high windbreaks...

OhioGoatGirl, Thanks for posting that. I've built a similar tractor for chickens and it worked well. I e-mailed the author of the article asking about pictures, but the e-mail bounced. Bummer. Mac

Thanks F R. I don't think condensation will be a problem, especially with the roof being insulated in some manner. I've been using mini-sprinklers on my hen houses for several years with no rust problems. dripworks.com has some very low flow sprinkler heads, so it really does not consume much...

Ideas for a 10 x 12 colony style rabbit barn? All comments and feedback would be appreciated. I will post the plans on the site when I get them drawn. And a material list. Right now I'm thinking about having a 2' 6" x 8' long down the center. The door would be in a 10' wall. When you walk...

We are in central NC and are feeding a mix of crimson clover and abruzzi rye that we planted in the fall. Your extension agent should be able to tell you the planting dates in Ga. I think that you could plant forage rape (a brassica) now also. It's a lot like collards or kale. We've been...

I like the idea of 1/2" x 1/2" hardware cloth in the rabbit areas, but have read that having solid flooring is considered more humane. Maybe hardware cloth in the whole rabbit area with pieces of plywood covering about 2/3 of each 4' x 4' area? Do you think the rabbits would use the...

Maggie, thanks! The pictures help a lot. So you have 2 does in each 4' x 8' section, with bascially 2 nest tunnels in each section, right? How do you manage the urine and manure? Is the hay bedding or feed, or a combination? Do you use the manure in the garden? I was thinking of building a...

Maggie, can you tell us what you have for flooring and walls in the section of the shed that the rabbits have access to? Thanks, Mac

Is anyone growing forage sorghum to feed their rabbits? If so, what variety of seed? I saw an interview on the evening news this week with a farmer in the midwest. It showed his corn crop shrivelled from the drought. In the next field, it showed his sorghum crop doing extremely well with the...

My wife and I eat the greens from our sweet potatoes in salads, stir fry, and in blender smoothies. (Google "sweet potato greens recipes") Our rabbits love the leaves and stems. As do all the deer in the area. This year we have added a row of Japanese sweet potatoes. We planted a couple of...

I've fed young pigweed to my rabbits and poultry. I've eaten it in salads and stir fried. It's in the amaranth family. In my notes I have "Limit amounts."