Im going to start this year. Cannot wait till it starts warming up. I've winter sowed seeds. Alfalfa seed was more expensive than the Timothy. Waiting on my Income tax to purchase my pellet machine and hammer mill. http://www.flatdiepelletmill.com This is the cheapest I found but you still have...
Cost wise the best thing I could come up with is to try and grow most of what i need. That is the end goal. Thank you for your time and help. But I need a good formula to start with. Most of the big Items on my list can be dried in stored like hay and grains. Oats are a good source of straw...
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/livest ... n-mix.html
I came across this post. In this post maggiej says: You could buy a bag of oats and a bag of barley and feed them 50/50. Barley is about 12% protein and oats are about 14%. O&itw mentions in his post : Barley is not near as common in the...
What do you think about this recipe. Any suggestions welcome.
80% Alfalfa / Timothy Mix
20% = Wheat 49% / 49% Oats / 1% Pickling Salt / 1% Black Seed Sunflower Seed
Wheat or Barley have good protein levels. I was thinking those can both be used in feed. Oats have good protein levels too...
I dry it under a 400watt HPS. Im planning on using a pellet machine to turn it into a pellet fertilizer. I was thinking of mixing coconut corer in with it too. The coconut corer has potassium and the left over hay has a good source of Nitrogen in it. Rabbit Manure contains 2.4% Nitrogen, 1.4%...
http://www.feedpelletizer.com/applicati ... tizer.html Sorry your right
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Sorry new. Im learning as I go. I have 10 rabbits with a liter of kits born today. My rabbitry is growing fairly quickly. I know the number one cost is going to be feed. Im hoping to go...
some info i found on the internet
Nutrition for Rabbits
Rabbits are included in a family called Lagomorphs. Due to their unique digestive systems, rabbits require a diet that’s high in fiber, low in protein. The basic nutritional needs of rabbits are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fiber...
Thanks for your time. Yes I was looking and growing my own feed. I was even thinking of getting a pellet machine. Cannot seem to find any good recipes. I know fresh is best but I herd you can pelletize stuff they normally would not eat because its to hard.