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Anyone have an estimate of about how many pounds of feed it takes to feed out a rabbit from weaning to 6 pounds live weight? I realize it is going to be vary based on breed and type of feed, but just looking for a number to do some rough projections.

I am currently feeding my meat rabbit (parent stock) barley fodder and baled grass hay for roughage. I have an abundance of Mulberry trees growing in the woods and around my property. If I were to eliminate the hay and start feeding the fodder and mulberry leaves, would the Mulberry leaves...

Could I get that in writing and give it to my boss? LOL

In the near future I will have bunnies to grow out, and I am considering doing them in a colony. First question is how much space should I allow for each? Is there any issues of having the colony pen on concrete so long as I bed it with wood shavings or straw? If I put my colony on pasture or...

I checked this morning and nothing, no hair pulled or anything. I just got a call from home, and she had them! They couldn't see how many, just a pile of hair and movement under it. Guess I just got too anxious. Thanks everyone for your support and advise.

I have a 7 year old daughter at home is all gun-ho to butcher rabbits when the first time comes. I sent this link for her to watch. I got a call a few hours from my daughter wanting to know where my pruners where. I asked her why, and she said she was getting all the stuff we needed to...

Wow! Good lookin gals and rabbit guts on the same screen....very nice. Seriously, thank you for sharing this. It is very helpful.

Thanks all for the kind words and reassurance. I feel better now.

My journey back into rabbits is starting just like it ended when I quit. I bought a bred doe that was due Monday, but here it is Wednesday, and no babies. This doe was supposed to be a good breeder that never had any problems and is a good mom. I put the box in late last week, but she never...

I didn't mean it as a hermaphrodite thing, I just didn't know if you were a man or a woman.

yes he/she is! :evil:

So how would you prevent the kits from eating momma's fodder once they are out of the box but still nursing? I am giving the does hay for fiber. It's crappy grass hay, but they eat all I give them. Your chickens will come around. Mine love it. When I throw them a mat of it, stuff is flying...

I have 2 does that are due soon. Since getting them, I have transitioned both of them over to fodder and they are doing very well. I see some are suggesting 8 oz per day for adults, which I would say is about right. I don't go off weight of the fodder, but use the same size piece everyday...

I recently bought a Cali doe that is bred to restart my meat rabbit journey. I have located a pair of Silver Fox juniors and he also has some Blue Americans. I have read both are good meat rabbits. Are these a good choice? I have mostly heritage breed animals on my farm, so they are tempting...

Miss M, thank you for the detailed lesson on rabbit digestion. I didn't know any of that information and that clarifies at which stage of fodder growth it should be fed to rabbits........day 8 in my system. Mystang89, thank you for the link. These are the nutritional values for 8 day growth...

Wow! What a thread this is. I would like to add some of my experiences to the discussion. I first saw a fodder set-up about 8 months ago. It was at an organic dairy near me. His set-up can produce 240 lbs per day, which was quite impressive. I didn't ask many questions at the time, but in...