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I rather expected the answer was probably not on them getting along in such a scenario. I had a colony setup years ago, so I’m familiar with the of buns being ok in a shared space if it’s large enough. But I’m no longer set up for a colony - we’re back to individual, standard size cages...

I really wasn't sure where to stick this, so hopefully here is reasonable enough. I have polish rabbits - 2 does and a buck. They're a project I share with my middle daughter, age 7. The kids all really enjoy playing with the baby rabbits (admittedly I do too), so we breed maybe 6 litters a...

I don’t know if this is helpful, but here’s a study that shows chickens fed soy and peanuts have no detectable traces of those proteins in their meat or eggs. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsomega.9b03218 I suppose I’m not sure what else besides proteins from the soy would stay in the...

I know we’re wandering a bit off topic, but I’m also curious what the movement is against soy? Especially when the substitute in feeds is peas. Both are in the same family. What is it that soy has, but peas do not? I’m genuinely curious and hoping to learn. :)

There was a law here in WV (about selling raw milk through herd shares) that I was quite vested in a few years ago. I learned a lot about how the state governments work. It’s really quite horrifying. My husband said his dad had an entire year in school learning about how the government...

City folk with perhaps good intentions but no clue how farming actually works… It did not pass in 2021 - the legislature adjourned April 29, so no more new laws will be passed this year. You can follow the path of the law and it’s amendments here...

Thank you for the thoughts, but this is an old thread. I never heard any more from her, so I assume it ended well. Several litters later and everything I have is still perfectly healthy and thriving. No one else has ever come back to me with issues, so I still think it was something...

I feed manna pro, free choice. I only have a trio of Polish, but have had 0 breeding problems and haven’t lost a kit since I started a year ago.

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Like Jeffrey I’ve been mainly a lurker for years. I really enjoy the forum, especially so in its early hay days when it was more active. Unfortunately I don’t have the knowledge to answer any questions nor offer much useful to the group. But I too am very grateful for the knowledge base supplied...

I sold an 8 week old kit on Tuesday. Today the buyer contacts me and says he’s been sneezing all week. She says: And she throws out the possibility of Bordetella. My thought would be environmental. My rabbits are outside in a barn in wire floor cages. Kit is now a house bunny. I have 2 does...

I have nothing useful to offer but the utmost sympathy. What an astounding string of bad luck! Sending good vibes your remaining crew hangs on for you!

Welcome Thistle! I have no Flemish experience to offer. But have you included craigslist and facebook groups in your search? Personally I detest facebook, but it almost seems a necessary evil as everyone else is on it. I’m on the opposite size end - we have Polish rabbits, so we went small...

:congratulations: Glad to hear Mr. Buck figured out his job and you had a successful litter! Hoping your next doe is bred and things go smoothly as well!

Thanks hotzcatz. :) I’ve been very pleased with her for a first time mom. This is what the breeder said on color when I got them: I don’t honestly know the difference between lilac and blue or how to tell.

They finally found the first positive case in my county in WV. I’m surprised it took this long, but there has been very little testing done in WV. I think that’s the only reason we hung on so long without a positive. Our family has had some bug going around us since the beginning of March. For...

Thanks hotzcatz! The kits are still doing very well - I’ll have to get another picture of them. Clover never did kindle, so she’s been rebred. She seemed a bit more cooperative this time, so hopefully we’ll get another round of kits from her in a few weeks. :) <br /><br /> -- Fri Mar 20, 2020...

Beans can offer a pretty good yield in a small space, especially if you like green beans and so use the pod too. Of course tomatoes. If you’re not going for looks there are varieties that yield very well. If you like squash, zucchini is prolific and easy to grow. There are other winter...

Scary times for sure... We are blessed to work from home and the kids are homeschooled already. We are a working farm, so food is in abundance and we happened to have just restocked most supplies before the major panic hit. We’ll still need the occasional run to town, but just one of us will...

What a wonderful job! I’m amazed at how much dogs can be trained to do if you know how to teach them.