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Picked up these mutts. I may or may not keep the one broken doe. And they're going to let me know when the next litter is ready. Same mom, probably different dad. The mom looks like the solid buck. The buck they kept is Californian looking. I forgot to ask what the other looked liked, they sold...

Does this seem too rich for rabbits? I compared it to several rabbit pellet brands and to Calf manna. I think the only thing might be too much calcium? I'm going to see if I can go all hay and forage with as little bought in supplements as possible. But I already buy this for the sheep and it...

How rabbit proof would you consider concrete pavers to be? I was considering using 12x12x2in pavers, probably with some gravel for drainage then pavers on top. The walls would be metal roofing. This seems to be the most economic set up at the moment. Each pen 3x8ft (24 sq ft) with doors for...

Going to get back into rabbits. Plan to put natural feeding into action. See updates to my colony post for that info. My garden is going to be huge... 2,700+ sq ft. Plus about half acre for primarily squash with watermelon and cover crop mix. Crops: Corn (yes, aware of pros and cons of corn...

Ok yall.. I still have this one rabbit. Yes, the 2y/o doe that was actually a buck! Well that florida white buck I bought come up with ear mites. I could not keep it controlled and was unable to treat any more than I already was. Lo and behold this rabbit I've been holding onto forever is right...

Thought this would be of interest to people. I'm really interested in adding mulberry and willow at my place. It's just the getting to all the projects part :mrgreen: But I thought especially even for the urban or small yard people. You could probably even coppice a mulberry in pots on porches...

Ok yall I'm losing my mind! I will be building a stand for multiple cages. If I run a torch over my cages will that sanitize them? I thought I really had it kicked with the VetRx drops in olive oil. Cleared up fast and seemed to stay gone. I think I need to keep up afterwards with a few drops of...

Ok I'm writing out my new compiled natural feeding plan for next year. A lot of this pulls from my silage thread, so those reading this later on might want to check that thread. I'll try to put all relevant info here though as it comes. I'm still interested in trying silage/haylage/baleage but...

I'm trying to get better about identifying grasses in my pastures. I know here in ohio it's mostly cool season grasses. I'm looking at getting some seed to incorporate to my pastures and wondering if there was anything people might know about them. Or if rabbits have shown a preference in...

It's becoming all the rage for cover crop mixes and catching on quickly with grazers. It's a little pricey seed but the rate of growth, and regrowth, and high protein content :mrgreen: The articles talk about grazing it with cows, sheep, or goats. But I'm thinking small scale you could do a...

Ok I just brought home a 1y/o florida white buck and have a ~2y/o dutch/mini lop/ little bit FG doe. She is the same size as the buck. For now they are in cages. I'm hoping to build a large colony hutch. 3 nests with flip up like a chicken coop for easy access. 10ft x 30inch floor space, 3ft...

Hey yall, been ages! I've been so busy with things and I've just been taking care of this one doe all this time. Her mom was dutch and the dad was 3/4 lop 1/4 Flemish (the bigger lop breed, whichever that is). She might actually be going on 3, I was putting all the births etc in my phone...

This one's for you Ghost! :popcorn: Among some people I follow online I came across this style of raising hogs (actual pig hogs) in a deep bedding system. Especially in winter and where someone just does not have access to more space. Reviewing it for other reasons I realized that this could...

Hey everyone! I've been so busy but I wanted to pop in real quick and let you guys know about something I've been working on. :mrgreen: My sheep flock is up to 2 rams, 20 ewes, and 19 lambs at the moment. :P I'll have to come back with some pics to post. I am working on getting wool ready to...

I have looked into it before but now with the sheep and considering things I can grow/make for many livestock to feed, especially through winter. The biggest thing about it is that you have to have a plan so that once a container/bale/etc is opened you can feed it out quick enough before it...

hey all! Been mighty busy and not on here much. got a question for you though! I swear these darn ear mites just appear from another dimension :| Last time I got some apple flavored oral horse wormer and gave it to the affected rabbits about a pea size amount. I don't have that right now and...

Sooo... I couldn't resist forever... :lol: At work we started getting chicks in mid February. I bought six bantams, straight run. I keep telling myself that means I'll end up with some roosters to sell and keep the hens or end up with a bunch of roosters :roll: But I know someone locally who...

After all this time I am biting the bullet. I bought a metal chicken bulk feeder. I bought a roll of fence. I have 3 does and their mom who have never been separated. I am far past out of cage space and I really need to breed some rabbits and cull whatever I don't need. Sassypants (mom) is...

So today I hopped on the forum here just at the right time to see a couple posts about peoples handicrafts on the chatbox. The last post being that we should have a thread for that. After checking the recent posts and not seeing a new thread I thought to myself "hey someone should do that". Then...

At the auction on Monday I came back with three mini rex looking young rabbits. I am really not sure what is up with them because they have.. 'rex like fur'.. I have had mini rex and these gals (all three does yay!) are really wonky looking and feeling fur. It feels soft like rex but none of...