Are these weeds safe for the bunnies
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#1 may be henbit or possibly ground ivy. If it smells minty it is ground ivy. Neither are good for rabbit feed.
#2 is curly dock. It is good to feed in the spring before it puts up the flower/seed stalks, but is not good to feed by this point. I think the reason is that it takes up nitrates from the soil but I'm not certain.
#3 is motherwort. It is a medicinal. I don't feed it, but you could do some more research and check it out.
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wee ... erwort.htm
#4 looks like a member of the mustard family. I think you can feed the young leaves, but you will want to confirm this. I give it a miss here.
#5 is a very nice red clover plant. Eminently edible for bunnies!
#2 is curly dock. It is good to feed in the spring before it puts up the flower/seed stalks, but is not good to feed by this point. I think the reason is that it takes up nitrates from the soil but I'm not certain.
#3 is motherwort. It is a medicinal. I don't feed it, but you could do some more research and check it out.
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wee ... erwort.htm
#4 looks like a member of the mustard family. I think you can feed the young leaves, but you will want to confirm this. I give it a miss here.
#5 is a very nice red clover plant. Eminently edible for bunnies!
thanks i thought the last one was a clover plant . I will give it to the bunnies. The rest i will have to pass. So i guess i am limited to what greens i can give. Oh well.
MamaSheepdog
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Mary Ann, do you raise grapes or fruit trees? I planted clover in all the tree and vine basins- it is very beneficial for them since it fixes nitrogen into the soil. I should have plenty of clover for the bunnies soon! It is also good to plant by cabbage.
Mary Ann, be sure to remember the curly dock for next spring! It is one of the earliest weeds and because it has large leaves and grows fast, it is very useful early in the season.
I wish i could...But no. We can only grow apples trees.<br /><br />__________ Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:55 am __________<br /><br />yes, i will Maggie thanksMamaSheepdog":ogmuzw1w said:
ChickiesnBunnies":mevzibej said:
I wonder too, CnB, but the older books (pre-pellets) that I have read do specify young dock for rabbits. Unfortunately they rarely explain the reasoning behind the practice, possibly because information about animal husbandry tended to be passed down from generation to generation. It's good to hear you have had no issues feeding mature dock to your rabbits.
rwillhoite
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The one with the yellow flower is wild mustard. It's related to mustard greens, I believe.
MamaSheepdog
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rwillhoite":2409h3hk said:
My rabbits love wild mustard.
Frosted Rabbits
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MaggieJ":23w57h1x said:
I, too, have fed older Dock plants-- no problem. And, one day, a loose rabbit DUG and ate the roots of the dock I had just two days before, cut all the way to the ground!!
lissapell
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me too.. my back yard is a Forrest of dock.ChickiesnBunnies":3idte2p0 said:
