BOSS

[lissapell]

Hi all I was sent this way from homesteadtoday. I am getting ready to start meat rabbits and want to go all natural for food. I have a large veggie garden and working on an herb garden w/ yard weeds in abundance year long. I keep reading about grain supplements for carbs and was wondering what is BOSS? I am sure it is a total newbee question.
TIA

 

[mystang89]

Been curious too.
Black Oil Sunflower Seeds

 

[ladysown]

it's a good fat source for bunnies, and some use it as a conditioner.

problem with growing it in the garden.... totally attracts squirrels and other such pesties.

 

[lissapell]

are they feed whole in the shell?

 

[3mina]

are they feed whole in the shell?

Yup

 

[trinityoaks]

I don't show, but BOSS is said to be good for their coats. I feed BOSS in cold weather (only), a tablespoon or so per day. The fats in the seeds help them keep warm in the winter.

 

[Miss M]

I am sure it is a total newbee question.

We were all newbies once!

You will find a wealth of information on this forum!! If you have never raised rabbits before, you may want to start with pellets until you get the rabbit part down. They do come with a bit of a learning curve. Then you could transition to natural feed once you've got a grip on things.

Just a suggestion. If you are able to handle a lot of learning in both aspects at the same time, go for it. I know both would have been way more than I could handle at first. I still don't do it, though I'm a little closer now with the horse feed I'm experimenting with.

:welcomewagon: Welcome to RabbitTalk!

 

[lissapell]

I am sure it is a total newbee question.

We were all newbies once!

You will find a wealth of information on this forum!! If you have never raised rabbits before, you may want to start with pellets until you get the rabbit part down. They do come with a bit of a learning curve. Then you could transition to natural feed once you've got a grip on things.

Just a suggestion. If you are able to handle a lot of learning in both aspects at the same time, go for it. I know both would have been way more than I could handle at first. I still don't do it, though I'm a little closer now with the horse feed I'm experimenting with.

:welcomewagon: Welcome to RabbitTalk!

horse feed? what kind of horse feed?

 

[trinityoaks]

lissaspell, here's a thread with a lot of information on grain-feeding. I did start out grain-feeding from the very beginning.

trinity-oaks-grain-feed-mix-t6809.html

 

[Teddy2511]

Does it matter what type of BOSS it is? would the stuf from the garden center work?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sunflower-See ... s/10902053

 

[Lastfling]

Yes it would work.