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[Martlet]

Rabbit manure isn’t hot, right? It doesn’t need to set a season before adding it to a garden?

 

[Mckatie]

Rabbit manure isn’t hot, right? It doesn’t need to set a season before adding it to a garden?

Rabbit manure is not hot like chicken manure so it can go directly into your gardens.

 

[Nibbles]

I'm in the northeast and have decided to add rabbits to my homestead. I don't know what I don't know so I'm hoping to learn how to house and breed rabbits in a cold climate. I'm hoping to learn which outdoor hutches are good year round, what we need to build for grow outs, whether tractors are good in the summer, and all the other questions I don't even know to ask yet.

Welcome to RabbitTalk! We're glad to have you join us!

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

We always want to do what fits our lifestyle and what is best for the rabbits in my opinion.
For me cleaning is a fan take because I want all the poop for gardens and tree fertilizer , also use it in my house plants.

@Rabbit Warren Man , Thank you for the "diatomaceous earth on the sprouts as a preventative strategy for internal parasites, the spouts are moist the diatomaceous earth sticks to it. I also use it in the bedding areas and tunnels. I put apple cider vinegar in the drinking water to discourage mites."​

I use the "dirt" as I call it for my dogs, yard, and plants when needed. Do you grow your own sprouts? What type of sprouts are you growing? I guess I could probably share mine, except I normally choose broccoli. I gave them pea sprouts and sunflower sprouts last year. Do you grow them year around? I use the rabbit manure in my gardens/yards. I will start selling manure in the Spring if I've finished meeting my current needs.

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

@Rabbit Warren Man , Thank you for the "diatomaceous earth on the sprouts as a preventative strategy for internal parasites, the spouts are moist the diatomaceous earth sticks to it. I also use it in the bedding areas and tunnels. I put apple cider vinegar in the drinking water to discourage mites."​

I use the "dirt" as I call it for my dogs, yard, and plants when needed. Do you grow your own sprouts? What type of sprouts are you growing? I guess I could probably share mine, except I normally choose broccoli. I gave them pea sprouts and sunflower sprouts last year. Do you grow them year around? I use the rabbit manure in my gardens/yards. I will start selling manure in the Spring if I've finished meeting my current needs.

I use field peas, black sunflower oil seeds, oats, wheat to sprout year around. They go bananas for it.
I sprout in two quart jars then transfer to trays.
Where do you live and how are you currently housing your Rabbits?
Great talking with you.

 

[Cindy in SD]

I raise mine in Manitoba Canada outdoors year around. The kits generally start to come out of the hole in early January. I have nine does and one buck. The does control the breeding in the heard and all will take breaks then start again. I never remove the buck from the heard. My warren is 3000 square feet.

How do you keep them from digging out, RWM? I’m planning to lay 2x4 fencing on the ground/floor (wherever I decide to put them), but I’m wondering whether I need to cover the entire area, or just do a horizontal skirt around the perimeter. I can’t do a vertical skirt b/c the ground is very rocky and I’m just not physically able to do that. Thanks!

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

How do you keep them from digging out, RWM? I’m planning to lay 2x4 fencing on the ground/floor (wherever I decide to put them), but I’m wondering whether I need to cover the entire area, or just do a horizontal skirt around the perimeter. I can’t do a vertical skirt b/c the ground is very rocky and I’m just not physically able to do that. Thanks!

I layed down hardware cloth.

 

[Mckatie]

I use field peas, black sunflower oil seeds, oats, wheat to sprout year around. They go bananas for it.
I sprout in two quart jars then transfer to trays.
Where do you live and how are you currently housing your Rabbits?
Great talking with you.

Thank you! I will give that a try! I grow sunflowers every year. They eat every bit of it. Last year I left one section in the ground so I could go out and break some off to feed the rabbits as needed. I live in town,in Montana. I currently house my rabbits in xl dog crates that I flipped and rewired. So 48"L x 29"W x 31"H. then a few Large @ 42"L x 27"W x 29"H. They were able to run free in the rabbit area until they dug out under the shed. I'm going to fence off another section to make the area larger. I have 2 dogs that would kill my rabbits in a heartbeat. So they live in crates and their rabbit yard. My boys love running free, but they also come to me when I call them. So that's a blessing. Great to meet you! KT

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

Thank you! I will give that a try! I grow sunflowers every year. They eat every bit of it. Last year I left one section in the ground so I could go out and break some off to feed the rabbits as needed. I live in town,in Montana. I currently house my rabbits in xl dog crates that I flipped and rewired. So 48"L x 29"W x 31"H. then a few Large @ 42"L x 27"W x 29"H. They were able to run free in the rabbit area until they dug out under the shed. I'm going to fence off another section to make the area larger. I have 2 dogs that would kill my rabbits in a heartbeat. So they live in crates and their rabbit yard. My boys love running free, but they also come to me when I call them. So that's a blessing. Great to meet you! KT

When you have dogs nothing on a rabbit is wasted eh? My 3 shepherds love them!

 

[Cindy in SD]

I layed down hardware cloth.

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Thanks!