Often in discussions of natural feed, the importance of feeding a variety so the rabbits can choose what to eat, not eat too much of a particular plant because they're really hungry. Today my son mentioned that we used to feed trimmings from other trees--apple, birch, maple, sumac--but now we feed willow every day and don't feed the other trees. We're also feeding quite a lot of non-woody forage--plantain, grass, clover, chicory, wild carrot, radish tops, trimmings from the herb garden, dandelion, etc. They also get wheat and oats and hay.
I guess I've focused on the willow for a couple reasons--we have lots of it, the rabbits really like it, and I've believed it to have higher protein content than most other woody feed. (We don't feed pellets or alfalfa so I have protein on my mind) So I try to feed as much chicory and dandelion as I can, thinking it is more nutritious than the grass or some of the other forages.
So when forage feeding, do you choose more variety or what you consider more nutritious plants?
I guess I've focused on the willow for a couple reasons--we have lots of it, the rabbits really like it, and I've believed it to have higher protein content than most other woody feed. (We don't feed pellets or alfalfa so I have protein on my mind) So I try to feed as much chicory and dandelion as I can, thinking it is more nutritious than the grass or some of the other forages.
So when forage feeding, do you choose more variety or what you consider more nutritious plants?