What To Feed Pet Rabbits

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of Hobby Farms. Angora, Giants, Satins and French are all dual-purpose rabbit breeds that enable the grower to harvest a fleece in addition to meat.

High Protein With 167.5 calories of protein and 6.8 grams of fat per 3-ounce serving, rabbit meat offers the highest protein content of any land animal meat. As one of the best meats people can consume, rabbits offer families a rewarding way to supplement...

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Their ears will also be red and very warm. Indicating the pain of constipation, your rabbit may seem lethargic and sit in a hunched manner as well as refuse to eat or drink. I highly recommend keeping all angora rabbits indoors except for very specific...

So even if you've never thought about raising rabbits before, we hope this article will change that. No matter which you choose, rabbits need room to run. The management style and rabbit breed you choose will determine the type of hutches or cages you'll...

The size of the pot should be just slightly larger than the base of the plant. Don't worry if you break one off during rabbit's foot fern repotting, as you can simply root it for another of these wonderful plants.Timing is everything, and this is the...

I also raised and ate some rabbits, and still have vivid memories of the killing moments. I embarked upon a series of husbandry and butchery projects, and managed to variously raise (or at least help raise), kill, butcher, and help eat a steer, a goat...

Although the opportunity to handle them is minimal, kids can hand feed them and watch them hop around and act silly.” Your business-savvy children could even turn their hobby into a side business, as both the meat and eggs are highly marketable.

A gentle shower keeps the fronds looking clean and fresh and also removes many of the insects that feed on the foliage. Even with the best of care, you may occasionally lose some of the older fronds.

It ‘s not a big rabbit, mind you. Plus, they're toxic. In fact, it is really just a bunny—still small enough to fit through the openings in our chain link fence. So far the little devil has eaten two different plantings of broccoli and cabbage to...

Like spring chicks , they are often an impulse buy due to their fluffy adorableness but are often either overfed by well-meaning but unknowing pet owners or neglected when it is realized that they require daily interaction, a clean living environment,...

And in a couple of months the cycle repeats. It took only thirty minutes to remove this wool. Even when I thoroughly explained that I only brush the wool off my bunnies when they go through their naturally occurring shedding that happens every 3-4 months...

There are plenty of questions and preparation to consider, too. What If Babies Don't Get Enough Colostrum? Knowing whether you need colostrum or colostrum replacer is an important consideration when your raising a bottle baby.

Send us via email the best images of your brood to hobbyfarms@egmediamags.com­, with “Say Cheese!” in the subject line. Also making appearances are goslings, pigs, chickens, a cow and her calves, and a very cute bunny.

Even the squirrels are begging for a few extra peanuts! The other creatures that are surely struggling are the deer . They haven't resorted to sampling the boxwoods yet (it seems to be one of their least favorites around here), but I suspect it won't...

If you are direct-marketing to customers, you might find that your teenager is better at managing the farm website or Facebook page than you are! Whatever the age of your children and whatever farm chores they help out with, remember to play it safe.

Today, this multi-billion dollar a year industry relies on dedicated observations to determine what birds are attracted to different types of feed. And my small wildflower garden, created where I removed the lawn, boasts colorful flowers that attract...

While raising healthy animals and being the partakers of their bounty is an incredibly rewarding way of life in and of itself, some hobby farmers are discovering a new level of sustainability by utilizing animal byproducts for personal or commercial use.

Other symptoms can include head shaking and intense scratching; hair loss is also occasionally seen. Signs can include the failure to produce fecal droppings, a lack of appetite, failure to drink, a bloated abdomen and general listlessness.

Most local regulations require that you either release the rabbit unharmed on the same property or kill it immediately. Use wire with holes no more than 1/4 inch in diameter and as tall as the rabbit can reach, which is about 18 inches off the ground.

Place a banana peel between the plant and the board. Let the peel soak for a day or two and use the water (not the peel) to water the staghorn. Cut a fresh banana peel with a knife into small pieces or put large pieces into a food processor and hit it...

Bluebirds love mealworms; adults gobble them up readily and will feed them to older babies in breeding season. Before you choose a feeder and seed, you'll want to learn what birds in your area you are likely to attract.

I choose not to feed chicken carcasses to my own hens, because I use them to make chicken stock. You Can Feed Chicken To Your Flock If you have leftover chicken on the bones that you don't want to eat, follow this rule: If you can eat it, your chickens...

Of course, no one is going to begrudge you for just keeping some pygmy goats as fine manure-producing pets either. Perhaps nothing makes a farm feel more like a farm than animals. Rabbits The Bunny Maker/Flickr Why more urban farmers aren't raising rabbits...

Habitat: Midwest to West Coast; badgers prefer open areas (including meadows, fields, prairies, deserts and farmland) where soil is loose and prey is accessible. A pack of dogs can do quite a bit of damage to a flock, often harassing and chasing your...

Plants likeand other tender leaved vegetables are favorites of rabbits. Humane traps tend to look like cages that are designed to lure the rabbit in and keep it trapped until someone comes to relocate it.Traps that kill are typically designed to kill...

Water your potted plumeria very little, if at all, during the winter to prevent root rot. Use a blend of equal parts peat moss, coarse builder's sand and perlite as the growing medium for potted plumeria plants.