Actually there isn't a lot of info on the internet, because most of it is regarding keeping a rabbit as a pet. And the bulk of it boils down to "only pellets are safe" and "take the bunny to the vet". For example I can't find anywhere whether rabbits may or may not eat potatoes, or why if they shouldn't. So yeah, videos like these are very helpful, I'd watch a longer one for sure.
@dwarfcreekfarm19614 жыл бұрын
I have watched all 3 parts of this series, I've raised rabbits for about 7 years and this is one of the most informational series I have seen! I just found your channel and I love it!
@westmeadowrabbits4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much that means a lot! I am glad you are finding it useful!
@d0nn13m0n02 жыл бұрын
Comfrey leaves are 18% protein and my willow trees go a long way towards reducing my feed bill. Both of these plants are easy to propagate and tough to kill. Here in north Idaho we’re surrounded by wild rose bushes and the rabbits eat those leaves as well.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@wachobsealey29 ай бұрын
We have just planted 75 willows and my husband often mentions putting comfrey in our yard. 😊
@fivelakesyj Жыл бұрын
I know this is an 'older' video series. I watched all three after just finding your channel tonight. I am researching raising rabbits for meat. I've got the space and other resources living in a very rural area. I'm hoping to begin raising rabbits in the spring of 2024. Quite simply, I want to know at least as much as the rabbits themselves before I ask them to depend on me. Enough babble... :) I want to thank you for the mention about dandelions. My neighbors are sometimes not happy with me because I allow them in my lawn. But they never turn down my dandelion wine. I haven't made that in a while as alcohol doesn't play well with my meds. I also use the leaves for salad and the stems can add flavor to bone stocks. I'm glad to find out rabbits enjoy them as well. I should have figured that out as there are some wild rabbits around here also
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! It's very smart of you to do the research ahead of time. It will save you time and money. Pretty much all common yard weeds are great for rabbits!
@falcolf11 ай бұрын
I love dandelions too, they're such an underappreciated wildflower amd bees adore them.❤
@tomprice250110 ай бұрын
My rabbits love the bark of guava bushes as we had these bushes growing wild along bush paths between villages, 3 leave clover, in fact anything on the ground
@heidiw8406 Жыл бұрын
Our rabbits love mulberry stems and leaves, wild grapevine and sweet potato leaves. Here in Florida we have some kind of weed year round to feed the rabbits. I'm going to look into the Black Locust to see if it grows here.
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
I would think it would, I'm pretty sure it is native to the South of the US originally.
@andypanda47563 ай бұрын
We have lots of mulberry and elderberry here ❤
@marcusburns4377 Жыл бұрын
Plantain tea works great for poison oak rash. Plantain also works for a good anti parisite for sheep.
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
That's really cool! Thanks for sharing!
@howmygardengrows30802 жыл бұрын
I have like 4 volunteer mulberry bushes in my yard that I've tried to kill for years. This year, I specifically let them grow unmolested because I just received my breeding trio of silver foxes!
@bugmanpaul2 жыл бұрын
I have eaten Plantain growing wild in our yard. It is delicious and our rabbits love it too. It is also call 'White Mans Footprint" because it is found in areas that people walk.
@greggstankewicz43094 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very well done three part series! I just ordered the book you recommended. I'm not opposed to feeding pellets but where I'm at in Brooklyn NY, the only organic pellets I can find are $50 for a 50 lb bag. If I'm growing my own meat, I'd like it to be top quality (but not $10/lb to raise). A video on how you run your tractor system would be appreciated if you get a chance/have the inclination!
@westmeadowrabbits4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That's very steep for pellets! Since your in an urban area I wonder if any local restaurants would be interested in giving you vegetable scraps? If done carefully they can form a large part of the diet. I will make a video on the tractor soon, but the obvious disadvantage is that they don't work in the winter!
@cynthiarothrock42552 жыл бұрын
Your math is wrong. $50 for a 50 pound bag is a single dollar per pound. $10 a pound would be $500 for a 50 pound bag. Your welcome for the math lesson.
@christ93592 жыл бұрын
@@cynthiarothrock4255 He's referring to the cost of feed per pound of rabbit meat, genius.
@brianpalmer96715 күн бұрын
8:10 you're close on the term. It's simply called tree hay.
@Joel.Invictus5 ай бұрын
Great video, man. 👍🏾 I've been giving my bunnies a combo of pellet and greens from the land. They LOVE saw briar leaves and clover.
@westmeadowrabbits5 ай бұрын
That's the way to do it!
@JonathanMeyerofStoughton2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I'm just getting started with rabbits, and this series was very helpful
@johnlowe863710 ай бұрын
Why is this the first time I’m hearing of leaf hay? Thanks
@hobojuanita77562 жыл бұрын
You are Awesome! Your info is straight on and usable with out the all the extra fluff talk. I love you!
@dogslobbergardens66062 жыл бұрын
The cost of feed is still rising, and I'm having a hard time finding hay that's not contaminated with persistent broadleaf herbicides. Those herbicides (supposedly) don't harm animals but it stays in their manure, meaning it's no good for use in compost for the garden. So this information is tremendously valuable to me, thank you.
@nathans.36182 жыл бұрын
I started giving my rabbits small portions of sweetgum tree, just new growth, stems and leaves. They love it. It has some medicinal properties, so I only feed it once every week or two in hopes that it works as a preventative and helps keep them healthy. I've been doing it for a while with no noticeable issues.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
That's the best way to introduce new foods!
@kaylaandrews240 Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and it has some of the best information out there that I’ve found
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
Thanks I'm glad I could help!
@LilCraftyNook3 жыл бұрын
You said a mouthful about gravitating to Twinkie’s and other sugary foods!! It’s not our original instinct though because those “Frankenfoods” didn’t exist 100 years ago. As humans, we have tons of information but don’t necessarily do the best thing. Thanks again for a great video!
@thomasreto29978 ай бұрын
Really good video series. Thank you for sharing the title ofthat book. We will be getting into raising meat rabbits soon!
@westmeadowrabbits8 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@marklesniak80387 ай бұрын
These are incredible videos. I really wish I had something like this when I started. Great work, sir!
@westmeadowrabbits7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@nunocarvalho82593 жыл бұрын
another great book I bought in sequence of buying "Beyond the Pellet" (by your suggestion): Keeping Poultry and Rabbits on Scraps by Penguin great videos by the way, the best I've watched, very very informative! a shame that you stopped posting!
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a really interesting book, I will have to check it out! Don't worry I've got a lot of good videos coming out soon!
@mycozygardencottage Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I have plenty of plantain, maple leaves and will have apple prunings in the near future. Thank you so much!
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
Your rabbits will be happy!
@rickeybowman57192 жыл бұрын
Good series of videos. I'll definitely be watching more of your content.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jameswall1076 Жыл бұрын
A great video, per usual! Thanks for the tip on the book!
@tatekohmni3 жыл бұрын
Sassafras! Mine lived the sassafras this year. In the summer they didnt like the mulberry leaf stems, but just offered it last week and they gnawed the stems right up. Maybe because its winter and there is less to choose from. I appreciate the tip on black locust, I didnt even think of that one. Very nice videos, thank you
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
I've heard of feeding sassafras form others, seems like a good option if you have it. They always get less picky in the cold!
@cebasmb825010 ай бұрын
In my country we gave rabbits the vines that grow up on trees rabbit love it if you pick a leaf off you see milk.... goats sheep's love it to potato leaf mango leaf banana leaf..... they know what to eat if you just put food in front of the. Then you got an idea what they like
@guyward39283 жыл бұрын
Cool!!!! I’m a weed eater too. Tree hay? Never heard of it. We have a lot of black locust trees here in the mountains. Great video
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
You can't go wrong with black locust. Feed it all summer!
@splitarrowfarm3 жыл бұрын
This is a great 3-part series, thanks for sharing!
@BrianBetron Жыл бұрын
Wow, your knowledge is impressive.
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I learn more everyday.
@lovemybabygoat3 жыл бұрын
You can also feed them bananna leaves, if you live in the most southern areas of the US and can grow them. Rabbits love the actual bananna, but just give them a bite, rarely and only as a treat.
@firetube72513 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@ElizabethPelick2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these very informative videos! I had no idea black locust was so great, I thought they were just aggressive weeds.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Yea they are amazing. Rot resistant wood, excellent substitute for oak firewood and building, very fast growing, nitrogen fixing, tons of high yield flowers for pollinators, and nutritious leaves. Its the dream tree.
@wotnop3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thank you for the great information!
@joanneboutilier51032 жыл бұрын
Great video’s lots of good info I am learning lots thank you
@forestdog2 жыл бұрын
Love your series. I purchased Beyond the Pellet a couple months back. I'd love your input on willows. I'm looking to order some cuttings.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
I had a little trouble with growing willows, but that is likely from neglect on my end. Wild willows are fantastic sources of fodder. I have extensive amounts of black locust that I pollard, so that is my primary source of fresh fodder.
@michaelmello9510 Жыл бұрын
Great video thanks
@YoooItsRex4 жыл бұрын
Love the series! Keep the videos coming!!
@westmeadowrabbits4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Any requests?
@YoooItsRex3 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits no requests off the top of my head. Just keep putting out stuff you think is relevant and I’ll keep watching! Just got my first pair of rabbits last week.
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
@@YoooItsRex Thanks! Good luck!
@darrenlewis70012 жыл бұрын
Great info
@reneeweitz8782 жыл бұрын
Great info thanks
@slimefart012 жыл бұрын
Cutting trees for fodder results in a pollarded tree, that the term? Pollarding etc.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Yes and no, pollarding is a specific way of cutting that keeps the tree alive and healthy, but also very short. When done correctly pollarding causes the tree to produce many thin leafy branches that are harvested every 1-3 years depending on species. arborlifetreesurgeons.co.uk/tree-services/tree-pollarding/
@slimefart012 жыл бұрын
Are you not referring to coppicing. Cutting to the stool and allowing bottom up regeneration, whereas pollarding is at a height of maybe 2-3m plus.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
@@slimefart01 Correct I pollard, not coppice.
@slimefart012 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the conversation! In the UK, rabbit for meat is campaigned against. I have eaten 100s of wild rabbits but there are none around me now, so I have five Belgium Hares and am breeding them for meat. So, thanks for all the effort that you have put into these videos, they are really useful.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
@@slimefart01 Glad I could help! The anti meat campaign is ridiculous.
@vixxcottage3 жыл бұрын
My rabbits love floribunda rose limbs and leaves as well as raspberry canes and leaves.
@zach9962 Жыл бұрын
You are the man
@salvatorelivreri3 жыл бұрын
I have heard that rabbits should only get rest maple because wilted or dried maple can cause severe problems. Have you noticed that? I have begun feeding them fresh maple without problems
@MP-uz5ks3 жыл бұрын
Hi! We have tons of fresh wild greens on our property. I'm still new to rabbit-breeding. People constantly tell me that I shouldn't give fresh greens to the rabbits, because they might get bloated, get diarrhea and even die. I was advised that everything I picked should at least dry for a day so it can be fed. The thing is, whenever I give the greens to them, they go totally crazy. There's nothing other food they care about if they have greens. I'd like to hear your opinion about that. Greetings from Greece
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
Hi and welcome t the channel! This seems to be one of the most common misnomers I hear all the time. While it is true that if you rabbits have never eaten greens before and you switch exclusively to them, they can have some problems. However rabbits evolved to eat green plants, its their natural diet. If you introduce slowly you can eventually feed greens exclusively if you like. Also, if the mother has been eating greens throughout her pregnancy and when she was nursing than the babies can eat greens right away because she has transferred the necessary bacteria to them already. In the summer fresh greens (leaves, grasses, herbs) make up 60% of my rabbits' diets and I have never lost a single one to digestive issues. Hope this helps!
@MP-uz5ks3 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits Thanks for the answer, it approves what I observe. And it is completely logical. I'm so happy! Free food for our rabbits! Now I can feed them without having a doubt. Congratulations to your channel, it is very informative.
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
@@MP-uz5ks Thank you! Glad I could help!
@millicentrowan3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Just bought two does from you who are settling in. I love your information on alternative feeds in addition to standard feeds and I'll definitely look into the black locust tree. Do you think other livestock could use leaf hay (horses, sheep, cows, etc)?
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear the does are doing well and thanks for watching! Leaf hay has been used for millennia in cold climates as the primary source of nutrition for livestock, sometimes exclusively. I know cows, goats, sheep, and rabbits can live off of no problem. Horses are a little trickier. I have heard locus, which is fantastic for most livestock, can be problematic for horses. So leaves are good for all livestock but I would be cautious with horses and check with an expert before feeding them leaves. Otherwise FEED LEAVES!!
@blankablueboy15012 жыл бұрын
Why is this chic trying to look hideous?
@tracyarnold30403 жыл бұрын
Great info. Also for lactating does you can give dill, dandelions, and fennel.
@joanneboutilier51032 жыл бұрын
Would like to see a video on breeding
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
I a whole playlist on breeding, check out my channels home page!
@marilynmarilynohearn4763 жыл бұрын
Love the videos I'll be watching over and over. I've decided to raise rabbits as a hedge against what could be coming. Of course the hardest thing is going to butcher the first time. I have chickens and don't have a problem with meat birds. Or layers how are problem for one reason or another. You video I think is the most common sense. I'll be looking for the book. I live in one of the crazy blue states. It's already hit the fan. I have two rabbits that were free, not ones I use for meat rabbits, but I needed to know if I would like raising them. I do like raising them . My first question this time. Do your rabbits get mites or fleas from the tractor?
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video! I haven't had any rabbits pickup nay disease or parasites from the tractors. If you move it every day and avoid going back to the same spot you should have no issues!
@marilynmarilynohearn4763 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits thank you so much. The two rabbits that I have now , one is a lion head and the other is a small Rex. They have been raised like pets and don't like me, I think because I'm raising them like meat chickens.the don't like to me to pet them. They're not aggressive or bite or any thing. And they seem inseperable. Though the lion head seems to be pregnant. At what point do I separated them.
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
@@marilynmarilynohearn476 If they were kept together there is no way to tell she is pregnant until she starts building a nest, at which point it may be to late. You should never keep males and females together if you can avoid it.
@marilynmarilynohearn4763 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid that's the way I got them. What should I do now?
@marilynmarilynohearn4763 жыл бұрын
He tummy is nice and round Should it be flat.
@charlesduah86933 жыл бұрын
Please what to feed baby or young rabbits. And at what weeks that you can introduce young ones to grains and weed.
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
I feed all my doe pellet's and hay freely available so when the babies start to leave the nest box around 4 weeks of age they start to nibble on the pellets and hay. Once they are out and hopping around I would slowly introduce any new foods you are planning on feeding them. This is much easier if the mother has already been eating these foods.
@MsFigster2 жыл бұрын
Wondering whether I could use excess crops to produce leaf hay? We grow a lot of our own fruit and vegetables, usually we give fresh excess or gone over crops to our chickens and quail. We are looking to get a trio of californians soon. I wondered if I could dry or dehydrate crops to use as leaf hay? Carrot, radish and beet tops, Swiss chard leaves and stems , gone over pea plants and bean leaves, corn plants? Could I do this with all my willow, hawthorn, Hazel and oak hedge clippings? Brand new to this, so thanks for your great videos, unable to find much info on this in the UK so far... most people seem horrified at the thought of eating thumper! 😄 Many thanks
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Yes yes yes! You will save a ton on feed and the rabbits will love all the fresh food. Don't be dissuaded, there are plenty of people out there who happily eat rabbit! They are more sustainable than most poultry, and are delicious and nutritious!
@MsFigster2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your fast reply. I am currently listening to some of your videos, while stretching some plastic fencing mesh across the crop bars in my smaller polytunnel, it gets really hot and dry in there (I usually cure my garlic and onions up there), so going to try using it to dry excess crops for leaf hay. We grow a small willow bed for basketry, woven fedges and have a 3 metre woven dome, so we have plenty of that. Was great to see your video on that too. So will try drying what we can to reduce costs and give a more varied diet. Checking out the pellets available locally today, hopefully won't need as much, thanks to your videos! Thanks again.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
@@MsFigster Good luck, frim the sound of it you should do great!
@nipukumardas46073 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@manshowjugyyes7235 Жыл бұрын
What does everyone recommend for feed in the south western regions ....less grasses, weeds and trees
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
I hope someone answers because I'm not super familiar with that region! I know there's a good amount of ranching out there though. As as a general rule, rabbits can eat what sheep do.
@andypanda47563 ай бұрын
I have tons of banana leaves, any chance rabbits enjoy them?
@westmeadowrabbits3 ай бұрын
I don't have bananas in my area, but I've heard they like them!
@andypanda47563 ай бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits The fruits only come every few months. But I have to cut banana leaves every day. Thank you for responding. Your videos answer more questions of mine than 99% of the of the other YT videos. I will check before feeding, but for clarification it the leaf or fruit you have heard of them enjoying? I am geeking out you wrote back! Thanks😇
@westmeadowrabbits3 ай бұрын
@@andypanda4756 Happy to help! I've seen them eat the fruit and I've heard of people feeding the leaves. I wouldn't recommend feeding fruit a lot, but they should do fine with the leaves.
@andypanda47563 ай бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits That is good news! Free forage forever! I'm surounded by natural mango/banana jungle. So it's all organic, we don't need to use pesticides or fertilizers. Very bunny safe.
@faithbuller40864 жыл бұрын
What do you think about trimming suckers from trees and feeding those with any leaves? Or is just the tree leaves that are ok to feed your rabbits? What area of the country! What state are you in? It didn’t give any of that on your about Tab 😊
@westmeadowrabbits4 жыл бұрын
I'm Located in New England, Nothern Mass to be specific. Generally, I feed entire tree branches, leaves, and all to the rabbits. The leaves are the most nutritious part while the branch gives them something to gnaw on and provides fiber. Although all fresh branches (especially younger ones) also have a green layer just below the bark that is nutritious and the rabbits love it!
@edwardwyatt56653 жыл бұрын
How about corn on cob
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
@@edwardwyatt5665 Unless its all you have, id avoid feeding any kind of grain to rabbits. Its not the best for them and they actually do better on cheaper stuff like hay!
@hillockfarm84042 жыл бұрын
@@edwardwyatt5665 Sprout the corn, feed the plant. Corn i.e. starch requires amylaze to digest (in the small intestine) and herbivores like rabbits make very little of that. Also rabbits are native to eurasia, corn to the america's. In such cases i see digestive problems with adding it to a diet. They didn't "grow up" together in a sense.
@muhammadzubair35913 ай бұрын
Is rommaine lettuce good fir meat rabbit
@westmeadowrabbits3 ай бұрын
It's fine to feed them! It doesn't have a ton of nutrients, but they like it.
@vttsantana2 жыл бұрын
They 3way hay is it ok for rabbits
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Not sure I understand the question?
@justadogmom2 жыл бұрын
I read that black locust trees are poisonous but also that deer and rabbits eat these in the wild. Should I be concerned? Or does anyone have experience feeding these to their rabbits?
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Not sure where you read that but its absolutely not true. Black locust is by far the most useful tree available to the homesteader/farmer.
@justadogmom2 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits Thank you for your response. The first result to a quick Google search said they were poisonous. I'm just now getting into raising meat rabbits so I've been reading from several sources. Again, thank you for the clarity.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
@@justadogmom No problem, just be careful on the internet, their is a ton of contradictory information. When it comes to foods your best bet is to check with experienced rabbit people (not pet owners) and experiment yourself.
@jeremiahc13563 жыл бұрын
Do you know if feeding black walnut leaves is ok?
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
They're aren't any around me so I personally don't have any experience with them. I know they have plant growth inhibiting compounds in them, but I'm not sure how they would affect rabbits. I would ask around your area!
@jeremiahc13563 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits Thanks for the reply! I know they have some natural deworming qualities that have been used for goats - I might have to do some experimenting. Thanks for your videos - I enjoy how practical they are.
@luckypawrabbitryrescue52303 жыл бұрын
Can you feed just grass based pellets with timothy hay? If not please tell me what I could add to the grass pellets
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
You technically don't "need" to feed hay if you are feeding a commercial pellet, as it is technically nutritionally complete. That being said I find that rabbits do much better with some form of roughage in addition to pellets. This doesn't have to be timothy hay, it can be orchard grass, any other dried plant material, or even fresh greens/ leaves. That being said if your rabbits are bored or having digestive issues, the first thing I would do is add some grass hay to their diet.
@luckypawrabbitryrescue52303 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm hoping to purchase a pellet maker and use grass with Timothy Hay to lessen the feed cost hopefully
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
@@luckypawrabbitryrescue5230 If you are planning on making your own pellets the main ingredient should be alfalfa not timothy. If you only use timothy, your rabbits will be malnourished. You would probably be better off feeding separate ingredients v making pellets. It is very difficult to formulate a complete pellet, and they are expensive because they are a complete feed and use expensive ingredients.
@luckypawrabbitryrescue52303 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info
@stacyboyett28233 жыл бұрын
Is Comfrey safe to feed?
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, I have a video coming out soon showing how I use it.
@stacyboyett28233 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits thanks so much!
@adonaizedek89663 жыл бұрын
Some guys from around my place tell me feeding rabbits on "layers marsh" does the trick! How true is this? Ps: Layers marsh is the broken maize/corn feed given to laying birds and it's supposedly high in protein. Should I adopt the same as it's cheaper than pellets
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
Its interesting that layer mash is cheaper there, its much more expensive here! Technically speaking its not ideal because rabbits were not designed to eat grain, they do much better on fiber diets primarily form leaves and grasses. (alfalfa is the main ingredient in high quality rabbit pellets.) I would google high protein fodder plants in your area, I have heard that these are goo ones in some parts of Africa. Calliandra calothyrsus (“calliandra”) Chamaecytisus palmensis (tree lucerne or “tagasaste”) Gliricidia sepium (“gliricidia”) Leucaena diversifolia (“diversifolia”) Leucaena pallida (“pallida”) Leucaena trichandra (“trichandra”) Morus alba (mulberry) Sesbania sesban (“sesbania”) At the end of the day, if all you can get is layer pellets, and its cheaper its better than nothing! Shoot for fodder if you can!
@adonaizedek89663 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits thanks alot for the info and thanks for replying.....means alot
@babydragon322511 ай бұрын
Can i feed the rabbits moringa leaves?
@westmeadowrabbits11 ай бұрын
I believe so. Start slow and see how they do.
@vickieakin760710 ай бұрын
can you feed them the fresh veggies everyday or like once a week?
@westmeadowrabbits10 ай бұрын
As much as you want once they're adapted.
@vickieakin760710 ай бұрын
awesome thank you @@westmeadowrabbits
@johnnyvannoy71802 жыл бұрын
Awesome info on raise rabbits !
@offlimit883 жыл бұрын
Sei un grande
@major774933 жыл бұрын
Leaf Hay = Tree Fodder
@ashrafkaasamani2093 жыл бұрын
i feed my rabbits alfalfa some vegies and barley, i have a question i still can't figure out the amount i should feed, do you have an answer for that?
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
It really depends on many things, I recommend checking out this book for more info: www.amazon.com/Beyond-Pellet-Feeding-Rabbits-Naturally/dp/1493654055
@ashrafkaasamani2093 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits i don't have access to amazon were i live, which is the poor part of the world. is there an alternative to that book?
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
@@ashrafkaasamani209 You could check out this website riseandshinerabbitry.co When feeding rabbits entirely from non pellet sources, your best bet is to see what gives you the best growth rates. In general alfalfa or some other legume should make up the back bone of the diet. Other greens and grasses should be provided for fiber and micronutrients, grains provide a lot of energy but should be used sparingly and should make up a small part of the diet. That's about as specific as I can get because it will depend highly on local factors.
@pauljohnston94464 ай бұрын
Purslane
@williamstephens38052 жыл бұрын
Not a twinky guy but know the body craves for what's needed.
@wolfgurl883 жыл бұрын
I give my rabbits bamboo
@westmeadowrabbits3 жыл бұрын
That's very interesting? Do they like it? Bamboo doesn't really grow in my region but I imagine it would be really useful in places where its common!
@wolfgurl883 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits they love it! It grows by railroads, deltas, rivers here in California. It's an invasive giant grass but the rabbits love it! I heard ranchers give it to cattle also
@kevywilliams33042 жыл бұрын
He’s saying feed apples .. wrong … and he forgot apple branches . Yes!
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
I feed plenty of both.
@l0gic233 жыл бұрын
+1 sub
@tedmarlenebarry151410 ай бұрын
and onions are poison for rabbits! :)
@kevywilliams33042 жыл бұрын
You didn’t mention ticks … ticks hide in grass hay and leaves . Lymes in the bunny not so funny.