How To Produce Tons Of Leaf Hay For Meat Rabbits. Pollard Your Trees!

[@scubarpirates]

Will have to hunt out some of those trees

[@nancejay]

I just finished reading Sprout Lands and I'm excited to start coppicing and pollarding trees for fodder

[@westmeadowrabbits]

It's an amazing book. My trees produce so much fodder it's crazy!

[@onepin1]

I learn a lot of things every time. God bless

[@HelenEk7]

Tree hay hay as winter feed for farm animals has been a tradition in my country for several thousands of years. (Norway) And they used to cut the branches off only ever 3-7 years. If you do it every year it might be too stressful for the tree, and it might die. But an excellent way to provide extra feed!

[@westmeadowrabbits]

I first learned about it from a Norwegian farmers! In the US the native black locust tree grows like a weed, burns like oak, and has a nutrition profile similar to alfalfa. The only problem is the thorns! I also suspect you guys get a lot less sunlight than we do which would impact tree regrowth rates.

[@HelenEk7]

@@westmeadowrabbits Yes climate could definetely play a role in how often a tree can handle it.