I have to bring my colony into cages in the winter as the only area I have outside gets terribly wet in the winter and the tarps / shade cloth freeze when it...
I'm up to my earlobes in mud! I forgot how much I hate using straw for bedding, it gets matted and heavy and a nightmare to clean up. And that's what I first...
is your land in a low area? do you have a high spot you can use? do you have drainage problems? guessing from what you have said i would say you do. what i...
well its December 20, how is everyone doing? any new litters comming above ground? were thoughs of you who were haveing problems with their setups able to...
Added wood pellets to the mud. Much cleaner bunnies! too cold to butcher.....Things are quiet. Have a happy holiday everyone. Linda M. www.YankeeKennels.com...
Linda M. wrote: "My thoughts on roofs for rain is to get it down to about 2 feet. Any highrer up and the rain just blows underneath it and everything is wet. ...
... comming above ground? were thoughs of you who were haveing problems with their setups able to get some things fixed up? ... a Merry Christmass and a Happy...
Paint and treated wood not good as rabbits chew it up... then you have toxic rabbits!! They are a difficult animal to confine.... will keep rethinking. I too...
do you have problems with Fire Ants? this could be part of the problem maybe, does your land where you have the colony have good drainage? does your rabbits...
... problem maybe, does your land where you have the colony have good drainage? does your rabbits seam to get along? what are you feeding? and how large is...
there can be SEVERAL things going on, and i wouldnt discount snakes or something else getting in and eating the babys, but first was their any signs on the...
Have you tried pulling out as much of the nesting material, and examining it? The reason I ask, is that perhaps they are not using enough nesting material, to...
And now is the time of year for things to slow down anyway. I don't expect any litters til Feb or Mar. I also think there is a "learning curve" for the...
... snakes or something else getting in and eating the babys, ... might have died? bite marks, weight loss, anything? ... maybe something is stressing the...
... examining ... they are ... ************************************* Hi Greg, The ones that I was able to reach were close to the entrance and there didn't...
just like with rabbits in cages useing nest boxes the does should be taking quite a bit of hay into the burrow to line the nest, that is just good mothering,...
if they are new borns which they sound like they are, the does have not figured out how this whole mother thing works, how old are the does and how many...
... have not figured out how this whole mother thing works, how old are the does and how many chances have you given them? or in other words how long have...
Oh, yes, if rabbits chew the wood then you don't want anything painted or treated. Good point. In which case, you don't want wood at all, right? Hoophouses...
Yeah, I think chickens are easier to pasture. Even if you let them out to free range during the day, come evening, all you have to do is call them and bring...
You should see signs of rabbits taking mouth fulls of hay into the tunnels, in fact you should see them gathering mouth fulls of nesting material from time to...
now i know this would be a bit of work to set up, and you would need some room but listen anyway lol i was reading about someones project to "Pasture" rabbits...
I was thinking something along those lines as well, not necessarily waiting long enough for stuff to grow but to switch the does out of a kennel and leave the...
One problem is the size of pasture to last the does. Unless they really have room to move about, even if they have enough to eat, plenty will be spoiled ( and...
ok i have a revision, instead of leaving the does in each section long enough to bring the kits above ground, have a central "warren" enclosure but with...
I know some people who raise organic chickens and they have 5 acres and they run chicken coops up the pasture everyday to the next spot--the chickens are only...
Not bad, but, like ranchers, with cattle, you will need to figure out how much each doe is going to be eating each day, and have enough grazing enclosures so...
i have a background in Animal Science and took Agriculture in school, i am originally from Kansas in the Deep Cattle Country so i am well aware of these...
I thought I was doing good with "rabbit tractor" in my backyard - moving the cages around, but, I found out that unless we get real good rain ( and then I...
there is a gentalman north of in alabama that has had good results with the rabbit tractor and i think i will pic his brain a bit more and see what kind of...
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