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I keep my rabbits in large pens, the smallest is 20x20 and although I do house does together especially in winter months when no one is having litters, I do control breeding and keep bucks septate. They get feed in auto feeders I also rotate and plant pens just like you would for sheep or any...

That is PURDY

I would buy or trade for a Winesap. I have many things Im probably not even going to remember but the ones people ask for the most are walking onions, garlic, Logan berries, strawberries, (many kinds even wild) wild grapes, raspberries, many herbs, wild chamomile, wild carrot, celery...

PS, Im starting over this year with 5 rabbits who will go to their first show this weekend. again, not having water all winter from anything but snow. I will let you know what this judge thinks.

I don't know why my last reply didn't post? Anyway.. I have allot of young first winter birds myself. I used to live in MI up by Oscoda so Im familiar with your winters. Honestly, I think its in human nature to nurture. Thus the domestication of animals and the path it has followed to the extent...

I enjoyed the song by the way, haven't heard that one if a while. Thank you.

I really do enjoy them so much this way. In the winter instead of dreading going out in the cold to feed them, they have a hutch that holds 250 lbs of hay and 50lbs of feed. They also have grass year round and I think that keeps them healthy. They need that grass, they are rabbits after all...

Thats funny. When I was a kid my father had Dutch he would let run and have us kids go round up at night and put back in the hutches. When I got older and built my first 20x20 pen people ask why did I do THAT for a rabbit. I said .. I didn't.. I did it for me. I can enjoy them year round this...

Everyone asks that when they see my video and website. The answer is easy.. know your rabbits. Some breeds dig more then others, Males don't burrow, they scratch the earth but they don't burrow. Females do burrow but only when they are pregnant or very hot. So.. the answer is put bred does in...

I raise my Flemish giant rabbits in my orchard and gardens. They will not touch the iris. They do however love to eat the flowers off of the mums..

I think people underestimate the power of a chicken. I use no heat lamps etc. My birds have wind breaks but many perch out side in the weather year round. I don't know why when they have a choice, but they do. Here in Iowa we have had many days -30 or better and thats with out wind chill. The...

I think who ever wrote that list wasn't raising chickens. Many people buy flaky alfalpha to feed their birds in the winter. There are about half the things on that list that grow in my yard or pasture. Either my birds just aren't eating them, which I doubt, or who ever wrote the list needs to...

chickens need grasses and things you can plant yes, but don't forget the protein. They eat bugs and meat. One of the things you can do is start a small compost pile. This will attract bugs and things that will greatly improve the health of your birds. They eat more protein and less grasses and...

Im new to this board and wondered if anyone else is raising rabbits naturally? I don't condone colony raising as it never works well just to turn everyone loose in a small pen and let them go. Its normally a disaster. What I mean is raising them in an open environment with natural feeds and...