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    BYH Official Poll: What are the things that you should consider before buying herds?

    One of the first and most salient considerations—not mentioned in the list, so “other”—should be to contemplate the type of environment you’ll be working in, as that can crucially inform your decision about what species (and how many) to keep! This includes the type of landscape, the local...
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    Real food for breeder rabbits

    Hey, thanks Zippy! I do grow sweetpotatoes and have been feeding some already. The rabbits do like both the leaves and the vines very much and eat both eagerly. I expect the vines have some decent fiber content as well seeing how tough and ropey they are. One of the varieties I grow (cultivar...
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    Real food for breeder rabbits

    All the plants I mentioned are ones I have already confirmed (from trusted source, either face to face or in print) are safe. :) I have plenty of other greenery and some other plants I'm curious about utilizing for various reasons, but won't until I've confirmed their safety for rabbits...
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    Real food for breeder rabbits

    Thank you! :)
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    Real food for breeder rabbits

    Thanks! Forgive my ignorance, but what is a "mineral spool?" Is this anything like a mineral salt block? I'll be looking into this next time i go to town. Right now I'm feeding them twice a day, about two thirds of a five gallon bucket's worth of greenery between the two rabbits and tiny...
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    Real food for breeder rabbits

    Thanks for the welcome, and the comments! That's about what I figured, and I've been proceeding cautiously to wean them off pellets and onto such a diet. My instincts tell me it should be fine. My biggest concern right now is about whether it's possible to overfeed confined rabbits on greens...
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    Real food for breeder rabbits

    I'm new to raising rabbits (for meat, pelts, and pleasure). I have a four-acre farm with vegetables and many other crops and have a yearround growing season, more or less, because I live in the tropics and get rain yearround. So winter feeding is not an issue. Since rabbits are herbivorous...
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