Everything you need to know about raising rabbits on the homestead. Rabbits are fun little animals, they’re definitely not noisy and a good source of meat. Because of this and because they don’t require a lot of space, they can even be grown in an apartment, let alone on suburban homesteads.
We’ll tell you how to take care of them from A to Z.
At first glance, rabbits seem to have a pretty boring diet. In the wild, it is just grass, grass, grass, and the occasional shoot or other green tidbit. Domestic rabbits get hay non-stop along with some lettuce and other roughage. Accordingly, you might be surprised to learn that rabbits can actually eat a huge variety … Read more
When it comes to sheer quickness in the animal kingdom, rabbits are near the top of the heap. Sure, cheetahs might be much faster and mongooses have faster reactions, but rabbits can accelerate to top speed and vanish almost instantly. They are famous for their speed! And though it looks like none of us have … Read more
In the wild, rabbits typically don’t get much in the way of fruit, believe it or not. Aside from the occasional bit of berries from low-growing bushes or maybe an apple falling from a tree, the only other stuff they can get is poached from a garden. But for domestic rabbits, that isn’t the case. … Read more
Anyone who has owned rabbits for any length of time knows that the majority of their diet is made up of grass, hay and a wide variety of leafy green vegetables and roughage. With enough of that and little else, rabbits can live quite well, but some variety doesn’t hurt either to make sure they … Read more
Rabbits love to chow down on a huge variety of vegetables and other plant matter. From grass and hay to leafy greens and even a few fruits, rabbits are some of the most prolific produce eaters in the animal kingdom. And they are also persistent garden pests, just ask any gardener! Jokes aside, it makes … Read more
If you have a pet rabbit or you keep domestic rabbits for other purposes, you might start to feel a little bad for them after they’ve been on their typical diet for a little while. Grass and hay and pellets- forever! It’s obvious that you’d want to give them a little bit of a treat … Read more
One of the most important components of a rabbit’s diet is roughage- basically leafy, green plant matter. It is what rabbits are designed to eat pretty much all the time, and their digestive system is specially equipped to extract maximum nutrition from it without any issues. But even though this is the case, rabbits still … Read more
You’ll hardly see anything cuter than a precious rabbit chomping away on a perfectly plump berry. The way that juice stains their lips is just heartwarming, let me tell you! But as picturesque as the image is, seasoned rabbit owners know that their furry friends have strict nutritional requirements, and most kinds of fruit only … Read more
Ask anyone who has grown a garden full of vegetables, and they’ll probably tell you that some of the most persistent garden pests are rabbits. It seems like there’s hardly anything that you grow that rabbits don’t enjoy eating! But if you think about it in another way, doesn’t that mean that most fruits and … Read more
Rabbits mostly eat grass, hay, and other similar vegetation but they supplement their diet in the wild with various kinds of veggies and a little bit of fruit. Domestic rabbits, of all kinds, often enjoy fruits and veggies as a treat, snack, or supplement what they typically eat. This can be a great way to … Read more
When most folks think about the diet of rabbits, probably the first things that come to their mind are hay, grass, and similar vegetation. That’s with good reason, too, because all these things are staple foods for rabbits in the wild or in domestic settings… But what you might not know is that rabbits can … Read more
When it comes to feeding domestic rabbits, most owners are happy to give their furry friends a diet of hay, some pellets, and occasional inclusions of whole foods. Those whole foods usually take the form of fruits and vegetables that rabbits might conceivably have access to in the wild. It’s a great way to add … Read more
Most people think rabbits are synonymous with tiny, fuzzy and adorable, and most of the time that’s a safe bet. But like many species, there can be some significant variation in the size of rabbits, and there are even a few that can be as big as a medium-sized dog! No matter why you want … Read more
Domestic rabbits, almost literally, come in all colors of the rainbow. But sometimes the most interesting and beautiful colors are actually the least colorful! I’m talking about gray. All the many shades and tones of gray give this seemingly bland color a surprising amount of variety and vibrance. When it comes to rabbits, there are … Read more
During reproduction, every animal has a different gestation period, and depending on the species and the size of the animal, it can be anywhere from a few weeks to well over a year! Today we will be looking at rabbits. Rabbits are famous, or rather infamous, for cranking out tons of babies and doing it … Read more
When it comes to livestock, most people immediately think of cows, or perhaps chickens, but one species that’s making a huge comeback lately is the rabbit. We usually think of rabbits as cuddly pets or sometimes as fur-bearing animals, but they actually have a pretty distinguished history of providing meat. Many domestic breeds grow big, … Read more