Putting food on the table for our meat Rabbits...
Like any produce you get out of it what you put in.. meat is no different. Our aim with the rabbits is maximum gain in terms of the amount of protein vs minimal cost for pellet feed/ daily nutrition. We also need to balance that with getting high-quality meat. We specifically chose New Zealand Whites which are large rabbits with a high proportion of meat...
Like any produce you get out of it what you put in.. meat is no different. Our aim with the rabbits is maximum gain in terms of the amount of protein vs minimal cost for pellet feed/ daily nutrition. We also need to balance that with getting high-quality meat. We specifically chose New Zealand Whites which are large rabbits with a high proportion of meat...
All rabbits need a well-balanced diet consisting of pellets and fresh fruit and vegetables. They also need access to hay for any extra need for fibre.
The majority of the diet for rabbits we raise consists of wild food from our garden such as dandelions, clovers, plantain, deadnettles and grass. Other treats come from veggie patch such as cabbage leaves and other greens high in fibre. Strawberry leaves are another firm favourite!
To keep meat rabbits in a humane way we’ve tried to mimic the wild habitat as much as possible... we allow them to burrow and they have some natural shelters in their enclosure too. Their only encounter with a civilised environment (civilised -Ha!) came when we had flooding in the garden over the summer so we had to rescue them and bring them indoors! For 2 days they resided in our living room until we could rebuild a flood-resistant enclosure … more about that story later!
The majority of the diet for rabbits we raise consists of wild food from our garden such as dandelions, clovers, plantain, deadnettles and grass. Other treats come from veggie patch such as cabbage leaves and other greens high in fibre. Strawberry leaves are another firm favourite!
To keep meat rabbits in a humane way we’ve tried to mimic the wild habitat as much as possible... we allow them to burrow and they have some natural shelters in their enclosure too. Their only encounter with a civilised environment (civilised -Ha!) came when we had flooding in the garden over the summer so we had to rescue them and bring them indoors! For 2 days they resided in our living room until we could rebuild a flood-resistant enclosure … more about that story later!