I just want to say, I have two PET rabbits, I keep them for their poop as a cold compost for my veggie garden. I have never fed hay or pellets to them and never have I had teeth issues. This video has awesome information!
I'm in the planning stages of doing the same thing. I just want Rabbits for their manure. I want them to live a long, happy, natural, and healthy life on pasture and use their manure for my garden. How many acres per rabbit (or rabbits per acre) can I sustainably keep?
As much as I love rabbits I have realized the need to raise them for food. as long as they have a good life, and a quick end. still sad since they're adorable and loving creatures
This was the only information I could find to ensure that the wild rabbits in our yard have ample food and most definitely don't need humans (we're down south) I really appreciate your video and information!
No, it’s also called curly dock or sour dock in some circles. I’ll see if I can find a link to a picture. www.google.com/search?q=curly+dock&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS863US863&hl=en-US&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLtI7lksP7AhUlIX0KHffJAGMQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=414&bih=712&dpr=3#imgrc=vZkhDaKRu7eEsM
I have 25 rabbits and would love to know more about how to feed them from nature. Unfortunately I don’t know much about plants and trees 😟 I also have a question 🙋♀️ I had read so many conflicting do’s and don’ts on feeding rabbits. I read they can’t have any fruit that has a pit or stone and then I see others say they can eat peaches and plums… I also read they should even have the branches from those trees either 🤦🏼♀️ I’m so confused ! What is the right answer?
Just think about this: If a rabbit is running around on its own, it has access to absolutely everything. It eats what it wants. I wouldn’t feed them a pile of peaches, but 1/2 of a peach is probably not going to hurt them. Just make sure you are giving them a variety. They usually won’t eat what is bad for them as long as they’re not starving
Hay is important for rabbits! It keeps them healthy and wear their teeth down. Otherwise you’ll have to pay hundreds of dollars to the vet to grind their teeth down every 4 months. I made the same mistake. Please please don’t replace hay.
Good for you! Hay is nothing more than dried plants. Good for winter feeding, but when you've got fresh, that's what they prefer and would be eating if they were running around wild and unsupervised.
Hay is important for rabbits! It keeps them healthy and wear their teeth down. Otherwise you’ll have to pay hundreds of dollars to the vet to grind their teeth down every 4 months. I made the same mistake. Please please don’t replace hay.
My rabbits get fruit tree trimmings and lots of other tree trimmings. Far more effective than hay. And I wouldn’t pay hundreds of dollars for a vet to grind their teeth.
Same, well except the a lot of land but there is a part behind my backyard that’s a fair size and has a bunch of greens and a creek/stream. I’ve seen rabbits back there before. Which makes me happy since rabbits/bunnies are my favorite animal ^^
I mean you have to use what you have right? But I like to feed what is growing around because it's FREE and that to me is the best possible price. Cheers
I just got a rabbit as a pet recently and I am currently doing my research on the care and feeding of rabbits. As of yet this is the first all natural diet I have been able to locate, I do not want to feed my baby pellets. Thank you very much for this super helpful video!!
LOVE your channel....thank you for teaching so much. I only follow you and two others when it comes to Rabbits. Do you ever harvest the seeds of these plants and make them available. Im interested in having wild seed rather than cultivated. Thanks
I am suscribing because I found this vedeo ver helpful as I am operating a rabbit farm in Africa and It is coming more and more difficult to feed them only with pellets. Thank you very much for these information.
By the way, this was the exact sort of video I was looking for! I know all the obvious foods, but I didn't know what branches they enjoyed beyond apple tree. So thanks!
Love this...thank you for showing. I live in the suburbs in Australia and i go out foraging on the grass in my front yard every morning for dandelion & grass. I wonder if you can dehydrate the yellowdock plant and save it for when there's not much of it around. We are looking to go on property, so foraging like what you are doing is exactly what I will do..... wanting to live self sustainably .
Yes you can dehydrate anything but it must be done slowly and not at high temps. Preferable in a shade or sunless spot hanging upside down as to know kill the nutrients. You can also chop it up a long with other favorite herbs and dandy lions and berries, put in ice tray and give it to them for a cooling summer snack or allow it to melt and give as a water soup mix. Make a dry treat for them with some banana as binder...just beware of the sugar in fruits, even good berries have a sugar ...
It’s my understanding that the pit of those fruits has a small amount of arsenic in it, but I don’t feed them the pits or the fruit. Just the wood. Think about it this way, a peach tree or an apple tree dies and falls over in the forest. Rabbits come along and eat the branches. It’s like that with a lot of things. You just don’t want to overfeed them any one thing. I’ve been doing it for years and haven’t had any trouble
@@ForgingFreedomTV it’s a laaaaazy bunny. Always flopped down with the feet out. I know it’s comfy and happy. I always get a little worried if I don’t see my friend for a few days though
I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but you can feed either fresh or dried. Drying just preserves it so you can feed at a later date, such as in the Winter. Best to dry it slowly in a shady place so it retains its green color and all of the nutrients.
I just subscribbed to ur channel can i ask a ?? i have a wild cotton tail rabbit shes a year and a half i had her since she was like 3 or 3 days old ... what kinds of stuff can i gove her besides rabbit food and grass oranges and apples
Rosedonna purdy When you say hey, I know they do pretty well on alfalfa, because of the high protein content. Around here we have to feed pellets at least in the winter, because there’s usually three or 4 feet of snow on the ground. Pellets are just a lot more convenient for getting the chores done quickly when it’s -10 outside
I have an fend how makes hay for shops and so it’s always 1st cut I live by a over grown park so I always have lots of foraging friendly plants about . Iv tried pellets and my little one just not intended in eating more than 5 or 7 a day. She get fresh salerd 2times a day.
Probably not. Sorrel has oxalic acid. Lambs quarters and other plants with high amounts of oxalic acid are toxic to rabbits. I would expect the same with sorrel.
I feed my rabbits Lambs Quarters all the time with no negative results. You can learn a lot from nature and when I saw the wild rabbits coming around and eating the lamb's quarters, I figured that was good enough for me. I think the key is everything in moderation. In other words you would not want to feed them a straight diet of one particular plant. Varying their diet seems to be the key.
I just want to say, I have two PET rabbits, I keep them for their poop as a cold compost for my veggie garden. I have never fed hay or pellets to them and never have I had teeth issues. This video has awesome information!
So glad you enjoyed it.
Please give them hay and pellets! They cannot live on just vegetables!
@@KermitAdventures What do Rabbits eat in the wild? Hay and pellets?
I'm in the planning stages of doing the same thing. I just want Rabbits for their manure. I want them to live a long, happy, natural, and healthy life on pasture and use their manure for my garden. How many acres per rabbit (or rabbits per acre) can I sustainably keep?
As much as I love rabbits I have realized the need to raise them for food. as long as they have a good life, and a quick end. still sad since they're adorable and loving creatures
You are so right about all that, God is good all the time and all the time God is good.❤️
This was the only information I could find to ensure that the wild rabbits in our yard have ample food and most definitely don't need humans (we're down south)
I really appreciate your video and information!
So glad you found it helpful! Good luck in all your endeavors
@Allison McKinney. Yes!! My husband always said, “Don’t feed them!! They have what they need cause the Lord provides”🤗
Hi thanks for your video. Is yellow dock the same as golden rod?
No, it’s also called curly dock or sour dock in some circles. I’ll see if I can find a link to a picture. www.google.com/search?q=curly+dock&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS863US863&hl=en-US&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLtI7lksP7AhUlIX0KHffJAGMQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=414&bih=712&dpr=3#imgrc=vZkhDaKRu7eEsM
I have 25 rabbits and would love to know more about how to feed them from nature. Unfortunately I don’t know much about plants and trees 😟 I also have a question 🙋♀️ I had read so many conflicting do’s and don’ts on feeding rabbits. I read they can’t have any fruit that has a pit or stone and then I see others say they can eat peaches and plums… I also read they should even have the branches from those trees either 🤦🏼♀️ I’m so confused ! What is the right answer?
Just think about this: If a rabbit is running around on its own, it has access to absolutely everything. It eats what it wants. I wouldn’t feed them a pile of peaches, but 1/2 of a peach is probably not going to hurt them. Just make sure you are giving them a variety. They usually won’t eat what is bad for them as long as they’re not starving
Great video!! Close up of the plant is very helpful
Very cool
Thank you 😊
Can I feed rabbits and guinea pigs blackcurrant leave and stems.
Wow, that’s a good question. I don’t know the answer to that one
this is so so helpful! i just got rabbits and am slowly switching their diet from the hay and soy pellets the breeder was feeding them
Hay is important for rabbits! It keeps them healthy and wear their teeth down. Otherwise you’ll have to pay hundreds of dollars to the vet to grind their teeth down every 4 months. I made the same mistake. Please please don’t replace hay.
@@tutuluvable I never give my two rabbits hay and never had a problem.
Good for you! Hay is nothing more than dried plants. Good for winter feeding, but when you've got fresh, that's what they prefer and would be eating if they were running around wild and unsupervised.
Hay is important for rabbits! It keeps them healthy and wear their teeth down. Otherwise you’ll have to pay hundreds of dollars to the vet to grind their teeth down every 4 months. I made the same mistake. Please please don’t replace hay.
My rabbits get fruit tree trimmings and lots of other tree trimmings. Far more effective than hay. And I wouldn’t pay hundreds of dollars for a vet to grind their teeth.
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Great advice
We just got rabbits for the kids and i really appreciate this video. Thank you!
Fantastic! I hope they enjoy them and you enjoy watching your kids learn and grow
You are beautiful girl ⚘😏
I have a lot of land and there Is 2 rabbits in my backyard and I was going to grow plants to feed them
Same, well except the a lot of land but there is a part behind my backyard that’s a fair size and has a bunch of greens and a creek/stream. I’ve seen rabbits back there before. Which makes me happy since rabbits/bunnies are my favorite animal ^^
Been switching slowly to greens off pellets and grains. How you feel about wheat or grains.
I mean you have to use what you have right? But I like to feed what is growing around because it's FREE and that to me is the best possible price. Cheers
I just got a rabbit as a pet recently and I am currently doing my research on the care and feeding of rabbits. As of yet this is the first all natural diet I have been able to locate, I do not want to feed my baby pellets. Thank you very much for this super helpful video!!
Absolutely! Enjoy your new pet
LOVE your channel....thank you for teaching so much. I only follow you and two others when it comes to Rabbits. Do you ever harvest the seeds of these plants and make them available. Im interested in having wild seed rather than cultivated. Thanks
I have not done that, but that’s not a bad idea. I will consider it
@@ForgingFreedomTV PLease let me know if you do...first buyer , right here.
Hazelnut trimmings are also a good treat along with stinging nettle that is loaded with vitamins for you and the rabbit. Mine prefer the nettle dried
I am suscribing because I found this vedeo ver helpful as I am operating a rabbit farm in Africa and It is coming more and more difficult to feed them only with pellets. Thank you very much for these information.
I'm so excited you found this helpful
Omggggg, thanks!!!! Simple and informative 🤗✌️
By the way, this was the exact sort of video I was looking for! I know all the obvious foods, but I didn't know what branches they enjoyed beyond apple tree. So thanks!
So glad you found it helpful
Excellent video - Thanks!
How about willow wood ?
Absolutely 👍
Love this...thank you for showing.
I live in the suburbs in Australia and i go out foraging on the grass in my front yard every morning for dandelion & grass.
I wonder if you can dehydrate the yellowdock plant and save it for when there's not much of it around.
We are looking to go on property, so foraging like what you are doing is exactly what I will do..... wanting to live self sustainably .
Yes you can dehydrate anything but it must be done slowly and not at high temps. Preferable in a shade or sunless spot hanging upside down as to know kill the nutrients. You can also chop it up a long with other favorite herbs and dandy lions and berries, put in ice tray and give it to them for a cooling summer snack or allow it to melt and give as a water soup mix. Make a dry treat for them with some banana as binder...just beware of the sugar in fruits, even good berries have a sugar ...
@DesertEdenBlooms gave a great answer! I don't think I could do any better
I have always heard that stone fruits like peach, plums and cherry is poisonous to rabbit? not true?
It’s my understanding that the pit of those fruits has a small amount of arsenic in it, but I don’t feed them the pits or the fruit. Just the wood. Think about it this way, a peach tree or an apple tree dies and falls over in the forest. Rabbits come along and eat the branches. It’s like that with a lot of things. You just don’t want to overfeed them any one thing. I’ve been doing it for years and haven’t had any trouble
Very cool
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it
Your video starts with 2 garbage cans a pole and a fly ridden dirty bucket …..
Welcome to farm life. I’m food sustainable how about you?
Um,,,you are putting weeds into your garden unless you setup a run.
@@kevreilly7 yes 👍 weeds don’t scare me
This was very helpful
You can eat all that too!!!
I came here to figure out what kind of snacko to give a wild bunbun
Hope you found the info useful
I’ve got a couple of these growing naturally in my yard and there are always bunnies out there, but it’s mostly down to 1 that’s claimed it
They are fun to watch aren’t they?
@@ForgingFreedomTV it’s a laaaaazy bunny. Always flopped down with the feet out. I know it’s comfy and happy. I always get a little worried if I don’t see my friend for a few days though
Why do peoples say dry out the grass is green ok
I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but you can feed either fresh or dried. Drying just preserves it so you can feed at a later date, such as in the Winter. Best to dry it slowly in a shady place so it retains its green color and all of the nutrients.
What about burdock
It’s been awhile since I tried, but I seem to remember they didn’t care for it too much
So wait.... You're telling me I'm dieting all wrong? Haha XD jk
How about mustard plant and some weeds
can rabbit eat normal grass
Yes, just would be best if there is no herbicides or insecticides on it.
Love this video! So helpful and informative! Thank you and God bless!!! 💕
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
I just subscribbed to ur channel can i ask a ?? i have a wild cotton tail rabbit shes a year and a half i had her since she was like 3 or 3 days old ... what kinds of stuff can i gove her besides rabbit food and grass oranges and apples
They eat all fruits veggies except avocado That's poisonous
I have pet mini lop. Is foxtail grass good for her? I mean normal grass that grows in my rental property we never used any chemical on that
I'm sure it would be fine. Just harvest before the seeds develop.
All the time! God bless you!
Suforaphane
Yes?
Thank you!
Omg thank you🙏
Just out of interest can I feed just Hay and everything I forage from the garden as I don’t like pellets and I want to keep as natural as possible
Rosedonna purdy When you say hey, I know they do pretty well on alfalfa, because of the high protein content. Around here we have to feed pellets at least in the winter, because there’s usually three or 4 feet of snow on the ground. Pellets are just a lot more convenient for getting the chores done quickly when it’s -10 outside
I have an fend how makes hay for shops and so it’s always 1st cut I live by a over grown park so I always have lots of foraging friendly plants about . Iv tried pellets and my little one just not intended in eating more than 5 or 7 a day. She get fresh salerd 2times a day.
Oh yeah recycling your time ! !
Great video. I’m subscribing!
Thank you! Hoping to do more videos this spring and summer. See you soon
So they love their 2x2 foot home there?
They sure do! Keeps them from being eaten by the coyotes and foxes
LOVED THIS!!!!
Very helpful thank you
You're welcome!
Do rabbits eat French sorrel
Probably not. Sorrel has oxalic acid. Lambs quarters and other plants with high amounts of oxalic acid are toxic to rabbits. I would expect the same with sorrel.
I feed my rabbits Lambs Quarters all the time with no negative results. You can learn a lot from nature and when I saw the wild rabbits coming around and eating the lamb's quarters, I figured that was good enough for me. I think the key is everything in moderation. In other words you would not want to feed them a straight diet of one particular plant. Varying their diet seems to be the key.