Thank you for sharing, this is a simple mix to follow. Since this is a year old, I must ask do you still use this mix and if so have you changed anything and how so!?
I absolutely still use this feed mix, and haven't changed much, I feed different herbs on the side, and add different minerals according to what my rabbits seem to need, basically all the same though, sorry for the inactivity!
I like to mix hard red wheat, whole oats, whole barley, whole corn, brown flax seed, black oil sunflower seeds, and peas. Sometimes when I've got some extra money burning a hole in my pocket I'll get fancy and add other seeds and grains like milo, safflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc. I feed the mix to my rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, coturnix quail, and gamble quail. And the wild birds who think they are part of the farm though they have their own feeders with a wild bird seed mix they still fly down to eat off the ground with the chickens, ducks, and quail. They all seem to enjoy it over pellets as i feed them both at the same time and they typically eat all the seeds and grains before the pellets. Some pick out what they like, while others are happy with anything they can find. Over all if you like to spoil your livestock I'd say a good seed and grain mix is a great addition to more traditional feeds or as a stand alone feed if mixed properly for the animals nutritional needs such as protein, fat, and nutrient content. I feed all of my animals their species specific pellets, the seed and grain mix, unlimited orchard grass and alfalfa hay, and any kitchen scraps they can eat.
Absolutely! I'm thrilled to hear other methods for making your own feed mixes! we mix several different mixes for different species here, trying to stay within recommended protein, fat, fiber, etc... We plan to make other videos on how we make different feeds for our poultry as well! thank you so much for sharing your feeding method with us! we also like to add pumpkin seeds and other seeds to our feeds occasionally as dewormers or immunity boosters when we have the money as well!
True, that's very true, but they're very instinctual with their eating habits, and I do keep a close eye on how they look and act nutritionally... And they look way better than they ever did with the commercial feeds I had been feeding, and I tried plenty of top brands so it's not like I only used trash feeds. Either way, the whole purpose is not to best the feed companies, but to be more self sufficient! Thank you for your input!😁
I would understand this if you feed standard pellets as the richness of the hay would be way too much if you are already feeding a complete feed, but what I am feeding is not a complete feed, so the alfalfa helps give a little extra nutrition they need, however I do want to clarify though I said "free choice" I do actually limit them and it's definitely not the only hay I'm giving them, and also take into consideration my rabbits get a wide variety of greens each day from the grass as well, the alfalfa hay has been a huge improvement for the way that I raise me rabbits and for what I'm doing and the way I'm using it, it is definitely helping them more than harming them, but yes I definitely agree, thank you for bringing that up!
What a great video!
I have two rabbits and I am looking to feed them more economically. Thank you so much for sharing your information.
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Thank you for sharing, this is a simple mix to follow. Since this is a year old, I must ask do you still use this mix and if so have you changed anything and how so!?
I absolutely still use this feed mix, and haven't changed much, I feed different herbs on the side, and add different minerals according to what my rabbits seem to need, basically all the same though, sorry for the inactivity!
I like to mix hard red wheat, whole oats, whole barley, whole corn, brown flax seed, black oil sunflower seeds, and peas. Sometimes when I've got some extra money burning a hole in my pocket I'll get fancy and add other seeds and grains like milo, safflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc. I feed the mix to my rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, coturnix quail, and gamble quail. And the wild birds who think they are part of the farm though they have their own feeders with a wild bird seed mix they still fly down to eat off the ground with the chickens, ducks, and quail. They all seem to enjoy it over pellets as i feed them both at the same time and they typically eat all the seeds and grains before the pellets. Some pick out what they like, while others are happy with anything they can find. Over all if you like to spoil your livestock I'd say a good seed and grain mix is a great addition to more traditional feeds or as a stand alone feed if mixed properly for the animals nutritional needs such as protein, fat, and nutrient content. I feed all of my animals their species specific pellets, the seed and grain mix, unlimited orchard grass and alfalfa hay, and any kitchen scraps they can eat.
Absolutely! I'm thrilled to hear other methods for making your own feed mixes! we mix several different mixes for different species here, trying to stay within recommended protein, fat, fiber, etc... We plan to make other videos on how we make different feeds for our poultry as well! thank you so much for sharing your feeding method with us! we also like to add pumpkin seeds and other seeds to our feeds occasionally as dewormers or immunity boosters when we have the money as well!
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You can’t be sure they are eating a nutritionally complete diet though… some hoard some ingredients
True, that's very true, but they're very instinctual with their eating habits, and I do keep a close eye on how they look and act nutritionally... And they look way better than they ever did with the commercial feeds I had been feeding, and I tried plenty of top brands so it's not like I only used trash feeds. Either way, the whole purpose is not to best the feed companies, but to be more self sufficient! Thank you for your input!😁
Never feed alfalfa hay free choice … feed Timothy
I would understand this if you feed standard pellets as the richness of the hay would be way too much if you are already feeding a complete feed, but what I am feeding is not a complete feed, so the alfalfa helps give a little extra nutrition they need, however I do want to clarify though I said "free choice" I do actually limit them and it's definitely not the only hay I'm giving them, and also take into consideration my rabbits get a wide variety of greens each day from the grass as well, the alfalfa hay has been a huge improvement for the way that I raise me rabbits and for what I'm doing and the way I'm using it, it is definitely helping them more than harming them, but yes I definitely agree, thank you for bringing that up!