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  1. rabbitgeek

    Rabbit breeder's thread!

    A round opening for the covered box is traditional. Have a good day!
  2. rabbitgeek

    Rabbit breeder's thread!

    Quote: Your 4H leader is mistaken. The Lionheads are not official. They are still a breed in development. The previous holder of Certificate Of Development failed and the next holder of COD takes over. A new Working Standard was printed. Lionheads can be shown at ARBA shows but cannot compete...
  3. rabbitgeek

    Rabbit breeder's thread!

    Found this link to a picture of a Salatin Rabbit/Chicken house, picture at bottom of the blog post http://polyfaceapprentice.blogspot.com/2009/01/rabbits-and-layers.html I believe there is netting above the rabbit cages that keeps the chickens from roosting over the rabbits. This blog also...
  4. rabbitgeek

    Rabbit breeder's thread!

    We've had chickens in the backyard for 4H Poultry project. We even took chickens to the Sacramento County Fair one year and won a trophy for best utility layer. Then Newcastle Disease ended Poultry shows the next couple of years and we had to stop showing them. Then we gave them away because we...
  5. rabbitgeek

    Rabbit breeder's thread!

    Quote: Thank you. I'm glad you found the info useful. Have a good day!
  6. rabbitgeek

    Rabbit breeder's thread!

    Quote: Hi Dierdre! We don't have bunny's right now. My lovely wife Tracy is working on her doctorate (Education) and when she's done we'll decide if we can get back into rabbits and chickens. But I do have 10 years worth of rabbit info so I left my rabbitgeek website active and I like to...
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    Rabbit breeder's thread!

    Quote: I've heard that if you keep the rabbits in cages then the chickens can scratch around under their cages. It would be good to keep the chickens off the top of the cages to keep chicken poop off the rabbits. Joel Salatin of Polyface farms has a system of forage based feeding for meat...
  8. rabbitgeek

    Rabbit breeder's thread!

    Quote: Rabbit Breeds for Beginners (from rabbit geek notes 12/27/09) Are you planning to raise meat rabbits? Are you looking for strictly for show? I'm glad you are asking now because the first rabbit you buy will likely be with you for its whole life. For meat pen rabbits, see my...
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