my son has a rabbit and now that the girls are in their new coop.. i was wondering if it would be safe all around to put the rabbit in there so she can enjoy the ground too? right now she is in a cage thats off the ground and i wonder if shes longing for the freedom the chickens have.. i have 3 6 weeks old hens and the run is 3x3x7 with an attached dog house where they sleep over night. any input?
its a girl and shes about the same size body as the chickens right now.. id guess.... 4lbs? the size of a juvinile cat i guess
My rabbits will range around our chickens. They pretty much ignore each other. A roo may attack a rabbit if he sees it as a threat. Other than that I see no problem with it.
Mine are one big happy family. I have a big New Zealand White rabbit that lives with my chickens, ducks, and quail. The rabbit was over a year old when the first birds arrived and they've done well. Introduce them with supervision and see how it goes. This is Rabbit with Woo and Nugget:
I had our chicks at about 5/6 weeks in the rabbit run as their run was not complete and they really needed to get out of my house! LOL they made a bit of noise at first - but the rabbit stayed on one end and the girls on the other. LOL they happily lived that way for about 1.5 weeks till their home was complete. Louella