I too have a rather hefty feed bill, but finally have been breaking pretty even by selling rabbits and turkeys and ducks, but for the winter, unless people want to buy a lot of turkey eggs, I don't know? Since the hay, at my local feed store is so lousy and I don't trust letting the animals eat it, because I often see bundles in the open, that it may have gotten wet and will mildew, I have been leaving patches in the pastures unmowed, until it seeds and the turkeys harvest the seeds. I call them my "crop circles" every week or so, on a very dry day, I will cut it with a week whacker and gather a small trailer full, store it in the barn and feed it to the rabbits, who love it and cuts my feed bill in half for the rabbits. I have a lot of meat rabbits. Now that fall is on us, the grass isn't growing as fast. We have Bahaya (probably not spelled right) grass all over these parts and we planted Bermuda mixed in. I was wondering, where to get some good feed hay for my furry friends, when Hubby walked in today and said that the neighbor, who owns a couple acres of empty pasture next to us, said we could have all his field for hay. Now to get his dad not to bush hog it before we start harvesting it! It is Bahaya with some weeds mixed in, but the rabbits won't mind that. The stuff at the feed store is OK for the nest boxes, but I wouldn't use it for feed. Last year, when I only had a few rabbits, our friend who owns a horse stable about 10 miles away, would sell us some of his, but he has taken in more horses to stable and I have a lot more rabbits now, so I wouldn't ask. Besides, being right next to me, I can cut only 4 days worth at a time and tote it to the rabbits in my little trailer behind my golf cart! Problem solved!! LOL Now if I can only get a field of turkey feed???? LOL
