We had rabbits for approx 10 years. But the first generation where killed by a fox. The male (offspring) was kept apart at that time. He and a baby rabbit we kept, survived the attack. The offspring (father and doughter) lived for about 7 years. We had Remy castrated cause we didn’t want more baby rabbits.10 years that's a long time! I bet you took excellent care of them. In the wild the average rabbit lives 2 to 3years. Cats are similar. Chickens must have been a good change up then.
Cool! Rabbits do breed fast.
Fairly still new at this ....going 7 months I think lol....but learning a lot here
You will catch on quick!
We wanted to get chickens for eggs and meat. We started with about 6-8 pullets- 2 RIR's, 2 Delawares, a BR, an Australorpe and a Frizzle Cochin rooster, named Frizzle. I named them all right away. That ended the" for meat" part of our endeavors very quickly, added to the fact one of my Delaware's, Henrietta, used to sit on an run roost near the outer door of the coop. Each evening when I went to gather the eggs, I would talk to her and in a sort of chicken voice, I'd say, " I love you." I did this every evening. Henrietta loved to talk. But one evening, I had a big surprise when I told Henrietta I loved her, still mimicking her own voice, and she returned the sentiment. Every night from then on I'd say, "Goodnight, Henrietta. I love you,"and she would say to me, "I love you." It was funny, yes, and so endearing. From then on I was in love with chickens. And that first little flock, all flying high with the angels now, except my Australorpe, Astra, and my rooster Frizzle, has expanded from 7 wonderfully, gentle creatures to 3 flocks totalling 33 chickens today. I never had another chicken learn to speak chicken- human to me like Henrietta did, but all my birds are gentle souls that I've trained to respond to their names. All breeds now are only for egg production and are a pure pleasure to me.
