My chicken run is about 1600 sq. ft (40' x 40'). The primary fence is wire mesh that has 2" x 4" holes. Yesterday I put a row of chicken wire around the bottom of the inside of the fence...so when I have little chicks, they can't just escape through the wire mesh. This got me thinking about rabbits. Would rabbits and chickens coexist in the same run o.k.? I was thinking about just making a couple of ground level boxes with slanted roofs to keep the water off and getting a couple of rabbits. Anyone have experience with rabbits and chickens sharing a run (fenced in outdoor area)? Would the rabbits dig under the fence and escape? (which would be deadly, as my dog would get them).
Quote:I don't have my rabbits in with my chickens yet but plan on doing it at some point. My boss has his together and they do just fine. When he first put them together they all kept their distance but after a short time they were ok. One morning while checking on them he couldn't find one of his banties and finally found her cuddled up with the rabbits!!! I would just recommend doing it when you have time to sit out and watch them for a bit. Also make sure you have somewhere for the rabbits to get into to hide if they want. Good luck! BTW
I would think rabbits would dig under that fence. I would also worry about disease housing them together. I don't keep mine together.
Bless! I think as long as the coop/run is big enough and they can get out of each others way then it is probably fine. Though rabbits like to 'binky' alot (where they buck and flip in the air when they are happy) so a large rabbit could accidentally hit a hen quite hard doing this as they don't think about whats around when they do it. How would you keep their food seperate, would the rabbit have his own hutch in the chickens run?
i had a rabbit i got for free living with my chickens for about a year and then i sold him he drank from the chicken waterer and ate their feed and he did fine
