Went to the feed store yesterday to pick up a 40kg bag of starter for my chickens and was limited to 20kg bag instead; at the price I paid for a 40kg bag last month. The taxi I used needed to stop at four gas stations before finding one that actually had gas to sell him at $1.50 a liter (almost $6 a gallon);thankfully, taxis charge by the trip here, and not by the hour (hahaha).
Seriously considering raising rabbits for SHTF meat. I'll be seeking advice on how to feed rabbits should feed stores become unavailable or too expensive.
A bit about my situation: I live on a fully fenced half acre in Panama, near the equator; read that as High 80's to high 90's year round, both day and night, with high humidity, and at least an hour of rain daily for about 8 months of the year. The 'yard' is planted in st. augustine grass (about 1/8 acre) and the other 3/8 acre is in various grasses, banana & papaya, nance fruit (aka hogberry), a mint bush, moringa & mango. I haven't planted guandu (pigeon peas) in the yard, but could easily add that as it grows effortlessly.
I have a small flock of chickens for both eggs & meat, and I am not shy about processing my animals for the dinner table when needed. I wonder if my birds could get by just on the yard if SHTF any harder than it already has.
So then, down to the question... First, do I have enough diversity in the yard to feed rabbits if the menu only included the plants mentioned, and if so, how many breeding rabbits could that effectively sustain? Would that number of rabbits provide me with enough meat to cook one or two rabbits weekly, assuming that those rabbits are about eight weeks of age?
Seriously considering raising rabbits for SHTF meat. I'll be seeking advice on how to feed rabbits should feed stores become unavailable or too expensive.
A bit about my situation: I live on a fully fenced half acre in Panama, near the equator; read that as High 80's to high 90's year round, both day and night, with high humidity, and at least an hour of rain daily for about 8 months of the year. The 'yard' is planted in st. augustine grass (about 1/8 acre) and the other 3/8 acre is in various grasses, banana & papaya, nance fruit (aka hogberry), a mint bush, moringa & mango. I haven't planted guandu (pigeon peas) in the yard, but could easily add that as it grows effortlessly.
I have a small flock of chickens for both eggs & meat, and I am not shy about processing my animals for the dinner table when needed. I wonder if my birds could get by just on the yard if SHTF any harder than it already has.
So then, down to the question... First, do I have enough diversity in the yard to feed rabbits if the menu only included the plants mentioned, and if so, how many breeding rabbits could that effectively sustain? Would that number of rabbits provide me with enough meat to cook one or two rabbits weekly, assuming that those rabbits are about eight weeks of age?
