so i was inspired by the site chickenkeeping & the owners hen cam & her chickens & rabbit living together happily. So in the fall we bought a rabbit, it lived inside our house till about a month ago, DH built a beautiful hutch & we put it in the chicken run.
The chickens don't mind the bunny at all when she is in her hutch, they are happy to eat whatever food she spills.
Now I thought I'd be able to let the bunny loose in the very large chicken run with the girls when I'm home so she can exercise. The thing is the chickens HATE her, they are TERRIFIED of the rabbit & although the bunny is just randomly hopping around the chickens think she is chasing them & they fly every which way & squwak as if they are being killed.
how on earth do i get them to live together peacefully?
The chickens don't mind the bunny at all when she is in her hutch, they are happy to eat whatever food she spills.
Now I thought I'd be able to let the bunny loose in the very large chicken run with the girls when I'm home so she can exercise. The thing is the chickens HATE her, they are TERRIFIED of the rabbit & although the bunny is just randomly hopping around the chickens think she is chasing them & they fly every which way & squwak as if they are being killed.
how on earth do i get them to live together peacefully?