So you guys found out it was a dog? That really sucks. I'm trying to slowly introduce them to grass since they were raised in a cage system I don't want them to get bloat
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So you guys found out it was a dog? That really sucks. I'm trying to slowly introduce them to grass since they were raised in a cage system I don't want them to get bloat
After seeing our rabbits get to jump and literally kick up their heels in the tractor, I couldn't imagine using any other system for holding them--I liked giving them room! I didn't know rabbits could bloat, too!
And...yeah. When we moved here, we didn't know that free-roaming, underfed dogs would be such frequent visitors to our land. I can understand free-ranging herbivores or insectivores, but turning your hungry dog loose in the evening to do whatever is just irresponsible and selfish. Part of our learning curve, though!
I would be such a pain in the butt to the police if that was happening here. Eventually I want a permanent colony set up for the breeding does with tractors for the buck and grow outs or if that doesn't work out we'll have to divide out sections of the colony.
Hah! Yeah. We did actually call our sheriff when we noticed that dogs kept coming, and we learned pretty quickly that rural Missouri is a lot different than urban Ohio. The responsibility to protect our animals falls to us out here, as it should be, I suppose!
I truly understand the phrase, "Good fences make good neighbors" now. We can't get our protective hedges up soon enough!
Also, that sounds like a good system, from the research I've done (again, not an expert, haha!). I saw a rabbit-rearing homestead that actually dug holes in the ground, lined with 5-gallon buckets (with access holes) so that the does could rear their babies underground. Looking forward to seeing how it all comes together!
Probably Be Not Slothful? I think I've mentioned them before. Their system has always been our end game we aren't sure where we want to put our colony yet