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RE: ANIMALS ON THE HOMESTEAD - OUR PLAN (SO FAR)

in #homesteading6 years ago

Guineas are all dark meat birds but completely edible. I have yet to eat my first, but I am looking forward to it.

Rabbits = depends. We keep six in a pen with a slanted bottom so that the manure just rolls into five gallon buckets. My plan is to make small holes for each plant, fill it with the manure, and then plant directly into that. Otherwise a lot of the "soil" around here is rock and clay, so the manure should definitely help. Rabbits reproduce incredibly well and one buck can breed as many does as you've got.

I do not have any posts on the feed program or costs. In the summer we get our rabbits up to about 75% yard waste so the cost then is incredibly reduced. Winter is when people generally cull their animals and therefore have less to feed. Then they breed for spring births and start over again.

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Thanks for sharing this info...

  • There's a lot to learn and if I can eliminate some trial and error by asking a few questions to people who willingly share what they know...
    that's awesome!!!

Yes, you are doing an excellent job asking questions around here! STEEM ON!