Colony rabbits

Are you planning on raising rabbits in a rabbit colony? Colony raising rabbits isn't a new idea, but there are some key things to consider for your rabbit colony setup. In this article we discuss how to plan the very best rabbit colony for your situation.

Colony Rabbits: Raising rabbits in a colony is the best way to ensure happy, healthy, natural rabbits. Our animals live a stress free life, with plenty of

How should you feed your rabbits? There is a lot of conflicting information! But don't be scared to experiment. Here are some various ways to feed rabbits.

With the addition of our new rabbits, we decided it was a good time to experiment with a new rabbit system we have wanted to try for a while now–a rabbit community, colony, or “hare-pen…

I mentioned in a previous post on Butchering Rabbits that we had raised rabbits for meat in a "colony-style" setting. That is not, apparently a management style that is very well know or widely discussed as I have have had numerous contacts for more information about it. Here is a re-print of some information on the subject we published on an ancient iteration of our Ranch Website. This pretty much sums up my total knowledge about raising rabbits in the colony style. The information is…

A DIY rabbit tractor is win-win for you AND your bunnies - it lowers our feed bill and the rabbits are happy while they eat fresh grass.

Here's another good shot of the whole enclosure. The box in the front of the enclosure is a box that's 2' x 8'x 10" with 1/2" wire over it. It's supposed to be a feeding and water "station" that will catch the majority of they're poop. I will soon fill it with composting worms. You can also see the PVC lines for the automatic watering system. It's tied to a rain barrel just out of the shot.

Keeping a rabbit colony is the easiest and best way to raise your rabbits. Rabbits love living in group housing and are naturally very social animals.

We’ve been raising rabbits for meat off and on for years. From the beginning, I sought alternatives to traditional cages. We started out with rabbit tractors, which worked great for small numbers but weren’t really scalable. Then, at our old house, we started a colony and it was the perfect answer, until the goats pushed on

Rabbits in Colonies or Cages? There are pros and cons to both methods. Maat shares her personal experience in raising meat rabbits in colonies versus cages.