Field Corn and Rabbits
This summer I tried a Three Sisters garden and while it didn't do well due to the drought and my neglect, I did stash a few ears of field corn in a box.
Field corn is also called "dent corn" and it's grown primarily for animal feed and sometimes it's ground into cornmeal. I planted Hickory King which can also be eaten on the cob in its early stages.
On cold mornings I sometimes take an ear out of the box and carry it to the rabbit colony when I give them food and fresh water. They snuffle around the corn but don't go crazy over it. Yet, when I go back later, all that's left is the cob (if that).
posted by Leslie @ 8:01 AM
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I love those bunny pictures you posted. I wish I lived close-by...I would beg for some babies: ) Do you ever pick the babies and bring them indoors? Must be hard to resist? I was at the Versailles palace one time and saw that they had chickens and bunnies in the same enclosure...it was simply an adorable combination. I think that was Marie-Antoinette's little hobby farm : ) oh wait - I found a link to it -- http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/123_The_Queen_s_Hamlet.php
I have some picture...will post if I can find them.
I wanted to try to combine some bunnies with the chickens...but I am sure the RIRs would draw blood..
Anyway - hope all is well at the farm.
Hi!
I just found your blog while searching for blogs on rabbits. I am a bunny lover, I have them as pets and though I would never eat rabbit, I have to say I am very impressed with how you raise and treat your meat rabbits. Commercial meat animals are treated so horribly, its nice to see someone take a free range loving approach to raising meat. Great work =] I wish I could raise chickens, but I would get to attached to them lol
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