Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, and other burrow animals

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80 Foods Rabbits Can Eat: Safe Plants, Herbs, Vegetables,

  80 Foods Rabbits Can Eat Safe Plants, Herbs, Vegetables, More! Pet rabbits make excellent pets and companions. But, they depend on you to provide them with the best and healthiest food choices. Many foods make an ideal snack for very active rabbits or those confined to a cage all day. There is an equal […]

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Hurt, Limping Rabbit: What’s Wrong and How to Fix It

  The signature hop of rabbits is incredibly cute but becomes concerning when your rabbit limps, drags a leg, or refuses to put weight on a foot. There are many dangers to rabbit limbs.  Rabbits have light bones to help them move faster than predators. This also makes their bones susceptible to injury.  Why is

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Rabbit Reproduction Guide: Cycle, Rate, and Breeding

If you are raising rabbits, understanding reproduction and pregnancy are essential. Although rabbits can breed frequently, it can be detrimental to the doe’s health. Understanding rabbit breeding will help you to keep your bunnies healthy for long life. This comprehensive guide focuses on reproduction in rabbits and the journey through pregnancy to kindling. It is

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What Do Rabbits Eat? What’s Safe, What’s Not: A Full Guide

  Whether you are raising rabbits as pets or as part of your homestead, it’s important to feed rabbits a healthy diet. It’s easy to assume that anything that’s healthy for people is also healthy for rabbits, but that isn’t the case. What do rabbits eat? Rabbits are herbivores. They will eat a wide variety

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Most Profitable Farm Animals For A Small Farm

  Do you have a few acres or are you looking to purchase a small homestead? Raising farm animals for a profit with a few acres is a different endeavor than if you have hundreds of acres to raise large herds of animals. Check out this article on the most profitable livestock to raise if

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How To Raise Rabbits: The Complete Guide With Photos

  Rabbits are one of the easiest and cheapest animals to raise. There are several reasons that people raise rabbits including for meat, pelts, pets, or to show. Rabbits are one of the easiest animals to raise and keep. Their mild manner makes them a good pet for children and they are very adaptable to

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Best Animals for self-sufficiency

Top 10 Best Farm Animals For Self Sufficiency

  Like many of you, I have wanted to achieve greater self-sufficiency. It is hard to become completely self-sufficient without raising certain farm animals. But, What farm animals are the best animals for self-sufficiency? The answer depends on what needs your family has and what your available resources are. Which animals are better will depend

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Best farm animals for kids

8 Best Farm Animals For Pets: Friendly Farm Animals For Kids

My husband grew up in one of the largest cities in the world. So, it is still somewhat a wonder to him that our kids raise several farm animals as pets on our homestead. Goats, turkeys, chickens, ducks, sheep, rabbits, and cows are but a few of the farm animals that we’ve enjoyed as pets.

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Best farm animals you can raise in your backyard

12 Farm Animals You Can Keep In Your Backyard

  Before I moved to rural Idaho, I had 0.24 of an acre. Some people assume that you can’t own a farm animal because you only have a backyard. That isn’t true. There are 12 great farm animals that you can own in most city backyards. What farm animals can you keep in your backyard?

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What animals are best to control grass

What Is The Best Animal To Control Grass?

Five years ago, I moved into a house with several acres, including at least ½ acre of lawn. I wondered what the best animals are to control grass. So I checked and found five animals that are great at controlling grass and weeds. Then I put them to the test. Here are the results.  What

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