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Here is a little walk around my homestead

 
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This is what we have going on right now...

 
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Great video Larry. Thank you for sharing!  You've made a little oasis there. I hope your mushroom experiments go well for you.

I noticed you grow fodder crops for your rabbits (and chickens?) Any particular reason you don't let them harvest themselves? Like in a rabbit tractor type arrangement? Maybe you go through this in another video?
 
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Nancy Reading wrote:Any particular reason you don't let them harvest themselves? Like in a rabbit tractor type arrangement?



Hey Thanks!

Yes, rabbits are incredibly susceptible to pathogens...they are a huge disease vector group in the wild. I keep them off the ground to reduce risk of illness being passed on from the wildlife on our land. Especially since this is one of our big sustainable protein sources I work very hard to keep them happy and healthy...because ultimately it affects our health too!
 
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That makes sense. We have mixamatosis going round here in waves every few years and it would be devastaing to deal with that on your bunnies.
 
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