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Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 3:55 pm Post subject: Chickens & Rabbits
Is there any reason why chickens and rabbits can't share the same space? I don't actually mean at the same time, but I'm thinking of running the chickens through after the rabbits as the rabbits are so incredibly wasteful with their dried food & tend to throw it around rather than eat it. Is there any reason why I shouldn't?

Azura Skye

Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 2199
Location: Carmarthenshire

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 3:58 pm Post subject:
my dad is considering doing the same thing as he's currently building a chicken shed. I'd like to hear others' opinions too :)

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 4:01 pm Post subject:
Me too. Any grist to the Rabbit Campaign, you know ...

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 4:19 pm Post subject:
Careful, the rabbit may go feral and kill & eat the chickens.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 4:19 pm Post subject:
A house down the road from us has a large chicken run and I have seen rabbits in there at the same time. Not sure if the rabbits were escapees or not though.

cassy

Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Posts: 1047
Location: South West Scotland

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 4:26 pm Post subject:
Our local park has a pets corner with rescue rabbits and chickens penned together, one rabbit and one chicken per run. I was also thinking about this for edible bunnies...

katie

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 713
Location: midlands

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 4:55 pm Post subject:
I have heard of rabbits catching cocciodosis from chickens. The chickens have to have it first, of course.......

Tradbritfowlco

Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Posts: 526

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 5:04 pm Post subject:

my rabbit did rude things to the hens when he lived with them

they stood for him like they would a cock though!

dirty birds...

if the rabbits are chucking food about, feed less. if they have enough grass they can live on that alone...mine do anyway. I dont feed anything except grass or hay and my oldest is nearly 7 now and has reared numerous litters (although i did give her extra veg and oats when she was rearing) - very healthy teeth!

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 08 6:35 pm Post subject:
I see no one bit...

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 08 3:11 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

I see no one bit...

Too obvious

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 08 4:35 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

I see no one bit...

Sorry, my imagination was too busy with the image tradbritfowl left us with!

lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 08 5:17 pm Post subject:

I had them in the same space for a short time some years ago with no problems---at the minute the bunnies are in their runs and the chickens are free range but when we move them the chickens are straight in for any bits of dry bunny food left.
p.s. Also had a rabbit once that "got away" and burrowed a nest under a fixed chicken house and raised a family---the garden was totally securely fenced and the lived there free 'til I sorted them---they used to come and look at the chickens who were in a run then

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