On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Nicole Rivard wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm relatively new to the list but I am not new to rabbit raising.  Don't feed
> your rabbits lawn clippings.  Lawn grass is neither nutritional complete nor
> healthy for rabbits - once it is clipped it quickly becomes moist and bacteria
> ridden.  The best thing to raise rabbits on is a quality rabbit feed from the
> local livestock feed mill and plenty of high nutrient grass hay (such as
> Timothy Hay)

Can rabbits be raised by giving them an area to "graze"?

> Rabbits are one of the most economical sources of meat.  They breed very
> quickly (30 day gestation) and the young from meat breeds grow very quickly.
> Rabbit meat can be raised much more quickly than chicken meat.

Is there such a thing as a "fatty" rabbit?  It is my conception (perhaps
incorrect) that rabbits are typically quite lean.
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