shared post from FB Scroll to the end for 🐰RABBIT USES🐰😉 CHICORY (Chicorium intybus) aka: Achicoria, Barbe de Capucin, Blue Sailors, Blue Daisy, Blue Dandelion, Blue Weed, Bunk, Cheveux de Paysans, Coffeeweed, Common Chicory Root, Cornflower, Horseweed, Ragged Sailors, Succory, Sugarloaf, Wild Bachelors Buttons, Wild Chicory, Wild Endive, Wild Succory and Witloof Nicknames vary by location […]
shared post from FB LAMB’S QUARTERS (Chenopodium album) aka wild spinach, pigweed, goosefoot, white goosefoot, melde, manure weed, bathua (Hindi) and fat hen Names vary by local and some names are used for varying plants❤️ Scroll to the bottom for 🐰RABBIT USES 🐰 GENERAL I have found this particular weed to have been cultivated basically worldwide so […]
shared post from FB A little less obvious of a useful weed IMO. Rabbit Uses as always are at the end ☺️ Cleavers (Galium aparine) AKA clivers, bedstraw, goosegrass, catchweed, stickyweed, sticky bob, stickybud, stickyback, robin-run-the-hedge, sticky willy, sticky willow, stickyjack, stickeljack, grip grass and velcro plant General description The most repetitive information I kept coming […]
shared post from FB Again rabbit uses at the end. I may need to tweak a time or two PINEAPPLE WEED (Matricaria discoidea) aka wild chamomile, disc mayweed, false chamomile and rayless mayweed. GENERAL INFORMATION Antimicrobial, antibacterial, analgesic, antiparasitic, sedative, anti inflammatory, antispasmodic, anthelmintic, antifungal The dense nutrient content of this herb includes myrcene, germacrene […]
shared post from FB As always any rabbit advice is at the end. I may need to tweak this one a bit BLACKBERRY OTHER NAME(S): Black Berry, Bramble, Dewberry, Feuilles de Mûrier, Feuilles de Ronce, Goutberry, Mûre, Mûre Sauvage, Mûrier, Ronce du Canada, Ronce Commune, Ronce Laciniée, Rubi Fruticosi Folium, Rubi Fruticosi Radix, Rubus affinis, […]
shared post from FB Another long one! 😉 As always Rabbit uses info is on the end YARROW aka arrowroot, bad man’s plaything, bloodwort, carpenter’s weed, death flower, devil’s nettle, eerie, field hops, gearwe, hundred leaved grass, knight’s milefoil, knyghten, milefolium, milfoil, millefoil, noble yarrow, nosebleed, old man’s mustard, old man’s pepper, sanguinary, seven year’s love, […]
shared post from FB BEWARE OF BEING LONG Below is a must have for most breeders I know and I’ve listed a lot of reasons why. Please understand that all these uses apply to our buns too COLLOIDAL SILVER aka Argent Colloïdal, Argent Ionique, Argent Natif, Argentum Metallicum, Colloidal Silver Protein, Ionic Silver, Native Silver, […]
shared post from FB I decided to still do a weekly forage weed even though I did the GSE post. I’ll probably end up doing one on dandelion too but I think most people at least have some idea of its value so I’ll wait on it. If you guys have suggestions just dm me. […]
shared post from FB I decided to do an info post on GSE as I’ve learned that although some breeders are aware of it not all are and it’s something I use regularly. Hope you enjoy. GRAPEFRUIT SEED EXTRACT (GSE) It’s uses include but are not limited to are: antiparasitic, antifungal, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral and […]
shared post from FB GI STASIS I found a very helpful article today while trying to help a friend with her bunny. Every bunny owner at least at one point in time either has or will experience GI Stasis. Read the page thoroughly for detailed information that can help 🖤🖤 http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html _______________ https://www.facebook.com/fattrabbitfarmsinc/posts/2190538587680875 ________________________________ (I […]
shared post from FB Stellaria Media aka Chickweed A key identifier: * The inner stem of chickweed is elastic, so if you gently pull the stem apart, the outer sheath will separate while the inner part will stretch. It looks like a thin light green string! Quick Overview: Chickweed is a highly nutritious mineral rich […]
shared post from FB Plantago Major aka Broadleaf Plantain General info Plantago major is one of the most abundant and widely distributed medicinal crops in the world. A poultice of the leaves can be applied to wounds, stings, and sores in order to facilitate healing and prevent infection. The active chemical constituents are aucubin (an […]
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shared post from FB Part 4 of 4 This part four of these posts to answer the question of alternative sustain feeds that will support rabbit production and profitability. KangKong (also called Chinese Water Spinach, water morning glory, Impomoea aquatica). I became familiar with this plant during one of our sustainable farming projects in Honduras. […]
shared post from FB Part 3 of 4 This is part three of a series of posts to answer the question of alternative sustainable feeds that will support rabbit production and profitability. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves for rabbit feed. They are highly nutritious. This is good news, because anyone can grow sweet potato leaves […]
shared post from FB Part 2 of 4 This is part of a series of posts to answer the question of alternative sustainable rabbit feeds that will support production and profitability What can be sustainably grown on the homestead/farm and in the backyard for rabbits, that will constitute good nutrition will be briefly visited here. […]
shared post from FB Part 1 of 4 I was asked to do another post on Rabbits in terms of sustainable farming/homesteading and alternative sustainable feeds for them. This is a VERY LONG bit of information, so I will break it up into several posts. Naturally, not all the things quail eat (mentioned in my […]
shared post from FB I was asked by some members of this group to start a new post on quail. SO here we go. My mention of quail in another post was in the course of conversation about rabbit production and profitability as compared to other livestock. I originally mentioned quail when someone was asking […]
A locus is the location of the gene, and an allele is a mutation form of that location. So each locus has at least two alleles (forms) when we are discussing mutations. One locus is the black locus. It has extended black, fawn, recessive black, wild type and (i believe) lethal yellow is also on […]