chickenwhisperer
Exploring the pasture
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So I have decided that I want a giant rabbit to add to my rabbit family.
The bunnies I have now are a fawn male who may or may not be flemish or 1/2 flemish, and 3 various females 2 of which are 1/2 sisters AND the males daughters.
One of the females has the run of my secure chicken yard and the others I let out of their hutches thruought the day.
I lock the free-rangin female up because she wants to chase and fight the other females.
Of course she gets along famously with the male, but we all know what that leads to . . .
So therein lies my problem . . .
I dont know if I should get a female giant or a male.
And how do I get to the point where all the females are at least cordial if not friendly and only the male needs to be separated.
I have tried a couple times to put all the females out in the yard at once together, and the freeranger just chases the others and pulls out chunks of hair.
I have never left them in this state for longer than I could catch them, so I honestly dont know if this would stop after a few minutes or what.
The other 2 females are half-sisters and have shared a separated hutch all their lives and have only recently "met" each other face to face, but they were being chased by the 3rd so who knows if these 2 will get along.
I AM going to add a pure-bred giant to my rabbitry, and figured a male would be way more of a problem than multiple females.
But after todays earlier try at female cohabitation, Im not so sure about my plan.
I do not plan to intentionally produce or accidentally breed more rabbits.
My main goals:
- to have peaceful multiple female free-range cohabitation
- to either get the male snipped or make a run for his bachelor pad so he has access to freerange and limited access to the females
- to have a true GIANT rabbit running around in my farmyard.
Im getting the giant no matter what, if it has to be the only rabbit that is full free-range, then Ill make 1 more hutch for the 3rd female.
My backyard farmyard is predator-free and livestock-friendly, the rabbit that lives on the ground out there has showed no signs of wanting to leave, comes to tossed food with the chickens, and will still eat out of my hand and let me pick her up and pet her.
She has many options for shelter, but has a couple favorite spots and at night she is always out grazing on the nice green grass, so I know that a spoiled rabbit will stick around, especially a big hungry flemish giant!
So to sum it all up, my question is- Will these rabbits EVER get along?
The bunnies I have now are a fawn male who may or may not be flemish or 1/2 flemish, and 3 various females 2 of which are 1/2 sisters AND the males daughters.
One of the females has the run of my secure chicken yard and the others I let out of their hutches thruought the day.
I lock the free-rangin female up because she wants to chase and fight the other females.
Of course she gets along famously with the male, but we all know what that leads to . . .
So therein lies my problem . . .
I dont know if I should get a female giant or a male.
And how do I get to the point where all the females are at least cordial if not friendly and only the male needs to be separated.
I have tried a couple times to put all the females out in the yard at once together, and the freeranger just chases the others and pulls out chunks of hair.
I have never left them in this state for longer than I could catch them, so I honestly dont know if this would stop after a few minutes or what.
The other 2 females are half-sisters and have shared a separated hutch all their lives and have only recently "met" each other face to face, but they were being chased by the 3rd so who knows if these 2 will get along.
I AM going to add a pure-bred giant to my rabbitry, and figured a male would be way more of a problem than multiple females.
But after todays earlier try at female cohabitation, Im not so sure about my plan.
I do not plan to intentionally produce or accidentally breed more rabbits.
My main goals:
- to have peaceful multiple female free-range cohabitation
- to either get the male snipped or make a run for his bachelor pad so he has access to freerange and limited access to the females
- to have a true GIANT rabbit running around in my farmyard.
Im getting the giant no matter what, if it has to be the only rabbit that is full free-range, then Ill make 1 more hutch for the 3rd female.
My backyard farmyard is predator-free and livestock-friendly, the rabbit that lives on the ground out there has showed no signs of wanting to leave, comes to tossed food with the chickens, and will still eat out of my hand and let me pick her up and pet her.
She has many options for shelter, but has a couple favorite spots and at night she is always out grazing on the nice green grass, so I know that a spoiled rabbit will stick around, especially a big hungry flemish giant!
So to sum it all up, my question is- Will these rabbits EVER get along?