young rabbits that do well on grass

[minnesotachickenbreeder]

are there any breeds or strains someone has developed that the young can eat grass? i know Daniel Salatin does, does anyone else? all the books that i've read say that young rabbits cant eat green material.

 

[terri9630]

How young are you talking about? I would think any weaned rabbit could eat grass. That is what they eat in the wild.

 

[tortoise]

My rabbits are in the grass eating on the day their eyes open.


Peter 5-9-10 by Penelope's Rabbitry, on Flickr

 

[a7736100]

Make sure mother has been eating grass all along.

 

[tortoise]

Make sure mother has been eating grass all along.

How would that make a difference?

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Make sure mother has been eating grass all along.

How would that make a difference?

I've been doing some reading on rabbits and read something about a certain type of feces that the momma rabbit feeds the babies to make sure their guts have the proper bacteria to digest grass. Maybe that's what a77 means?

 

[tortoise]

Make sure mother has been eating grass all along.

How would that make a difference?

I've been doing some reading on rabbits and read something about a certain type of feces that the momma rabbit feeds the babies to make sure their guts have the proper bacteria to digest grass. Maybe that's what a77 means?

Right, this is where weaning deaths happen. But it shouldn't matter whether or not the mom has been on grass "all along".