On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 11:41:33 GMT, "Pam - gardengal"
wrote:


"Ignoramus3274" wrote in message
...
I asked this question in misc.rural already, but want to run it by a
few more people. Can meat/fur rabbits survive if they are being fed a
diet that is mostly lawn clippings? I am upset that I waste so much
time and lawn grass due to all this mandatory lawn trimming, and am
thinking about having rabbits between months of May/October, or some
such, and feed them lawn trimmings. will it work?

I already own two chickens and they are doing great, even in -5F
weather, in an unheated shed.

Rabbits can't live on grass clippings alone and should not be fed any that
have been chemically treated with pesticides or fertilizers. Get a mulching
lawn mower - you have to mow the lawn anyway and at least with a mulching
mower you are returnig the clippings back to the lawn where they act as a
natural fertilizer. Less waste, better for your lawn and no nutritionaly
deprived bunnies to worry about.

Or you could get a goat.

pam - gardengal


Or sheep, if he'd like a nicely even lawn.

Bob