The Rabbit Revolution has taken on some new little birdy friends. I sent Joy to the feed store for four Red Broiler (a medium growth meat chicken) chicks, and she came home with one Red Broiler and two Gold Sex Links. Something about that being the last Red Broiler and they’d throw it in for free if she bought the two Gold Sex Links. At any rate, now we’re growing our first meat chicken and two replacement layers.

Chickens picking through rabbit poo

Most people say, “Ewwww! Poo!”

Not chickens, though. Chickens say, “Oooooh! Poo!”

Well, they don’t really say this because their brains are the size of a peanut. A small peanut.

But their tiny peanut-sized brains looooove rabbit poo! Why? Bugs live in rabbit poo! Delicious, delicious, poo-eatin’ bugs. And there are hay seeds [...]

Half a year gone by already? Holy carp!

Our three does and one buck have created:

5 litters
34 kits
30 fryers

Together, they have eaten:

360 lbs of hay
1000 lbs of feed (approx)

Wow! We’re gonna make it. I swear.

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The Rabbit Revolution officially began at our house at approximately 10 am, Friday, February 27, 2009. Until this point, it had only been an idea. A floating, dancing, sometimes perching, idea. An idea that was talked about and considered and library books put on hold for. [...]