I want to fence an area in my garden, about 3m x 3m, and move my rabbits in there, and add two bantam chickens to the family. Will there be any problems?
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Yes, but be careful. Introduce them to each other and watch for aggression.
The area is large enough for them all to get along, and disease shouldn't be a problem if you provide enough space.
Nice nickname by the way!
yes but very rarely they can fight so be careful
Not necessarily. I would keep an eye out for the first few days. Are they males or females? There could be a possible dominance issue.
You will get rats. Chickens attract rats to the garden.
Other than that, the worst that will happen is you rabbits get randy and ..pork the chickens.
The rabbits may try to choak the chicken
no problem, if they can be good friends!
Yes, you see that on farms often, but be careful at first. When you put them in together watch how they act. Any pecking or biting - separate them.
I've never heard of mixing rabbits with any other kind of animals especially chickens. Chickens run around like crazy they might scare the day lights out of the rabbits. Plus don't rabbits like their privacy if you know what i mean?!
No. Chciken have very sharp claws and beaks. This is not a good pairing. Besides rabbits make great house pets. You just have to bunny proof a little. If you are concerned with smell you can litter box train them and spaying or neutering helps too. http://www.rabbit.org rabbits that live outside are subject to predators, heat stroke, hypothermia, fleas, mites, and flystrike.
Yeah, why not?
I live on a farm and we raise both. I wouldn't suggest putting them in a pen together. Rabbits, at times can be very aggressive and are larger then small bantam chickens. If I was you I would use a seperate pen for the two.
you shouldnt have any problem . i have both plus sheep and all three do fine together. my bunnys wander around, chickens are free range, as are the sheep but at night they all get closed in the same shed . ( feeding time with me as pied piper) not sure of the feed you use but just check to sure it is ok for both to eat. - some like layer pellets have hormones that the rabbits should not be eating.
Hello Matt
i don't know the answer to this one, so i don,t want to lie by saying i do. I think your best bet is to ring a vet and ask, all it will cost you is the price of a phone call and then you will get the right answer
no dont do it really bad idea
it wont work , i know its a cute idea but i tried the same thing and the rabbits kept digging out, they are very good diggers and you just cant do anything to keep them in, we tried burying the fence deep, putting rocks around the fence line but nothing worked, the only thing that might work is dig a trench about 2 feet deep all the way around and pour concrete build it up into a wall then on top of the wall part you can put your fencing. Good luck I hope it works
I kept rabbits with hens for years. You just have to make sure the coop fencing goes into the ground at least 12 inches to prevent the rabbits from digging their way out. The two are not natural enemies and neither is a threat to the other.
chickens are known carriers of coccidiosis,they may give it to your rabbits
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