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- From: kyoder@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Kenneth Yoder)
- Newsgroups: misc.rural
- Subject: Re: Sheep?
- Message-ID: <Jul28.142718.59055@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 14:27:18 GMT
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- Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- I am new to this group so I may have missed this before, but as far as I am
- concerned nothing beats rabbit "pellets" for a garden. They take up very
- little room, produce a LOT of meat (we have three does and one buck), eat the
- left-overs and weeds (that we pull) from the garden, AND contribute their
- left-overs (droppings) to our garden. We do have to feed them hay in the
- winter, but one bale a month will usually do it. I also give them rolled
- barley year round.
-
- The pellets can be applied directly to the garden - they don't burn. For
- people with limited space or zoning restrictions (here they are considered
- "pets" and I can have up to 6 adults) they are great. Between them and my
- hunting, we only BUY meat for a change of pace. Our garden is also one of
- the highest producers in the area.
-
- Ken Yoder
- kyoder@lamar.colostate.edu
-