Conditioning/Supplement recipies

[lilangelhotots]

Anyone care to share their feeding program for their show bunnies? Pretty please?Most breeders I've talked to keep their supplement recipie a secret...

Thank you SO much!

 

[RAL Rabbitry]

I don't usually supplement my show rabbits. A good pellet and hay with fresh clean water is the best as far as I am concerned. If I think a rabbit needs a little boost I give them a teaspoon of oatmeal a day and 4 or 5 sunflower seeds.

Roger

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

What a good idea for a post, Lilangel! I've been wanting to know this myself!

All i give my rabbits is oranges for their fur, and in the winter, some black oil sunflower seeds. Other than that, they get fresh hay and pellets daily.

Emily

 

[BlueGiants]

Like RAL Rabbitry, I do not do anything extra for the show rabbits. A well balanced pellet, good quality hay and fresh water. I give my babies oats (rolled oats)at weaning and during the winter I may supplement with the oats. I also add a few sunflower seeds over the winter (cold months) to help keep oil in the skin and fur.

 

[bunnybunbunb]

Wheatgerm oil works very well. It also helps with older stock slowing down breeding or just any rabbit in gerneral not wanting to breed. I was told about it some years ago and I always keep it handy though I do not show. One breeder told me they found a brand of pellet that was coated in wheatgerm oil. I personally would like to find it but it is not carried here.

 

[pamnock]

The "secret" to good conditioning is in the genetics. You want to breed a line of rabbits that conditions easily and holds a prime coat. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, no matter how much conditioner you use.



Pam

 

[DyemondRabbitry]

I completely agree with Pam- it's mostly genetics. We call the conditioner a "dressing" and don't have much need for it anymore it seems. We used to mix in 1 c oats, 1/2 cup wheat germ or 1/2 cup rolled barley, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds and about 1/8 cup calf manna. We fed about 2 tablespoons everyother day along with pellets, hay and lots of water.