Just sent for more information
on pasturing rabbits. I found someone who actually knows Joel and Daniel Salatin
. Well, really, a company called Acres USA. Joel Salatin is the original writer of "Pastured Poultry Profits", a book about raising chickens naturally(or as close to the way nature intended as man can emulate
!) and sensibly. He's also someone whom I admire very deeply for the very principles that lead him in doing so. They, Acres USA
, has forwarded the email I've sent to the aforementioned gentlemen, and even promise to send me and article they found on the subject from March 2009! I intend to do more research before, maybe, subscribing to their magazine, though. Especially since I pretty much only specialize
in rabbits, right now! I do know, however, that they seem to go above and beyond for customer service just from my brief dealings with them through email. The letter is below, in italics to differentiate it from the rest of the article.
Here's a copy of my letter and their response. My real name has been hidden because --- well, there are some crazy
people out there who'd love to hurt me, or worse, my family, simply because they think I shouldn't be hurting living beings
. Makes sense, huh? To understand the whole letter, you'd have to read Mr. Salatin's article, "everything I want to do is illegal" I put a link below.
http://www.mindfully.org/Farm/2003/Everything-Is-Illegal1esp03.htm
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From: (bunnybabe)
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 9:55 PM
To: Info
Subject: Pastured Rabbits?
Dear Mr. Salatin, I'm sorry to hear about the government crackdown on sustainable farmers like yourself. Makes me want to move to Canada
, eh? I know, bad joke.
I actually have "Pastured Poultry Profits." It saddens me that I can no longer try many of your techniques should I ever be able to afford a farm
. Right now, it's just a dream I have. Even if I could afford one, I'm not sure my young but decrepit back could handle it. Okay, I'm sure I've wasted enough of your valuable time chit-chatting
, so here it is. I raise rabbits for meat and.....fur. "Pastured Poultry" focused on chickens and did not say too much about rabbits. Do you have a special feed recipe for rabbits. I know you were giving them free choice grains, pellets and hay, but has anything changed on that front? Some people say you can make rabbit feed
, some say you can't. I refuse to believe rabbits have been bred so they can only eat pellets and hay! Especially since the farmer next door told me he raised rabbit successfully
on nothing but grains. I don't really want to do that either, though. Seems a little too much the other way to me....
on pasturing rabbits. I found someone who actually knows Joel and Daniel Salatin. Well, really, a company called Acres USA. Joel Salatin is the original writer of "Pastured Poultry Profits", a book about raising chickens naturally(or as close to the way nature intended as man can emulate!) and sensibly. He's also someone whom I admire very deeply for the very principles that lead him in doing so. They, Acres USA, has forwarded the email I've sent to the aforementioned gentlemen, and even promise to send me and article they found on the subject from March 2009! I intend to do more research before, maybe, subscribing to their magazine, though. Especially since I pretty much only specialize in rabbits, right now! I do know, however, that they seem to go above and beyond for customer service just from my brief dealings with them through email. The letter is below, in italics to differentiate it from the rest of the article.Here's a copy of my letter and their response. My real name has been hidden because --- well, there are some crazy
people out there who'd love to hurt me, or worse, my family, simply because they think I shouldn't be hurting living beings. Makes sense, huh? To understand the whole letter, you'd have to read Mr. Salatin's article, "everything I want to do is illegal" I put a link below.http://www.mindfully.org/Farm/2003/Everything-Is-Illegal1esp03.htm
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From: (bunnybabe)
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 9:55 PM
To: Info
Subject: Pastured Rabbits?
Dear Mr. Salatin, I'm sorry to hear about the government crackdown on sustainable farmers like yourself. Makes me want to move to Canada
, eh? I know, bad joke.I actually have "Pastured Poultry Profits." It saddens me that I can no longer try many of your techniques should I ever be able to afford a farm
. Right now, it's just a dream I have. Even if I could afford one, I'm not sure my young but decrepit back could handle it. Okay, I'm sure I've wasted enough of your valuable time chit-chatting, so here it is. I raise rabbits for meat and.....fur. "Pastured Poultry" focused on chickens and did not say too much about rabbits. Do you have a special feed recipe for rabbits. I know you were giving them free choice grains, pellets and hay, but has anything changed on that front? Some people say you can make rabbit feed, some say you can't. I refuse to believe rabbits have been bred so they can only eat pellets and hay! Especially since the farmer next door told me he raised rabbit successfully on nothing but grains. I don't really want to do that either, though. Seems a little too much the other way to me....I also read elsewhere that you have some of the rabbits in pens similar to your broilers. Is there a technique to that? If it makes any difference, my (meat) rabbits are all hybrids, although the my friend, Cathy, and I also breed several breeds of purebreds
for sale and show.. Right now, I have a new litter of Flemish-Mini Lop-Silver Fox with another due next week. I would really appreciate your input. Thanks.I also have a blog about raising rabbits for meat and fur. Perhaps, with your permission, I could use some of your wisdom?If there's a newsletter
on this subject, I would be very interested in receiving it. If this letter does not get to Mr Salatin directly, please pass it on to him. Thank you,
(bunnybabe),
Part Owner, Buzzy Bunnies
Greetings (bunnybabe),
Thanks for your request for more information about pastured rabbits. I have forwarded your email to the Salatins
today so either Daniel or Joel can reply - but they are hugely busy at this time so it might be a while.We have an article from the March 2009 issue that I found on raising rabbits that I can mail to you if you are willing to provide a mailing address.
Best wishes.
Anne
Anne Van Nest
Customer Service
Acres U.S.A.
(Mail) P.O. Box 91299, Austin, TX 78709
(Physical) 5321 Industrial Oaks Blvd., Ste. 128, Austin, TX 78735
Phone 512-892-4400
Fax 512-892-4448
info@acresusa.com
www.acresusa.com
Mark your calendar.... for the Acres U.S.A. annual conference, December 9-11, 2010. See you in Indianapolis, Indiana!
By the way, I sent her my mailing address, so, hopefully
something good will come out of it. I'll keep you all updated.
something good will come out of it. I'll keep you all updated.
need of Silver Fox rabbits! If anyone breeds SFs near the Sandy Lake, Pa area, please leave a 
here! I will contact you as soon as it's received. Full pedigrees are desired, but not necessarily necessary. Please leave an email address for your 
or 
in the comments section. You will receive a response through email as soon as possible. Thank you!
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any SFs or calis we buy. Just breeding. SFs are still pretty 
and we would like to see the population grow!