HOW TO MULTIPLY RABBIT FOOD WITHOUT SOIL

Growing rabbit food without soil

Rabbit farming is becoming a very lucrative business in Nigeria having more youths daily starting to raise rabbits in their backyards, garages and storerooms. Thanks to the Economic woes Nigeria is going through.

Rabbit raising is quite easy to start and the benefits of doing so far outweigh its challenges.

Food prices, both for humans and animals have skyrocketed beyond the reach of the common man, thus making life itself a misery for many who cannot find food. At this point, I will like to encourage my readers to start keeping rabbits or buy a pair or two  and donate as charity to others in need. Such small gestures could be the key to greater wealth and blessings. Rabbits have features that make them suitable weapon to fight and eradicate hunger that is ravaging the land.

Today I will be sharing with you a simple, cost saving and efficient method I have been using to feed my rabbits optimally and keep them healthy and growing fast year round.

What I will showing you is simply how to double the value of the feed through a process called Sprouting. This has been helping me lower the cost of feeding significantly.

With this method, you can rapidly increase the population of your rabbits without worrying about the cost of feeding. And if you are into meat rabbit business, then you ought to adopt this method because the bigger your rabbit the better the price. This feeding system is a sure way to increasing the growth rate and health of your rabbits.

Another good thing about this method is that you do not need soil. You can grow good food for your rabbits right from your balcony, Kitchen of even in a room as long as there is sunlight.

To sprout is quite simple. You will need the following:

1. Bleach 
2. Perforated container 
3. Water 
4. Wheat or barley - barley is best. Other grains like guinea corn and millet can be used.

The steps:

1. Depending on the number of rabbits you intend to feed, the size and number of perforated containers you have, measure out some wheat, barley or any of the grains listed above. Soak in pure bleach for 12hrs. You can use a solution of bleach and water in the ratio of 1:2 instead of only bleach. 
2.  Pour the soaked wheat into the perforated container. Spread across the container evenly and then place under partial shade. 
3. Pour some water into a large basin or bucket - large enough for the perforated container to go in. Gently drop the perforated container into the water until the wheat is completely immersed. Wait a few seconds then remove and place back in the shade. 
4. Repeat step 3 for 8 more days. On the 9th day you should have them beautifully grown out ready for consumption. Remove and feed to your rabbits. 
5. Sometimes, if the steps above are not carried out properly, the resulting sprout will be moldy. This can harm the rabbits. 
6. To prevent moldiness, you should add two or three caps of bleach into the water that will be used to immerse the sprouting wheat (in step 3). The water in this case should not be too much as to render the effect of the bleach useless.

The above processes will double the nutritional value of wheat, barley or any grain by releasing more digestible protein for absorption into the body. This gives your rabbits better nutrition at a low cost.

It is going to be fun watching the sprouts grow very fast and watching your bunnies enjoy both the lush green grass-like leaves and nutritious seeds in the sprout.

Good luck!