🐰 April Rabbitry Roundup
Spring into Action with Tips & Savings from The Rabbitry Center!
🌸 Easter Sale – Save $80 on Our Full Rabbitry Course!
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🍼 New Video: Keeping Baby Rabbits Healthy
In this brand-new video, we share tips on how to keep your kits thriving, including an effective baby rabbit formula that’s helped us save precious lives.
👉5 essential tips to prevent baby rabbit losses
💡 True Story: Just a month ago, I found five lifeless kits in a kindling tote on top of the fur at just 30°F. I brought them inside, placed them on a heating pad, and covered them with fur. After a few minutes on 
high and then switched to low, they started squeaking and wiggling—back to life! I kept them warm for an hour before returning them to the tote. It was a reminder of just how resilient baby rabbits can be with the right care.
👉 Heating Pad for Kits
🌱 Bunny Buffet Food Plot – Time to Prep & Plant!
Make 2025 the year you reduce feed costs by growing your own food! Our Bunny Buffet Food Plot Blend includes perennials and fast-growing annuals designed to thrive and provide nutrition for your herd.
👉Bunny Buffet Food Plot Blend
Tip: If you’re planting again this year, remember to rotate crops for soil health and pest control. Switch from brassicas to peas, oats, or beans, and vice versa!
🌳 Why We Love Weeping Willows on the Homestead
We’ve been adding weeping willows around the rabbitry—not just for their beauty, but because they’re a powerhouse plant for rabbits and landowners alike. If you’re thinking about planting trees this spring, now’s the time to get your hands on a few!
👉 Weeping Willow Trees
Here’s why we’re big fans of weeping willows (Salix babylonica):
🌿 Great Rabbit Forage – Willow leaves and young twigs are safe and beneficial for rabbits. They’re naturally high in fiber and contain tannins that may support digestive health.
💧 Water-Loving Tree – Perfect for wetter areas of your property, willows help manage drainage and even support erosion control near water features or low spots.
🪵 Fast-Growing Biomass – Willows grow rapidly, making them great for future shade, windbreaks, or chop-and-drop mulch.
🍃 Medicinal Properties – Willow bark contains salicin, a natural pain reliever (related to aspirin). While bark use in
rabbits should be cautious, it’s
good for holistic homesteaders to know.
🐝 Bonus for Bees – Willows are an early source of nectar and pollen for honeybees and native pollinators in the spring.
🐝 Beekeeping: Splits, Swarms & Spring Prep
After a rough winter with high hive losses, we’re feeding pollen patties and prepping for splits. Timing is key—don’t split too early or you risk chilled brood.
👉 How to Make Pollen Patties
Tip: We wait until nighttime temps are consistently above 40°F before splitting our hives. Usually mid to late April in Michigan. Remember to have
your swarm traps hung by May 1st. If you’d like to see how to set them, tap the link.
👉How to Set a Swarm Trap
🦌 Deer & Wildlife Habitat Updates
We’re mowing clover, hanging tree stands, and prepping watering holes while the ground is soft. Now’s the best time before poison ivy takes over.
🌿 Habitat Tip: Always place a branch in your watering holes so small critters can escape if they fall in. It’s a simple gesture that saves lives and keeps the water from getting contaminated.
👉 Lightweight Gear to Prep Stands-Video
🌾 Food Plot Strategy:
Aggressive cutting now = better regrowth by fall
Rotate crops to reduce pests and build healthy soil
👉 How To Plant an All-Season Food Plot Video
📣 What’s Next on the Homestead
New Rabbit weaning video coming soon…
Preparing for Swarm Season in May
Planting Spring Crops & Plots Please reach out if you have any questions or comments. bobby@therabbitrycenter.com