2006-12-14 14:18:35 · 12 answers · asked by Mike 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Umm no. There are certain ingredients in there that can be harmful to the rabbit. Get RABBIT FOOD, its about the same price of chicken food. Why are you feeding them chicken food anyways?
2006-12-14 14:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by Tina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits need a HIGH fiber diet and chicken feed doesn't have that bc it's made for a bird not a rabbit. I feed my rabbit Purina complete natural from tractor supply and it's only $18 for 50 pounds, that's only a few more dollars than the chicken feed. If you were feeding the CHICKEN, rabbit pellets than that would be fine as ONLY a treat or just for a larger variety or mixed food, but you should soak the rabbit pellets before feeding them to the chickens bc they may swell once wet and you don't want that to happen in the chickens stomach.
2014-02-12 13:54:59 · answer #2 · answered by AbbieLee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Chicken pellets are formulated specially for chickens. Rabbits have a completely different digestive system than chickens and need different nutrients than chickens do. Start feeding your rabbits rabbit pellets as soon as possible. If you run your hand over the back of your rabbits you might already feel them being bony over the back if you've already somewhat ruined them.
Chicken pellets also have a lot of corn in them which will make a rabbit fat due to all of the crude protein from corn. You can tell if a rabbit is fat by pinching the fur around the neck of the rabbit. If the hide is loose your rabbit is fat. Rabbits don't get fat from being fed too much. They get fat from poor quality feed.
2006-12-18 03:42:30 · answer #3 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken Pellets
2016-11-15 00:43:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but chicken pellets are composed of grains, proteins, and a ton of calcium. Not much fiber.
Rabbits need about the opposite: bushels of fiber, around 15% protein, no grains unless the animal is nursing, and as little calcium as possible so they don't get sludge in their urine.
Birds eat seeds. Rabbits eat grass. Seeds are high-energy, low bulk; grass is low energy, high bulk.
If you're cheap, get a bale or so of alfalfa hay and throw that to the rabbits. It's not as convenient as pellets, but it's pretty much the same, and probably has enough energy in any season to keep them thriving and producing.
If you have some pregnant does, a tablespoon of hen feed daily probably might help them keep up the litters, but they desperately need the fiber from hay or pellets for their digestive system.
Rabbit pellets can get pretty cheap if you're willing to drive a ways to a warehouse. Then they can lie around all year, and the rabbits are just fine living on that. But low fiber foods are not an option.
2006-12-14 19:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by Rachel R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it is not ok. There are ingrediants in chicken food especially for chickens and it could be harmful to your rabbit. Get rabbit pellets.
2006-12-14 14:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by Minty 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feeding a food that is not formulated to your pet is very dangerous. Chicken feed is for chickens for a reason, and rabbit feed is for rabbits for a reason. If chicken feed was okay for rabbits it would be called chicken and rabbit feed. You could have already done irreplaceable damage to your rabbit, and I wouldn't be surprised if it gets very sick or dies. You need to learn to buy proper feed.
2006-12-14 17:34:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO!!! Chicken food has a high protein in it that is not good for them.. Rabbit like horses are a true vegetarian and will die if they eat meat. and they will create fattty tumors if they eat too much protein.. and chicken food has grit in it and rabbits can not process it.. they will die if they eat too much..
I would stick with a commercial rabbit food for your rabbits!
2006-12-15 16:02:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
H!@#% NO! Chicken pellets are for chickens!
What ever Possessed you to feed THAT????
2006-12-14 20:27:22 · answer #9 · answered by Weiner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Rabbits have different nutritional requirments than chickens. Go buy them rabbit food. http://www.rabbit.org
2006-12-15 00:45:18 · answer #10 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋