Is chicken feed bad for rabbits?

Question

ok well i have chickens and rabbits and i let the roam free in the backyard well the rabbits won't eat the rabbit food but they'll eat the chicken food is it unhealthy for the rabbit or not

Answer 1

You need to get the rabbits onto proper rabbit food or they're going to develop serious digestive and/or dental problems. Obviously rabbits and chickens have very different nutritional requirements, so this diet is going to be no good for them.

I think you're going to have to separate the rabbits and chickens - those rabbits NEED proper food. What rabbit food are you offering. It should be good quality pellets, not mix. Their diet actually needs t be 75% good quality hay - this is for their digestion as well as to help keep their constantly growing teeth ground down.

Offer your rabbits some nice leafy greens too, most rabbits can't resist kale! (don't give kale more than once a week though, just offer it to get them started). Here's a list of appropriate veggies for rabbits, which should be offered every other day:
http://www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html

Rabbits have very sensitive digestions because their metabolism is so fast - they don't last for more than 48 hours without food, and things go wrong quickly on the wrong diet.

Chalice

Answer 2

Well considering the fact that chicken food is made for chickens, I would say yes it is bad. Though it could be okay for them. As long as none of the rabbits get sick then it doesn't really matter.

Answer 3

probably not. unless the chicken feed is medicated (chick starter) it won't hurt the rabbits, except they might not get the right nutrients they need.

Answer 4

well, i give my guineapig and my bunnys chicken feed and they are just fine.