Rudolph's Rabbit Ranch & Waterfowl Farm

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Rudolph's Rabbit Ranch & Waterfowl Farm

Our family's "microfarm" -- raising rabbits, free range ducks, chickens, & geese, and occasionally goats. Offering rabbit breeding stock and occasionally eggs.

Trying to contact us? Feel free to text @ 303-219-0611 anytime. Thanks. In addition to waterfowl eggs and rabbits we also offer pet and farm sitting services within a 13-mile distance radius of Centerburg, OH. Check out our sister website at www.keeplookingup.net . Do you buy books, music, or other merchandise from Amazon? Please use tinyurl.com/rrramazon and we may earn a small commission from your purchase.

02/23/2026

A Puzzle

Here is a mystery for you. When I went to do morning chores I noticed these strange-looking tracks in the mostly fresh snow. Can you guess how they were made? It stumped me for a few minutes, but then I figured it out. Can you solve this riddle?

(Feb. 23, 2026)

01/25/2026

Removing Snow

We're in the middle of THE snowstorm now with nine inches and counting on the ground (2PM EST). We opened the "bird door" on the barn to give our ducks, chickens, turkeys, and goose access to the outdoors, but they thought better of it and are chillin' in the barn.

The cats are going stir crazy in the house, but they, too, want nothing to do with the great out-of-doors.

The "rabbit tent" cannot withstand any snow load, so I must periodically "broom" it off. Thankfully the snow is light, so it's easier to remove than the typical heavy Midwestern snow. It's more work moving and placing the ladder than it is to sweep the snow off the roof. This is the side of the tent that I "reinforced" with the tarp yesterday. The rabbits are all snug inside.

(January 25, 2026)

01/24/2026

Buttoning Up

We're getting ready for the Big Storm. One of today's tasks was to reinforce the rabbit tent. This one is several years old. We've already replaced the roof once and plan to replace the sides sometime this year. This tent has a nice awning that opens on this long side providing extra airflow in warm weather. Unfortunately the zippers used to open and close it are seized up, so no longer close. That isn't a big deal in normal weather, but is a real concern given the forecast. That side faces west(ish) whence most of the wind blows. Snow can easily blow in, so I decided to hang additional protection against the weather in the form of a tarp and shower curtain.

Tomorrow I'll have to "broom off" accumulating snow from the roof throughout the day.

If one looks closely at the photo he might spot the heated water bowls that we use in winter. Those have saved us a lot of work and we do not have to worry about if the rabbits have liquid water to drink.

(Jan. 24, 2026)

08/05/2025

"Free Hay"

Rabbits fed commercial pellets do not need to eat hay. In fact I went decades feeding little too no hay at all. That said, feeding hay can help with digestive problems (it can also hurt if it contains coccidia spores) and the feed bill. A few years back I decided to make my own "hay" in small batches from grass clippings resulting from cutting the lawn. Commercially made hay often is hard, though not as stiff as straw, while clippings from the lawn are soft. I try to mow when the weather will be nice for at least two days after to allow the clippings to dry. Then I rake some up and store loosely in a cardboard box (preferably) or open trash bag. Then I supplement pellet feed with a little hay throughout the year.

Now, raking is hard work. I recently learned of someone else who does something similar to what I do, but she uses a push lawn sweeper. So, I decided to get one to help make "harvesting" my hay a little easier. It arrived yesterday. I assembled it and tried it out on clippings from mowing the yard on Friday. It's still work pushing the sweeper over our uneven ground, but does help make the chore a bit easier. I'm hoping that I'll be able to collect more clippings now that I have the sweeper.

Pictured is the new lawn sweeper. In the background one can see the "swept" lawn. In the foreground are clippings yet to be gathered.

08/04/2025

Yum, Yum!

On Friday I cut down a mulberry tree that was growing out over our driveway by the garage. It likely was the invasive white mulberry that is all too common on the property. I harvested the little firewood I could. Before tossing the leafy branches onto the burn pile I asked Gemini, my phone's AI, if rabbits could eat mulberry leaves. It responded to the affirmative. In the past I've fed maple, apple, and Chinese elm to rabbits, but not mulberry. Boy, do the rabbits ever LOVE mulberry! I've never seen them clean off the branches so thoroughly in the past. Since cut branches last only a few days, these are about done. I would say that the rabbits will wind up eating about half of the tree I cut. Another tree is encroaching on another part of the driveway, so the rabbits will again get their now favorite treat when I get to that one.

Pictured is the cage of growouts which are high percentage Satins, mixed with a small amount of American Chinchilla.

Address

Centerburg, OH
43011

Telephone

+13032190611

Website

http://www.rudolphsrabbitranch.com/

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