The use of Black Oil Sunflower Seeds (BOSS) is more commonly used by rabbit breeders of show rabbits but did you know that there are more benefits then just a nice coat? It is widely known that BOSS helps give your rabbits a nice shiny coat for showing but in the colder months BOSS can also help keep your rabbits warm. BOSS is a high calorie and high fat feed therefore we only feed in the winter months. The added weight helps to keep your rabbit warm in the winter months.
BOSS helps your rabbits coat by putting oil back into it making it smooth and shiny. Show breeders therefore will feed BOSS to their show quality rabbits. At Catalaya's Rabbitry we not only feed this to our show rabbits but to all our rabbits during the winter months.
BOSS is also high in Vitamin E, protein and fiber. Just a few seeds per rabbit is all it takes. You want to be careful not to over feed as it will result in a fat lazy rabbit. If you have a rabbit that seems to be stuck in a molt BOSS will help to blow their coat. Just 4-6 seeds per rabbit is all we feed our californians. During summer months we only give BOSS to our show rabbits a week or so before the show this would ensure a nice shiny coat and that the rabbit would not be in a molt.
BOSS is easy enough to grow yourself during the summer cutting back on the cost of having to buy the feed. Last summer we had some seeds sprout so we planted them and harvested the seeds for our rabbits to eat this winter.
BOSS helps your rabbits coat by putting oil back into it making it smooth and shiny. Show breeders therefore will feed BOSS to their show quality rabbits. At Catalaya's Rabbitry we not only feed this to our show rabbits but to all our rabbits during the winter months.
BOSS is also high in Vitamin E, protein and fiber. Just a few seeds per rabbit is all it takes. You want to be careful not to over feed as it will result in a fat lazy rabbit. If you have a rabbit that seems to be stuck in a molt BOSS will help to blow their coat. Just 4-6 seeds per rabbit is all we feed our californians. During summer months we only give BOSS to our show rabbits a week or so before the show this would ensure a nice shiny coat and that the rabbit would not be in a molt.
BOSS is easy enough to grow yourself during the summer cutting back on the cost of having to buy the feed. Last summer we had some seeds sprout so we planted them and harvested the seeds for our rabbits to eat this winter.