FYI-

Actually, rabbits breed faster and have larger litter sizes then guinea pigs.

Rabbits are sexually mature at 5-6 months of age, the female are induced ovulators, have a 32 day gestational period and produce a litter between 7-8 offspring.

Guinea pigs are generally sexually mature at 3-4 months of age, have a 15-17 day breeding cycle, have a 59-72 (65 day average) day gestational period and produce a litter of between 2-5 with 2 being the most common litter size.

Pete

Very intersting...

It happens when ALL you eat is rabbit and squirrel. If you get some other, fattier meats, fish, or poultry, and some plant matter in your diet, you should be ok. If you are stuck above the tree line in winter and all you can get is bunnies... yeah, you're hosed, but most of us would be a little crazy before your body shut down.

I wonder how many people got the Star Trek reference in there.

I just saw that episode again on late night television a few weeks ago. I swear the original shows just get better as time goes by. Yesterday I watched the one where the kid with blue eyes can make things and people disappear at will. He'd be the perfect solution to the tribbles episode.

If you use a deep litter (like straw) for the floor of your chicken pen and change it periodically, they shouldn't stink. You could also move them around every few days in a chicken tractor.

Noisy chickens are generally called 'roosters', and are generally not allowed within many city limits. Maybe a Rent-a-Rooster could solve the multiplication problem if needed under SHTF conditions.

Sue

"...Rent-a-Rooster..."

You do crack me up!!!

Hmm, I've never heard of a chicken stud service, I usually just went up to the local feed store if I needed to replenish the stock. I suppose someone must be studding out to keep the feed store well-stocked.

As in "somewhere there is a rooster with a big smile on his face"...