I use bunnies and used to use piggies as lawn mowers, we currently have five bunnies, on a 10 m square garden that hs never been treated, it was laid new when we moved in dec 2000.
first thing to be aware of, you will never have a nice even garden. some bits will be cut down to the ground, others left til there is nothing else to eat, ours is only short everywhere now due to the recent heatwave and lack of rain, normally there are loads of tufts that every bun/piggy has turned their nose up at. yes seeds get dropped, by birds, like ragwort. these can be watched out for and removed, but rabbits aren’t daft and wont eat these anyway as long as there is something else nicer to eat, any more that they would in the wild.
regarding the feriliser, I’d leave it over the winter to wash in well, and start the bunnies out for short trips in runs maybe feb. bonding isnt necessarily an issue, ours go out in separate runs in pairs in runs along side each other works just fine and it is easier to move 3 runs around.
hand cut grass cuttings i e using shears or a pair of scissors is ok, i do this in winter. cut well above the ground to avoid fertilizer and like any new food introduce slowly. its the heat from the mower causes the grass to start to ferment