Rabbit Colony Pens Roof

Building rabbit dorm cages can help increase breeding happiness and healthiness in your rabbits.

Rabbit colony pens roof.

7 rabbits 6 girls one boy. Our latest colony is under the roof of a pole building so hawks weren t an issue but we have several barn cats who really enjoyed the rabbit pen. I want to go over the two methods mainly that we used. It was also a good time because we have more rabbits than cages.

Many homesteaders have gotten into breeding rabbits as a food source or for extra income as people love buying the baby bunnies for pets. Raising meat rabbits in a colony is when your rabbits are in the same lot and they mix and mingle whenever. Rabbits are very territorial so it s important to have several food bowls hay racks and water bottles. We tried giving multiple hiding spots and layering branches over a large section of the colony for the rabbits to climb in but the cats outsmarted us at every turn.

Felix is a giant flemish so he ll need room to run and exercise and with the roof on it he won t have to worry about. Chicken wire on floor with some dirt on top. They are having lots of fun. Rabbit breeders often like using them and are usually placed inside a housing unit that has a roof and proper ventilation.

All enclosed with chicken wire. Also there must be a place where the rabbit wastes fall onto for easy cleaning such as a tray. This is part 2 of my outdoor rabbit pen that will end up having a roof on it. These two methods are colony and what i call hutch and run.

You can colony raise cage raise or hutch raise. Food and water in the rabbit colony. You will get many designs of hanging cages for bunnies including those made from pvc. See more ideas about rabbit hutches rabbit roof garden.

Nov 29 2016 explore shirley k s board rabbit hutch roof garden on pinterest. Check out this comp. Mother earth news staff rabbits have always been a welcome part of our homestead.