Rabbit Colony Pens Roof

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Rabbit colony pens roof.

See more ideas about rabbit hutches rabbit roof garden. On our farm we ve kept rabbits both in colonies and cages and although the colonies had their advantages we found that cages worked better for us. Many homesteaders have gotten into breeding rabbits as a food source or for extra income as people love buying the baby bunnies for pets. For our specific setup that thought ended up being so wrong.

Raising meat rabbits in a colony is when your rabbits are in the same lot and they mix and mingle whenever they want to. 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. We thought this was the most humane way of raising rabbits because it s the closest way to how a wild rabbit would live. Chicken wire on floor with some dirt on top.

All enclosed with chicken wire. Food and water in the rabbit colony. Check out this comp. Building rabbit dorm cages can help increase breeding happiness and healthiness in your rabbits.

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. Safety of all our animals is paramount from the tiniest kit on up and through trial and error i found that the easiest way to avoid bloody ears and missed pregnancies was by strictly. This is part 2 of my outdoor rabbit pen that will end up having a roof on it. Your bunnies are free to move about a bigger space and can interact with other rabbits as they might in the wild.

Mother earth news staff rabbits have always been a welcome part of our homestead. 7 rabbits 6 girls one boy. Half the pen has tin roof. Rabbits require a living area 3 4 times their size and in a rabbit colony this space requirement is easier achieved.