Recent content by maywinter

Thanks truckinguy, I really like the idea of patio stone slabs for the floor. Will also have some sort of solid wall for the west as we do get strong winds from that direction

Thanks guys! Great seeing your photos truckinguy :) So now after advice and lots more thinking this is my plan... -12'x8' roofed area -North and south walls wood -North wall is shared with the chicken coop -Roof slopes down toward south wall -East and west walls 1x1" wire mesh with panels...

Awww Maggie I'm sad you cant do that anymore :( but very thankful you are helping us newbies! Its so great having a forum like this to get opinions and tips from people with experience. I think you at the very least saved my bunnies from a predator attack. It might not have happened for years...

Thanks so much Maggie for your thoughts and help! My rabbits are 7 weeks old. So they will be 12-15 weeks in sept. You said at 3 months old separate? So 12 weeks? I have a hutch ready for my buck to sit and wait for the girls to grow when i separate him. I will keep him and the girls (who...

I have lots of wild grape here that i could transplant around the rabbit pen, but yes will take a while to grow. Have some shade from the chicken coop roof and a tattered tarp extending past, but i don't think it is enough, only covering half the area. I don't think a tarp would survive a year...

Truckinguy - what king of housing/shelter do you use? I like the idea f concrete slabs to help stay cool. Is your outdoor colony in the shade? The area I have for a colony is in full sun with a roof over part of it for shade but monitoring the temperature this week has shown it to be extremely...

Oh thanks Maggie! Wow we are close! I am in Harrowsmith, just north of Kingston, so definitely not urban. I used to let my chickens roam free but we have a couple loose dogs and I caught one playing with a chicken, but didn't kill it it. Also have had one killed so I was assuming fox or...

Oh you have some good tips! and seeing pics is always helpful, thanks! Hmmm, I don't have an enclosed roof over the colony and was just going to use bird netting but that wouldn't keep out climbing predators. I know we have owls and hawks here, fox, coyote and who knows what else. I guess my...

They are 7 weeks old and colony space is 12'x16'. Thanks! I will keep reading the forum too.

I have 1 buck and 2 does that are still babies and together in a tractor pen. The wood shed we have is dirt floor so i worry about them escaping or digging too deep and hubby stores his lawnmower in there so not great for summer colony setup, except the temperature is great! When they are...

Can rabbits be caged separately for a few months then live colony style for 9 months, alternating cage/colony every 3/9 months? Or will they forget they are friends? The area I have for colony is too hot during the summer. I have a nice shaded shelter spot (firewood shed) that always has the...