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Hey, just getting back to reading this thread again. Thanks so much everyone for your thoughtful comments, they have really given me some insights. I am not fully discouraged by the (constructive) nay saying, but maybe a little sobered. I particularly like the idea of rotating warrens and...

Hi, thanks for your thoughtful reply. For some of the details, such as transition to grow-out pens, I recommend Boyd's ebooks, particularly the first two. Yes, I am definitely only starting with two does, probably in two separate colony burrows and building up each population to a maximum of 4...

Oops, you must have replied before I finished editing my post. Corrugated would work well, but the headache of all those little corrugated valleys make it all but impossible to sweep out. I guess another thought would be to somehow cover the corrugation with a small plywood ramp that you could...

Well, I don't see my plan as all that ambitious, but I might be an all or nothing type and I like integrated systems design. I would like to eventually get my rabbitry figured out well enough that I can begin bringing jars of rabbit stew to the tailgate farmer's market, although I have not yet...

I don't see snow becoming a problem inside my greenhouse.. not sure how you missed that. Cutting a hinged lid into some plywood is no big deal. Also I imagine that conventional wire cage and also colony setups with no distinction between inside and outside the burrow might contribute to the...

Thanks, for the replies, everyone. Boyd, I was thinking about the same sort of plan to gradually increase the colony population with sibling pairs from the same filial line.. I think it will reduce the likelihood of fighting and fertility issues often associated with multiple does. I also agree...

Hi folks, first post. I am trying to incorporate the following different strains of thought into my proposed rabbitry and am interested in any feedback: 1) I have been reading about various traditional/alternative rabbitry designs that utilize burrows and surface ground pens or wire hutches...