OnTheBrightside
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Hi all, loooongg time no see. I've been lurking, but not much going on with the rabbits. Its been a couple years since I moved next-door to my parents, and while I have a nice wooden big barn for the rabbits on their property, I'm super tired of walking down there every day and feel like I don't spend any time with them other than chores because they aren't close to the house. Hence I've had no motivation to do anything with them, and am down to 4. 2 mutts and 2 decent Rex does.
SO, I have a 10ft x 10ft chainlink dog kennel that sits against my horse barn, 50 some feet from my front door. It was previously used to house pet Red Foxes so it is "Fox Proof" Concrete paver floor, and a wood and sheet metal roof. Plus its 10 feet from my bedroom window so I know it will be safe from predators.
I'm going to turn this little thing into my rabbitry. Right now I'm going to put a single level of my cages in until later in the spring/early summer and then I'm going to add a slant board and a second row. I have all 24"x30" & 24"x48" wire cages.
I'm going to use some sort of tubs for manure on the ground. I also just ordered privacy shade cloth, which is water resistant but lets air pass through. I'm going to wrap it all with that and then roll up the heavier tarps on the sides so that I can pull them down in severe weather.
The floor will be loaded with wood shavings and turned into a play area, so any ideas at all on things to put in there while still having walking space.
Solar lights in the plans...
And luckily since my horse barn is right next to it I'm going to store all their feed & equipment in there.
Please hit me with any ideas you can. Its less than half the space I had prior so Its going to be a tight squeeze!
SO, I have a 10ft x 10ft chainlink dog kennel that sits against my horse barn, 50 some feet from my front door. It was previously used to house pet Red Foxes so it is "Fox Proof" Concrete paver floor, and a wood and sheet metal roof. Plus its 10 feet from my bedroom window so I know it will be safe from predators.
I'm going to turn this little thing into my rabbitry. Right now I'm going to put a single level of my cages in until later in the spring/early summer and then I'm going to add a slant board and a second row. I have all 24"x30" & 24"x48" wire cages.
I'm going to use some sort of tubs for manure on the ground. I also just ordered privacy shade cloth, which is water resistant but lets air pass through. I'm going to wrap it all with that and then roll up the heavier tarps on the sides so that I can pull them down in severe weather.
The floor will be loaded with wood shavings and turned into a play area, so any ideas at all on things to put in there while still having walking space.
Solar lights in the plans...
And luckily since my horse barn is right next to it I'm going to store all their feed & equipment in there.
Please hit me with any ideas you can. Its less than half the space I had prior so Its going to be a tight squeeze!