Hello just joined the group, nice to meet other bunny lovers

[Rabbit Warren Man]

A few pics of my Warren. I have very very happy naturally raised organic rabbits.

 

[ladysown]

fantastic, so happy to have you join us! mixed breeds or just what are you raising? always good to have a fellow Canadian join the forum!

 

[Nibbles]

Wonderful! glad to have you here. How many are hiding in those tunnels?

Is it easier to care compared to any other setup?

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

Wonderful! glad to have you here. How many are hiding in those tunnels?

Is it easier to care compared to any other setup?

They have 4 main areas to go in. They have excavated tunnels and dens under them. The entire area is 2500 square feet complete with apple trees and pear trees.
I have dust bath areas those are the blue tubs with sand dirt and diatomaceous earth to kill any mites etc.
I feed high quality Timothy/alfalfa mix and also sprout wheat and field pea mix for them. I feed commercial pellets sparingly.
I have purebred NZ and a few NZ/Flemish mixes.
I raise for food both for myself and my dogs.
These rabbits produce well. There is always a buck in with the heard but in winter the does stop breeding. The does control the cycle.
My buck is a purebred Iowa NZ.

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

They have 4 main areas to go in. They have excavated tunnels and dens under them. The entire area is 2500 square feet complete with apple trees and pear trees.
I have dust bath areas those are the blue tubs with sand dirt and diatomaceous earth to kill any mites etc.
I feed high quality Timothy/alfalfa mix and also sprout wheat and field pea mix for them. I feed commercial pellets sparingly.
I have purebred NZ and a few NZ/Flemish mixes.
I raise for food both for myself and my dogs.
These rabbits produce well. There is always a buck in with the heard but in winter the does stop breeding. The does control the cycle.
My buck is a purebred Iowa NZ.

I should mention that I shake diatomaceous earth on the rabbits food to kill any internal parasites and give them the benefit of the minerals in the diatomaceous earth.

 

[Ice Box Farm]

How do you make sure they don't dig out and escape? Do you have fence go below ground?

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

How do you make sure they don't dig out and escape? Do you have fence go below ground?

My fence goes below ground and have never had one dig out.
But they do love to dig.
These rabbits are very active, fast, love all the high places to jump up on and of course digging.
I have a sitting area and go sit with friends with them enjoying a drink.

 

[Ice Box Farm]

My fence goes below ground and have never had one dig out.
But they do love to dig.
These rabbits are very active, fast, love all the high places to jump up on and of course digging.
I have a sitting area and go sit with friends with them enjoying a drink.

That is awesome. This is exactly what I want to do. Do you have any heat sources for them during winter or are their burrows warm enough?

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

Quick video of my warren

 

[Ice Box Farm]

Quick video of my warren

Thank you for that!

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

Another video of the Warren, wintering about 15 bunnies.

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

Rabbits are truly winter animals, they do not need an extra heat source they have shelter in the different warrens within the pen.
Heat is the killer of rabbits as in summer, however because I use straw bales and insulated covers , plus they burrow underground they stay at a cool temperature in summer.