PistolPackingMomma":iihf56zc said:
I would love to know more about how you built it and what it roughly cost you. This is just so inspirational, and I can just imagine some free ranging hens having so much fun scratching through the last spot the trailer was sitting on! How predator proof would you rate this?
PPMomma. You wanting me to Feel Bad---LOL. I try not to figure how much money things cost--might make me change my mind about building it---LOL(just Joking). Feel free to ask any questions about any part of the build you need/want more details about. This started out as a camper that had water damaged floors. I gave $350 for the camper and stripped it, windows, doors, bathroom---I took anything of value off/out of it. (Now I got 2 outside doors, lots of windows etc, etc, to build the next project/s--LOL) My tractor has a frontend loader/pallet forks on it---I quickly stripped the metal off the side of it and snatched the wire out of it and sold it for around $150. That left me with about $200 in the rest. I tore the rest off the metal frame. I went with Treated floor joist and studs so I could keep spraying those off with a water hose.
Camper frame------$200
Treated Wood------$400
Tin on top--------$300
2x4 wire----------$100---- So looks like about $1000 to this point
I bought the cages, waterers, feeders used over a year ago for $275---used them in my other rabbitry.
All the other lumber I had because I have a woodmizer sawmill so I have not figures the cost of it if I had of bought it but if I had of bought it---probably a couple hundred more. I built the chainlink door out of things I had. I had the tarps which is why I used them instead of getting a Better one. I had the pvc pipe I used to roll up the tarp sides etc. The white water tank you can see up at the rafters was the water holding tank out the camper I tore apart.
(I will start another post to answer your other question because the page is Jumping-LOL)<br /><br />__________ Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:32 pm __________<br /><br />
PistolPackingMomma":iihf56zc said:
How predator proof would you rate this?
I feel it is very predator proof for my area. Think about this, if something gets inside the trailer, my cages are heavy built so the rabbits are still protected in them. I wanted this where a dog or bigger animals could not get to the cages, which is why I used the 2x4" welded wire on the floor and sides. Look at others set-up that are outside----alot of them are just the cages hanging under a shed etc. With my setup the predator would have to tear into the trailer to get to the cages first. I have snakes here but since getting my first pair of rabbits in 1977 I have never lost a rabbit to a snake. My cages have always been up off the dirt. If you got Any questions just ask.
