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My husband and I are new to raising meat rabbits, and we have an HOA that requires we go through an approval process to keep rabbits outside on our property. We live in a slab home with a garage (but it has no natural light sources, poor ventilation, etc), we have a good sized yard, but no fence and it butts up to three other backyards that are also not fenced. We have no sheds or out buildings and if we were to build such, it may be a bigger headache than it's worth because of HOA architectural regulations. Our backyard is in full sun 99% of the time. Did I mention, we are in NW Georgia? Summers are hot and humid and our winters have no rhyme or reason. Keeping the rabbits in the back of our house is an option, but I'd be very concerned about being able to keep them shaded and cool enough all season. The coolest side of our house (and the side we'd prefer to put them on as it is very level) is the county road street side (as opposed to the subdivision street side that is the front of the house)- as we are a "corner" lot and the first house in the neighborhood! Our HOA regulations have "restrictions with the exception of specific approvals" on certain things like "livestock"; however, our county zoning ordinances do not define rabbits as being "livestock". It actually says explicitly, that they are categorized as common pets like cats and dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc, etc. Our biggest hurdle will be housing the little guys in a way that is humane and even very comfortable for the rabbits. Our goals are to raise meat rabbits, but in the best conditions we could possibly afford them. We want them to be as zen as possible when it comes time to cull and we want them to live happy little lives.
The million dollar question is: What would be a good hutch/run/ark design that could appease our HOA into allowing us to have our rabbits and still be economical, functional, and aesthetically pleasing?
My husband and I are new to raising meat rabbits, and we have an HOA that requires we go through an approval process to keep rabbits outside on our property. We live in a slab home with a garage (but it has no natural light sources, poor ventilation, etc), we have a good sized yard, but no fence and it butts up to three other backyards that are also not fenced. We have no sheds or out buildings and if we were to build such, it may be a bigger headache than it's worth because of HOA architectural regulations. Our backyard is in full sun 99% of the time. Did I mention, we are in NW Georgia? Summers are hot and humid and our winters have no rhyme or reason. Keeping the rabbits in the back of our house is an option, but I'd be very concerned about being able to keep them shaded and cool enough all season. The coolest side of our house (and the side we'd prefer to put them on as it is very level) is the county road street side (as opposed to the subdivision street side that is the front of the house)- as we are a "corner" lot and the first house in the neighborhood! Our HOA regulations have "restrictions with the exception of specific approvals" on certain things like "livestock"; however, our county zoning ordinances do not define rabbits as being "livestock". It actually says explicitly, that they are categorized as common pets like cats and dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc, etc. Our biggest hurdle will be housing the little guys in a way that is humane and even very comfortable for the rabbits. Our goals are to raise meat rabbits, but in the best conditions we could possibly afford them. We want them to be as zen as possible when it comes time to cull and we want them to live happy little lives.
The million dollar question is: What would be a good hutch/run/ark design that could appease our HOA into allowing us to have our rabbits and still be economical, functional, and aesthetically pleasing?