Also there must be a place where the rabbit wastes fall onto for easy cleaning such as a tray.
Rabbit colony pens roof.
It was also a good time because we have more rabbits than cages.
Our latest colony is under the roof of a pole building so hawks weren t an issue but we have several barn cats who really enjoyed the rabbit pen.
Rabbit breeders often like using them and are usually placed inside a housing unit that has a roof and proper ventilation.
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This is part 2 of my outdoor rabbit pen that will end up having a roof on it.
I want to go over the two methods mainly that we used.
Many homesteaders have gotten into breeding rabbits as a food source or for extra income as people love buying the baby bunnies for pets.
7 rabbits 6 girls one boy.
They are having lots of fun.
Raising meat rabbits in a colony is when your rabbits are in the same lot and they mix and mingle whenever.
These two methods are colony and what i call hutch and run.
With the addition of our new rabbits we decided it was a good time to experiment with a new rabbit system we have wanted to try for a while now a rabbit community colony or hare pen as i like to call it.
There are three options when raising meat rabbits.
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Felix is a giant flemish so he ll need room to run and exercise and with the roof on it he won t have to worry about.
You can colony raise cage raise or hutch raise.
You will get many designs of hanging cages for bunnies including those made from pvc.
Mother earth news staff rabbits have always been a welcome part of our homestead.
All enclosed with chicken wire.
Food and water in the rabbit colony.
We tried giving multiple hiding spots and layering branches over a large section of the colony for the rabbits to climb in but the cats outsmarted us at every turn.
Rabbits are very territorial so it s important to have several food bowls hay racks and water bottles.