Anyone have pictures of their rabbit pens?

[Intruder55]

I am in Savannah, GA, which is normally pretty warm but tonight it is going to be down to 5 degrees and I'm worried about my rabbits. Should I bring them in or just put boxes stuffed with hay out?

 

[Hens and Roos]

If it was me- and I had room I would bring them in, especially if they don't have a winter coat developed. Good Luck!

 

[Intruder55]

I just did that - supposed to be very cold over the next two nights! Thanks for the advice guys!

 

[20kidsonhill]

we have outside hutches. Not as fancy a set up as some, but getting the job done .we raise meat rabbits and silver fox RAbbits.

Older hutch we got used from craigslist each hole is 4x2, with 2x2 wire front and 2x2 wooden back, back also has a door that opens up. Rabbits stay kind of skiddish in this design, but it is warmer for the winter.

New design we built from a youtube video we watched, holes are 36 deep and 22 wide, total hutch size is 8 feet x 3 feet deep. We like this design a lot, but the holes are a little small for a doe feeding 6 or more kits when they get near weaning size. We use a wooden next box for this hutch, of course when needed. the sides and the back come off for warmer weather.

 

[Southern by choice]

I lurk through the rabbit section... had to say I love ALL the set ups! Gives great ideas for the "potential, future rabbit raiser"!
I like seeing how living in different regions means different set-ups too!

Great posts everyone!

 

[Mahlzeit]

we have outside hutches. Not as fancy a set up as some, but getting the job done .we raise meat rabbits and silver fox RAbbits.

Older hutch we got used from craigslist each hole is 4x2, with 2x2 wire front and 2x2 wooden back, back also has a door that opens up. Rabbits stay kind of skiddish in this design, but it is warmer for the winter. View attachment 785

New design we built from a youtube video we watched, holes are 36 deep and 22 wide, total hutch size is 8 feet x 3 feet deep. We like this design a lot, but the holes are a little small for a doe feeding 6 or more kits when they get near weaning size. We use a wooden next box for this hutch, of course when needed. the sides and the back come off for warmer weather.
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Thanks so much for sharing your setup. The new design you have is very nice. What is the size of the wire you have on the bottom for them?

 

[PendergrassRanch]

This is our set up as of a couple weeks ago. It has evolved over the last 6 months or so. We have a total of 13 holes. I have a 3 hole along one side for the bucks, then 8 holes stacked 4 on 4 in the center. Then a 2 hole on the other side. We paid about 10$ per hole, they are all 30x36. It is under an over hang alongside our woodshed. There are 3 solid sides and we tarped the open area to keep them dry and warmer. I'm pretty happy with the set up right now. We have a few things to tweak but it works. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new nest boxes we put up. I wanted something less invasive, and easier to access. So far the does love them, and the kits are doing very well in them. I love our watering set up. Its set up with a float valve so they always have water Its not the prettiest set up, nor is it the cleanest but it works and my rabbits are healthy, happy and producing

We raise them for meat and pretty pelts to tan so our lot is mixed. I have two 3/4 cal- 1/4 flemish does that are AMAZING producers. Then I have a pair of American blues, an Am blue/NZ doe, a chestnut NZ/AM buck, a broken rex cross buck, I kept a doe from the broken buck/cal-flem litter.

 

[20kidsonhill]

Thanks so much for sharing your setup. The new design you have is very nice. What is the size of the wire you have on the bottom for them?

we used 1/2 inch, but we are going to use 1/2 x 1 inch next time, the floor has a lot of bounce in it.

 

[Southern by choice]

we used 1/2 inch, but we are going to use 1/2 x 1 inch next time, the floor has a lot of bounce in it.

Because I know nothing about this, wouldn't their little feet go through the openings? I have rabbit cages that I use for special brood outs modified (1/4 x 1/4 wire on bottom) for chicks, so I know the 1/2 x 1 wire... told ya... I'm miles and miles from even being a newbie, rabbits seem so complex to me LOL

 

[Bossroo]

The 1/2" x 1" is perfectly fine for rabbits. ( I have raised hundreds of rabbits on this spacing) To get rid of the floor bounce, stretch 2-3 9 ga. wires , spaced equally down the bottom and use " J " clips to fasted them to the cage bottoms .( if in bank cages stretch that wire along bottoms of all side by side cages.