i am also on byc and i love to see everyones recycled/reused coops and feeders. after having a friend tell me he could build a rabbit pen,cause he used to raise rabbits,i said ok. well he gave me a 300 dollar parts list and that went out the door lol. using stuff we had laying around we now have 6 3x3 pens that i spent about 60 bucks on. i figured water bottles where a must so we have those,but what about feeders? we have one hanging feeder and the rest we have just been using bowls,but thats not going to well with all the spilling. so does anyone have any inventive feeder ideas/pics they could share?
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It's pretty easy to build them out of wood with only the bottom part inside the cage but you have to plan on rebuilding the part inside every few months as the rabbits chew it to pieces. You will also have to dump them occasionally to get rid of the fines. Don't use plywood; the glue contains formaldehyde. Hay mangers can be made out of scraps of fencing from your cage building projects.
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Metal coffee cans can be used to make a couple of different kinds of feeders, including the hanging J type feeder and upright feeders. They're very simple to make, taking care to turn under any sharp edges. Back in the day I saw plenty of just plain ol' old tuna cans and such wired to cages so they wouldn't tip. 
Link to ideas: http://tony41472.tripod.com/cantrellsrabbitfarm/id7.html Scroll down on page.
By the way, an adapter for soda bottles can be had...it screws onto the top of the soda bottles so they can be used for waterers.
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Link to ideas: http://tony41472.tripod.com/cantrellsrabbitfarm/id7.html Scroll down on page.
By the way, an adapter for soda bottles can be had...it screws onto the top of the soda bottles so they can be used for waterers.
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Buns have a strong urge to chew everything. I doubt PVC would last long and having it in their digestive system may cause problems. Metal ones are easy to find. If you can't get them locally they are available online.samanthaj said:
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I plan on making a few of the home made J feeders on this site, using the 28oz food cans we use occasionally.dewey said:Metal coffee cans can be used to make a couple of different kinds of feeders, including the hanging J type feeder and upright feeders. They're very simple to make, taking care to turn under any sharp edges. Back in the day I saw plenty of just plain ol' old tuna cans and such wired to cages so they wouldn't tip.
Link to ideas: http://tony41472.tripod.com/cantrellsrabbitfarm/id7.html Scroll down on page.
By the way, an adapter for soda bottles can be had...it screws onto the top of the soda bottles so they can be used for waterers.
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We made our hutch with recycled materials, free from craigslist. With the exception of the hardware cloth flooring.
I dismantled a bunch of free rodent and rabbit cages that were free, not in the best shape, and used the good pieces for the wire front of our hutch. I love free and cheap ways to do things!
