The Rabbitry viewed from the house. The shed was built 2005. 12'x16' w/electricity.
Designed for southern comfort with windows on 3 sides, roof and gable vents,
light-colored siding and shingles. Blinds on E and W windows (this shows the W side),
and fans help with summer heat. A homemade screen door helps keep flies out when the
door is open. I leave it open during the day for more air flow.
The Summer House was added 2007. 12x20 metal carport w/ 10x12 dogrun inside. The
chainlink is necessary for predator prevention. Chicken wire was run around the bottom
half to prevent escapees. Dwarfs can fit through chainlink.
Home-made panless strips. Currently 36 holes including 2 temporary 6-hole stacks w/pans.
I can fit more in the center, and at the front end. Should be able to get a total of at
least 40 panless holes eventually. The strips were made entirely of cage floor wire to
keep out smaller critters like rats and snakes. The bins are emptied before they get too
heavy, every couple weeks or so, and catch almost all the waste from both tiers. Drain
holes drilled so liquid doesn't add to the weight.
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The gardens around it include trees that will provide shade someday. And of course make
it pretty.
Shed currently contains about 50 holes. Brood does on the left.
Bucks and juniors on the right.
It does freeze here, so the herd will be moved back into the shed for the winter months.
I don't want to enclose this space, or worry about frozen water bottles.
It's nice and airy in here, and much cooler than in the shed. Bucks, Jrs, and idle does
are housed here for the warm months. Working does and weanlings remain in the shed.
Fewer buns in the shed should help with heat in there. This takes quite a bit of
cleaning work off me when I'm busy with other things like gardening.
The stacks in the shed, and the strips in the Summer House were designed and built from
scratch.
I welcome questions & comments about how this
setup was constructed.
Updated July 30, 2007
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