This is part 2 of my outdoor rabbit pen that will end up having a roof on it.
Rabbit colony pens roof.
Rabbits require a living area 3 4 times their size and in a rabbit colony this space requirement is easier achieved.
For our specific setup that thought ended up being so wrong.
Rabbits are very territorial so it s important to have several food bowls hay racks and water bottles.
Food and water in the rabbit colony.
Your bunnies are free to move about a bigger space and can interact with other rabbits as they might in the wild.
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Many homesteaders have gotten into breeding rabbits as a food source or for extra income as people love buying the baby bunnies for pets.
Mother earth news staff rabbits have always been a welcome part of our homestead.
Chicken wire on floor with some dirt on top.
Safety of all our animals is paramount from the tiniest kit on up and through trial and error i found that the easiest way to avoid bloody ears and missed pregnancies was by strictly.
All enclosed with chicken wire.
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.
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.
On our farm we ve kept rabbits both in colonies and cages and although the colonies had their advantages we found that cages worked better for us.
7 rabbits 6 girls one boy.
Half the pen has tin roof.
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We thought this was the most humane way of raising rabbits because it s the closest way to how a wild rabbit would live.
They are having lots of fun.