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 colony pens roof.
Rabbits are very territorial so it s important to have several food bowls hay racks and water bottles.
Mother earth news staff rabbits have always been a welcome part of our homestead.
Building rabbit dorm cages can help increase breeding happiness and healthiness in your rabbits.
Your bunnies are free to move about a bigger space and can interact with other rabbits as they might in the wild.
Chicken wire on floor with some dirt on top.
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 they want to.
This is part 2 of my outdoor rabbit pen that will end up having a roof on it.
We thought this was the most humane way of raising rabbits because it s the closest way to how a wild rabbit would live.
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.
Rabbits require a living area 3 4 times their size and in a rabbit colony this space requirement is easier achieved.
Food and water in the rabbit colony.
All enclosed with chicken wire.
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.
Half the pen has tin roof.
For our specific setup that thought ended up being so wrong.
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.
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.
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Nov 29 2016 explore shirley k s board rabbit hutch roof garden on pinterest.