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I have to admit that I this is currently my proudest portion of my preps. I have just as much rice, beans, cans, and other dry storeable food as the next prepper. There was a time where I believed that doing that was enough, however those things are finite in both quantity and "shelf life". I worried that my food preps were lacking in longevity and sustainability. This is the answer to the hole that I identified in my family's food preps.
I am pretty new to keeping rabbits. I love animals. I worked at two big name pet corps while I was in college. I have a basic knowledge of how to care for a wide variety of animals. I took a few pictures, but that is all I can do at this point. I hope that it will serve as motivation for others to, "look into or consider rabbits as a part of your preps." I am learning as I go, and because of that, I will not spout info here on rabbit care at this time. I can however claim to have experience with BUILDING PVC rabbit hutches. HAHAHA.
This Hutch took about 1.5 weeks to complete ( a little building at ta time) before I hung the cages. I am still finding little things here and there which I am building/adding/fixing to better the hutch. The hutch is modular, so you could pretty much conform the plans around the setup you desire. I went with 5 total cages. 3 above (24" wide x 18" high x 30" deep). These are mainly for the 2 bucks and 1 doe which does not have a litter at the time. The 2 bottom cages are (36" w x 18" h x 30" d). These are for pregnant/nursing does and for growing out buns to "appropriate weight/size". I have an automatic watering system that can be connected to a water hose (grid tied) to provide continual topped off status as the rabbits drink, or I can fill and close a couple valves in order to have an "off grid" option which can supply about 6 gallons of fresh water before a refill is needed. I also have a small coiled garden hose attached which can be used to easily clean the hutch.
The hutch has sloped corrugated roofing above, in between and below the cages. This is to protect the top cages from rain. The mid roofing keeps waste from falling from the top cages onto the bottom rabbits. It also aids in cleaning because all waste slides forward for easy removal. The lower roofing also serves this purpose.
I decided to start with 5 rabbits - 2 New Zealand (buck and doe), 2 Californian (buck and doe), and 1 American doe. All are young and there is a range of ages, from 8 weeks to 3 months. None are mature enough to breed yet.
I am still working on my rabbit husbandry as it pertains to keeping 5 rabbits that all differ in size. I am learning and it is actually becoming quite balancing and fulfilling. I cant wait until spring or so when we get our first round of rabbits for the dinner table.
I am pretty new to keeping rabbits. I love animals. I worked at two big name pet corps while I was in college. I have a basic knowledge of how to care for a wide variety of animals. I took a few pictures, but that is all I can do at this point. I hope that it will serve as motivation for others to, "look into or consider rabbits as a part of your preps." I am learning as I go, and because of that, I will not spout info here on rabbit care at this time. I can however claim to have experience with BUILDING PVC rabbit hutches. HAHAHA.
This Hutch took about 1.5 weeks to complete ( a little building at ta time) before I hung the cages. I am still finding little things here and there which I am building/adding/fixing to better the hutch. The hutch is modular, so you could pretty much conform the plans around the setup you desire. I went with 5 total cages. 3 above (24" wide x 18" high x 30" deep). These are mainly for the 2 bucks and 1 doe which does not have a litter at the time. The 2 bottom cages are (36" w x 18" h x 30" d). These are for pregnant/nursing does and for growing out buns to "appropriate weight/size". I have an automatic watering system that can be connected to a water hose (grid tied) to provide continual topped off status as the rabbits drink, or I can fill and close a couple valves in order to have an "off grid" option which can supply about 6 gallons of fresh water before a refill is needed. I also have a small coiled garden hose attached which can be used to easily clean the hutch.
The hutch has sloped corrugated roofing above, in between and below the cages. This is to protect the top cages from rain. The mid roofing keeps waste from falling from the top cages onto the bottom rabbits. It also aids in cleaning because all waste slides forward for easy removal. The lower roofing also serves this purpose.
I decided to start with 5 rabbits - 2 New Zealand (buck and doe), 2 Californian (buck and doe), and 1 American doe. All are young and there is a range of ages, from 8 weeks to 3 months. None are mature enough to breed yet.
I am still working on my rabbit husbandry as it pertains to keeping 5 rabbits that all differ in size. I am learning and it is actually becoming quite balancing and fulfilling. I cant wait until spring or so when we get our first round of rabbits for the dinner table.
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