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After my partner got metal shelves for storage in her bedroom, I got the bright idea to use them as the foundation for my upcoming experiment of raising meat rabbits. I'm going to use them because the floor spacing is good for letting the pellets fall through - I'm using dog kennel replacement trays underneath, that will slide easily out to dump rabbit poops on the garden - rabbit poop being a 'cold' manure which doesn't need to be aged before use. An added plus is the trays are easily cleaned, as will be the metal 'foundation' racks. The actual front/sides, top will be wood frame with hardware cloth and the 'house' for the rabbit to sleep/hide in will also be wood.
Here are a couple of pictures of the shelves with pans...we are just starting this and it's an experiment. There will be 4 cages in all - one for the buck, two for two does, and a grow-out cage for the babies. They'll also have a movable 'tractor' that we can shift around the yard enabling them to eat grass, drop poop, and not have to spend all their time in a cage. I think the cages will be large enough though, the size of the trays which are: DIMENSIONS: 40.75”L x 26.5”W x 1.25”H
The cages will be 20 inches high. The breed of rabbit is going to be cinnamon, a medium sized rabbit with good meat to bone ratio and said to be good parents.
I would love to hear comments/suggestions on the cage idea.
Here are a couple of pictures of the shelves with pans...we are just starting this and it's an experiment. There will be 4 cages in all - one for the buck, two for two does, and a grow-out cage for the babies. They'll also have a movable 'tractor' that we can shift around the yard enabling them to eat grass, drop poop, and not have to spend all their time in a cage. I think the cages will be large enough though, the size of the trays which are: DIMENSIONS: 40.75”L x 26.5”W x 1.25”H
The cages will be 20 inches high. The breed of rabbit is going to be cinnamon, a medium sized rabbit with good meat to bone ratio and said to be good parents.
I would love to hear comments/suggestions on the cage idea.