What Rabbits Do You Have? Show Off Your Rabbits Here!

[SternRose]

Here's a fewpics

Only 5 are in the pic

 

[SternRose]

Thank you! It was a lot of fun to DIY and dream up This is my doe hutch for the mamas. The whole thing is divided in half so it's two hutches under one roof. There's a solid wall dividing each house box, but we have hardware cloth as the wall above that. So if the rabbits feel social, they can see each other from atop their loft level. I'm really glad we did this because we got a second doe, and Hassen and her love to hang out, spending most of their time up top. It's really cute! It is about 8 foot by 42 inches and 3 feet high. I really wanted to go big. finished except for shingles and weather stain for the outside. MY ADVICE having done this- pre-paint or stain your wood if you can BEFORE attaching the hardware cloth. I really wish I had thought to do that because it is a massive pain to get those edges without getting some gunked into the wire. I did encounter a problem after the fact. Since Hassen wanted to spend most of her time on the loft, she also did all of her toileting up there. She likes to pick a corner and do all her business in one spot. She even does so in the grazing pen. None of the wood the animals can touch is stained. So I freaked out about urine soaking into the wood. Yuk! I really didn;t like teh idea of staining or sealing something that could be nibbled on, so the solution was to try a litter box. I used a deck-drain fastener screw to attach the box so she wouldn't kick it around, and it has worked perfectly. I just scoop the contents out every other day for my compost pile. One last picture- here is our new doe. She's smaller a bit, but we love her coat. She needs a name! Any suggestions?

Beautyful! I love the cage!! As of the naming, Lexi, latke, hadlee, duck, Mae, rose, flower.

 

[VKat]

Beautyful! I love the cage!! As of the naming, Lexi, latke, hadlee, duck, Mae, rose, flower.

Thank you!!!

I must confess that I have a terrible sense of humor, and so my buck is named "Stew" and "Hassen" is short for "hasenpfeffer". Not that we plan on eating *these* bunnies...
My husband suggested calling the new doe "Pelt" since we like her fur. I'm not sure about that one though...
What is "latke" isn't that a food?
I may just end up calling her "Shy" since she is very compared to my other two. I got them when they were younger though. This new cutie is over a year and a proven mother, but probably wasn't ever paid much attention by her former owner. Poor little thing was in a very small cage and probably never got to run on grass before. She didn't know what to do here at first!

 

[kacklinkelly]

wow your bunnies must be so happy in their condo

. I can see you even put wire on the bottom. It looks like it is really predator proof. I'm no help with names but I like your theme.

stern rose, your posts just bring a smile to my face. I wish I had the opportunity to be as involved with animals as you are when I was your age. I always enjoyed animals but my mother always considered them another mouth to feed so as soon as I brought one home, she found a place for it somewhere else. I'm glad you are learning and sharing your knowledge with us.

 

[RedRidge]

This little 9 week old doe just might have to stay. I've gotten rather attached to her. ;-)

 

[ChirpChickens]

Quote:
Clover or...

 

[K Epp]

Going with the good them I say Dumpling.

 

[chickadee5002]

Ok I got some pics today of the babies in the nest box
There are 8 all black kits from Stormy

And 4 all white kits from Lyta

 

[VKat]

Hooray for tiny ones! My doe, Hassen just had her first litter. We have a mix and one spotted kit Today they are 3 days old.

this is them on day one


Anyone know what treats are best for nursing does? I really like giving treats, but don't want to dilute Hassen's calorie intake.

 

[VKat]

This little 9 week old doe just might have to stay. I've gotten rather attached to her. ;-)

Her coat is so pretty!