HOW TO BUILD A RABBIT HUTCH Part 1
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2013
- Best way to build a 4 stall rabbit hutch. Detailed video shows how to build a rabbit hutch with details explained. Using 2 X 4's and 2 X 2's you will learn how to create a hutch for your rabbit. Simple instructions and helpful hints are included.
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I also used the same idea I built the same one that you did by watchinh your video my girlfriend loves it and my rabbits are happy in it as well too.
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! Thank you so much!
Amanda Taylor I am so glad. It was a great hutch that lasted for years. If you go through the comments we posted our supply list and dimensions. -Amy
I think it is a nice hutch. And you are teaching your daughter carpentry skills, too! For those concerned about sore hocks, you can line the bottom of cage with coastal hay. Rabbits will nibble on it, pee and poo will drop through, and when you clean out wet hay, you can toss it on top of droppings under hutch. Better yet, add some wheelbarrows underneath hutch and makes it easy to move to compost pile or add some worms.
Nice looking hutch ..clean and neat
That is a beautiful hutch.
The long horizontal cross pieces on the top and bottom of the hutch are 2 X 4's - 8 feet in length. The four corner posts are 2 X 4's cut to 5 feet. The 2 X 4 small cross pieces on each end are 35 inches. The four divider panels are made from 2 X 2's and their finished dimensions are 36 inches in length and 24 inches high. The divider panels are spaced every 24 inches and are screwed down into 2 X 4 crosspieces that are 35 inches in length and vertically attached to the horizontal 2 X 4s.
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Nice job for sure for your climate. Here in central Canada some adjustments must be made, but that basic design is what i plan on doing but only having it for two pens so something insulated can be built at one end of each. I do prefer the use of smaller mesh on the floor to distribute weight better on feet of rabbits. Now 5 years later I am wondering if it held up. Thanks for uploading and sharing.
Yes, thank you for sharing that. No interior portion of the hutch was painted with stain.
VERY nice video!! THANKS!
Nice video and very nicely build hutch. I'm currently building one too but I'm not very good at joinery and for some reason the door frames are always higher in one corner even though the sides are both the same length, and if that isn't the problem there is another where if I put the frame on its side I can see one corner is sticking out to the side even though the wood is straight. You don't seem to have any of those problems there, it looks really great. Looking forward to the update video.
Thanks Dave. We did have some problems building each door. They just never seemed to lay flat or "hang straight". I also made the width of the doors too wide and didn't allow enough space for the hinges. (I have to admit...I was so worried about snakes getting in through any spaces so I made the doors to fit exactly instead of allowing for space for the hinges and clearance to open and close.
Thank you!!
May I ask the dimensions? 8ft by ??? I guess I am wondering how much space each rabbit has.
It looks like it is 2ft x 3ft? Or is it 2ft x 4ft?
Hello,
Thanks for the great information. Where do you get your meat rabbits? I too live in South Florida and have not had much luck finding them.
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The stalls in the video are 3 ft. deep by 2 ft. wide, by almost 30 inches tall, much, much larger than any rabbit hutches designed for meat rabbits. Our rabbits are very calm, happy, and well cared for. They are taken out and loved and exercised each day by my daughter. Sometimes I let them roam around my kitchen while I'm cooking dinner, but that tends to drive my husband crazy when he gets home from work and he finds a cute rabbit scampering about! Do you raise meat rabbits?
on your 8 foot two by fours how high up from the ground do you nail the 8 foot 2 by 4 to start
What are your hutch plans? I'm really wanting to build a hutch for mine and this seems really good and dependable.
A really great effort and thank you for sharing. I see you have a love of working with wood.
To me this is a well made hutch ...how is it holding up with the rabbits in it?
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@@amybrett95 how much for this cage?
@@bijinadineshtp6876 I think the whole thing cost me almost $400 USD to build
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Do you approve your comments before they are posted?? The reason I ask is because I don't see any comments from the PETA people who usually come to videos like these and trash people who raise rabbits. BTW I like your hutch. It looks like they have plenty of headroom. I plan to build some cages of my own. I want them big and roomy. I will also build a hide box for them to sleep in and be off the wires.
I like this set up, even though I would go bigger, but my main concern is how you will replace the floor wire when it begins to rot?
Great video!
I am building my own hutch and was wondering if you could use pressure treated wood for the bottom frame. It wouldn't seem likely for bunnys to be able to chew that wood when it's covered by a fine wire but I wanted to make sure.
Thx!
Jaafar Kamalah yes absolutely. Use pressure treated wood in all
The places the rabbits can’t get to. It’s been a great hutch and has lasted a long time.
you are the best
About how much lumber did you use ? and what type of rabbits do you have ?
Cool
nice cage
I also raise rabbits, I am also expanding the barn.
Nice looking hutch! I've heard you have to put some sort of divider between the cages to prevent unauthorized fraternization amongst the group.
Yes that’s right. We did put some removable, thin wood pieces in between the males and females. it worked great.
We cut them to fit right in between the dividers
Nice! Do you have the shopping list with dimensions for this hutch?
To all those saying that wire flooring is a poor choice - solid flooring is very hard to keep clean. A rabbit that is walking around in its own droppings and urine is quickly going to be a very sick and probably dead rabbit. Unless you are committed to moving your rabbit at least every day (if it's on the ground) or cleaning solid flooring every day (and moving your rabbit until the hutch is clean and dry) you are probably going to go through lots and lots of rabbit tragedies. Resting pads on the wire solve the wire issue easily. Most domestic rabbits (unless they are very large breeds) are very happy in 30 X 30 X 18+ in. wire hutches. They are protected and safe and quite able to get lots of excercise.
They just need a spot to be able to get off the wire when they want. They have super sensitive feet so as long as there's a solid spot even if it's removable for cleaning
Per Julie Bless: "Resting pads on the wire solve the wire issue easily"...
It takes a day to train rabbits to use litter box. I use large planter pot as litter box, half way filled with saw dust and topped with layer of hay. They just pee and poop there. I empty it every week or 10 days to my organic garden.
I don't think rabbits care they enjoy the wire they just want to feel safe and poop wherever they want
Totally forgot to make it! So we made Part 2 and 3 and posted them today.
Where is part 2? Nice work!
Great video... Just got 7 meat rabbits and I'm looking up how to build a nice home for them.... Subscribed and rang the bell... Feel free to stop by and see my little piece of heaven
Homesteading Northern Michigan just watched several of your videos and loved them! Keep ‘em coming!! Can t wait to see the finished product(s) of your cherrywood project. Looks like a slab would make a beautiful table in a camper van. Just subscribed to you as well. Thanks for the shout out.
@@amybrett95 you're awesome.... Yes I have the bench on the list .. so many projects going on that have to get done before winter
Hello! My sister and I are going to be building her Guinea Pig a cage like this, but aren't sure wood is the best choice because she loves chewing on it. She hates the PVC piping we've used to build her tunnels around the room & won't even go into them. Would those be adequate to use? We are going to have a chloroplast floor as well.
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I would build a all wire hutch and hang it in a wooden frame like this. That is what I do for my rabbits and it workes very well. It is easy to clean prevents disease and my rabbits can get through the wire to chew on the wood.
Did you use treated wood? Worried about chewing? I once built some cages using the type of flooring you used and bought from a hardware store. It does not hold up to rabbit urine. Instead, I found great success with 1/2 inch by 1 inch HEAVY guage flooring. Lasts a LONG time.
Hello amybrett95 how did you build those four rabbit hutches?
what part of florida are you in
I'm currently in the process of building the next hutch. For the next one, I'm going to make sure the separator panels do not extend all the way from the front edge to the back edge. That will eliminate that 1 1/2 inch "ledge" that catches urine. Next video I'll detail that process and include dimensions as well as a supply list. Thanks for watching! Good luck on your hutch!
Is your wood treated? Looks like it. How do the rabbits do nibbling on it?
I think this a good video, and aboput the people talking about wire flooring, as long as there is somewhere they can go that isnt wire. I think it's fine.
You done a good job build but here is a problem that you ant thought of or experienced you should put wire or some kind of thin metal on the boards that are exposed to the rabbit as I have had rabbits to chew the wood that is exposed in there cages
Matthew Perry yes, I have exposed wood dividers. The rabbits have chewed the heck out of the wood.
Rabbits love to chew wood. Strictly “wire only with no wood” cages work very well. You can easily put fleece material down to cover the wire and wash it out every few days. Works great. I have never had any problems with the health of my rabbits.
The stalls are too small.
How tall is it and what's the width and length ? Thank you once again.
Hello I want to expand my rabbitry but don't have any materials lying around to make a hutch like this one. I wanted to know how much money overall you spent buying the materials? And how long did it take to complete? Thank you so much!
Hi Rachel,
We purchased our materials from Home Depot. Ended up spending approximately $250.00 on everything, including the roof. It took me and my daughter approximately three weeks to complete it working on it for about 30 minutes to an hour each day. We didn't have an 8 hour day to be able to devote to it, so we consistently worked each day just a little bit at a time. Our second hutch we built was completed in a weekend.
amybrett95 Thank you! :D
Is there anywhere that I can buy this? Something similar that this exact thing obviously with wired bottoms.
Not that I know of...sorry! Glad you like it.
Love this rabbit setup. I am planning on building a hutch to raise meat rabbits. Will be my first time and most likely will use this design. I am sure you answered this already, but what gauge wire floor did you use? This has been my most difficult decision throughout my researching.
Cant the rabbits chew the wood and get out?
I just brought my rabbit to the vet for a checkup and she told me that I shouldn't keep my bunny on a wire bottom cage because is would cause issues with his feet. Sorry if anyone is against this, I'm only going by what my vet said. I have a large 10 ft x 13 ft playpen area for my two rabbits and they live indoors, with plenty of toys, tunnels, hiding boxes ect., they have never lived in a rabbit hutch.
Sturdy looking hutch but where is the run?
DO you have any plans for this hutch or a materials or cut list?
Bonnie Wilson hi Bonnie I put a materials list at the top of the comment list. With specifications of the project
Is that large enough to put the rabbit beds in for mom that are about to deliver babies?
Jessica Phifer absolutely! We had many litters over the years. We purchased large plastic tubs from Walmart and they fit nicely into the back of each stall.
Did you use treated wood or stain?
Untreated wood and then we stained the outside only.
Hi,your deck planks are cupping on your deck.
Hi Amy, I'm currently trying to build a rabbit hutch about the size in your video. I now have two bunnies and am going to attempt to breed some babies bunnies :) Can you tell me a little more on the dimensions of that one ? like the length of all the wood frame? it looks exactly like something I would like to build. Thanks for the video :) E.
its a over design using 2" x 4", the interior brace can be 2 x 2 and you can use a 2" hinged just put them inside instead of outside. i have design mine using 10 pcs 2" x 1 1/2" x 12", plus the interior partition are removable.
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Why do people keep building rabbit hutches with wire flooring? You think it is comfortable for rabbits with their food pads to walk on? Rabbits are used to walking on grass and soft ground, not wire flooring.
***** Only one of our rabbits is a pet. He is carried around by my daughter and hugged and loved. We pick them up and pet them every day, as well as provide treats for them and comfy shelter. They live a very happy stress-free life. Thank you for your interest in our rabbits.
+MrPinkyB I try to provide a resting platform as well.
Frank Ragsac you are not correct. You have an opinion, not fact. Wood is unsanitary or anything that does not allow waste to fall though. It spreads disease. Wire is a much better choice...
Price please?
What did it cost you to build it ?
With the lumber, wire, screws, stain, brass hardware, and roof, in all, around $300.
@@amybrett95 Did you make a video of the rabbit pit that you said that you were going to put behind it ? And thank you for sharing your videos and your reply back. I will share the one I'm going to build this year to you. What a great inspiration to gave me and the family.
Robert Allen no, I never did.
@@amybrett95 Good morning and Happy Friday. Thank you for your reply. Would you take photos and share your can you email them. I would like to see it. I to am going to make the same one that you made and hope to do the other one when or if you will share it. Again thank you for the videos and your reply back to all my questions. Enjoy your day and weekend. Looking forward to seeing the photos.
@@amybrett95 Here is my email if you want to send me the photo and thank you. RobertAllen472@gmail.com again thank you.
The hutch should be two years old by now, and I can assure you it's sagging in the middle. I have the same length, but only made two cages not four... Too small
Hi Martin, Our cage is doing fantastic! No sagging. Just took some photos, but I will post a video update shortly. Not sure why your hutch is sagging in the middle.
amybrett95 hello do you have plans written out? Would like to build one. Have all my rabbits on the ground and wanting to get them off ground.
How 🐇 in section?
the wire gives the issues with their feet
I am going to put up a video showing mine
how to avoid ants
Build it off the ground and clean it regularly.
You might not want to stain your rabbit hutch because the rabbits will chew on the wood and the stain will make them sick or kill them.
No stain was applied to the inside of the hutch
just a head up if you stain the wood and the rabbit chew it I will make them sick or kill them
how much money did u spend on this
Approximately $150.00. $60.00 of that $150.00 was the roof, but it has been well worth it. No leaks at all.
These are draughty ,
Cages are too small... too small for a rabbit
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No they are not.
Yup, they're too small... and those saying they're not shouldn't mind living their whole lives in a very small bedroom.
archazn meat rabbits dont need that much space
Some people have no problem living in tiny houses with tiny bedrooms. What matters to them is simplicity and time spent outdoors with loved ones.
Your rabbits shouldn't be on a wire floor
Hutches are too small and wire bottom seems like laziness , so you don’t have to clean, are you eating them , does not seem like you know anything about rabbits as family members
Yes we raised them for meat. Two of them we kept as pets. They were very happy, comfortable animals.