What Is The Best Style Of Rabbit Cage?!
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- In this video, we wanted to show you some of the problems we encountered with the wooden style rabbit hutches and why we transitioned to the wire cages that we recently built. Also, we want to show you how we have our wire cages setup, and give you a little glimpse into our future plans with our rabbitry! Thank you for watching!
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Hey from central Michigan ! We have raised meat rabbits for about 10 years . The wire cages are far superior to anything else you can use. They clean and sanitize with no problem . Hose down , scrub with dish soap and a brush, spray with alcohol to sanitize and hose down to rinse and dry in the sun . No moldy , smelly wood . No problems with bacterial issues, ammonia build up or mites . The rabbits have alot of fresh air which they need for good health . We use draft shields like metal or wood , sometimes even heavy cardboard. Keep em dry and out of the wind (drafts) and everybody is happy.🐇 Great job and content as usual 👍 . Really enjoy your channel. Keep on keep'n on . Happy homesteading 🌞
Brother. Make sure you make a poop catcher. If you turn that stuff into compost tea you've got brown gold. Also a fix for the poop on the wood is to use rebar
U look like lecturing in a university’s classrooms …👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 good job well prepared and useful informations
Love the explanation of both sides thank you
I'm soaking in all y'all's knowledge before we get rabbits!
Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸 Great video. I'm just over shredded my rabbit hutch plan...lol. 😂👍❤🙏
Lol. 😄
And thank you!
I've been thinking about trying wire cages. Id probably build a shelter around it too. Thanks for the video.
Great info thanks for sharing 😂 bloopers are awesome!!
Good morning. Very peaceful opening.
Cynthia Barrow thank you! 😊
The editing on your videos has came a very long way! Keep up the great work guys and I also noticed your over 4k subs! Congrats on that as well!!
Derek Crutcher I really appreciate that! And yes, we are stoked about the 4K+ subs!! 😁😊
Tips are helpful! Thanks!
Great analysis, very few people put time into reviewing what they learn. Thanks
Your welcome
Yep, gotta keep the whistle wet 😉... you made some very interesting points! Thanks for sharing 🤗
Marie Dunn haha! ‘Ol Jacob, never fails to entertain. Lol 😂
And thank you for watching! 😊👍
Great video, thank you for sharing. Have a Blessed Weekend **HUGS & PRAYERS** from Kelly and the critters at Piney Haven Homestead.
Piney Haven Homestead thank you so much! Hope you have a great weekend as well! 😊
I like the lean to over the wire hutch idea
I started watching you guys after the live with Jason. Love the channel!!
Thank you! 😊
loved hearing your thoughts on the rabbit cage
Pople BackyardFarm thank you! 😊👍
Greatley appreciate this video!! Im looking to get rabbits soon and this definetly helped. Things I never thought about. Semper Fi!
You’re very welcome. Glad you found it helpful. Semper Fi.
UM NO MAM- I- plz- how dare u think bunnies belong in cages do u live in the 1990s this person who uploaded the video is obviously very misinformed. Please research..if u look up on google if bunnies belong in cages it literally says no.
Greetings from Ghana.
This video and your explanation is very helpful to me.
Thanks alot
Thanks it makes every clear. Loved seeing the rest of the animals.
Daryl Campbell thank you! And it seems like we’ve been doing a lot of rabbit videos lately, but that’s just what’s in season right now. Lol
I figured people might like to see our other animals for a change. Plus, a lot of new subscribers may not even know we have all those animals. 😄
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Semper Fi brother! Good info.
Great advice on the pull out wire floors, subscribed.
Thank you! 👍😀
Your place looks so organized and beautiful. Wonderful job in the way you are doing things. Many blessings and Happy Holidays. 👍🏼👍🏼🤶🏻💕🎄☃️❄️
Linda Kay Sanchez thank you so much! 😊
Thanks for the information great job !!!
Hazel Stokes thank you! 😊
I really enjoy your channel. It’s very informative. Thanks
john moore thank you! 😊 we’re glad you’re enjoying it!
As always, want to thank you for your service, Sir. After multiple tries on breeding...both does finally had kits...5 from one, 7 from other...unfortunately, the doe with 5, we lost all the kits...went down to 24 and even tho we had tarps around a heat lamp and small heater...temps still were are 32 freezing...we think the kits were still latched to doe and she went to get out and they were scattered...inside nest box ( ours is permanently attached on side), but not huddled up and out of the fur...was heart broken...the other doe still has 7 alive and praying we make it with them..it's been a journey for sure...
I’m sorry to hear about the loss of 5. We’ve had freak accidents like that before where they get pulled out of the nest box and freeze to death. 😕
Thank you for your service. And then, thank you for your channel. You have inspired me....lol
Thank you so much that is awesome
Ah breakfast on the farm :-) all the water and feed and happy animals. wire cage is best I know of for exactly the reasons you mentioned, I like the removable floor idea for the wood nest box with our one we had similar to that we cut the end face out and set it on hinges for easy cleaning. Great video team.
Richard Solomon something about it is just so peaceful!
And that’s a great idea with the hinges for easy cleanup! 👍🙂
Great job...Semper Fi
Good info, Thanks for Your Service Sir. 🇺🇸🙏👍👍🌴🌴Florida.
Semper Fidelis Brother. Love the channel, love the rabbit content. Just subscribed
Thank you Jason. Semper Fi
you have a beautiful place :-) awesome vidoes as always :-) Love the bloopers :-)
Thank you so much! We really enjoy living out here! 😊
I am a new subscriber to your channel since you hair cutting video.
I enjoy the effort you put into each of your posts.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for coming over and subbing our channel and for the nice comment! 👍😀
thank u 4 the tips men god bless
I like the bloopers great ending keep it up
Laniert Social1 thank you! 👍😊
Jacob
Its nice to know were all human and can laugh at ourselves
Some good info....and things to think about
Nathan Hollis thank you! 👍
Another great video guys! I like those pants! look very durable..
Corbin Peters haha! Thank you! And yeah, I think Duluth needs to hit us up about a sponsorship as much as Jacob loves those pants. Lol 😄😂
Good info and well delivered. I just picked up 6 NZ does and a buck. They are in poorly built wood frame hutches. I like wood but it is heavy and expensive. I am thinking I need to build a lot of hutches/cages soon. Those little suckers breed like rabbits!
Hi
Vic here, Penny's asleep and I like to use her phone.
5:52 "And when it gets really really cold"
Sir, you folks in OK don't know what cold is. We live in northern Minnesota (less than 10 miles to the Canadian border) and let me tell you, cold is February up here.
Sustained temps of -30° in the day time and down to -48° and colder at night . . . for two - three weeks straight.
THAT'S COLD !
12:53 Have you considered a slide in/out concept here instead of physically "popping" the floor boards ?
I once built a Degu "Condo" for my degu named "Buddy". The slide in tray worked really nice in my situation. I could clean the entire cage floor thoroughly without disturbing my critter at all.
You two are doing a great job.
I'm a new subscriber.
Thanks for the great ideas, like the raised bed construction and the hugelkultur method. I'm going to do some research on this. :)
I've been watching several of your videos now. Keep up the good work.
Liked & Subscribed
Awesome video.
Christian Duncan thank you! 😀
I like your set up
Thank you! 👍
Very informative on the cages, I am starting rabbits this spring for meat - Great tips love your channel. God Bless
Love the rabbit set up. Thank you so much for serving our country. My son served 8 years in the Navy. A mom’s worry for sure. God bless y’all’s family and your channel. Are you in Oklahoma?
Awesome thanks I know we're to go. . Lots of things like chickens and other. But very good.
Oh forgot to mention , we got almost all our wire for the cages from a friend of a neighbor who used to raise fox. These huge cages were just sitting empty and he really wanted them gone .(free!) My husband took them apart and reconfigured them for our rabbits. You can find alot of materials to repurpose if you look hard enough and talk with folks. 👍 Craig's list and classified ads in the newspaper are also good sources. Take care everybody!
YES I LIKE YOUR ALL WIRE HUTCH MUCH BETTER 💯💓💕💞💯
Thank you nancy
Good info man
Thank you
Nice video! I currently have an old, old hutch that I bought off of someone getting out of the rabbit business. So I’m starting to make my own wire cages. Trying to figure out what size and wether to do a top or front opening door.
Hi guys where did u get those door catches and food disspencers
A trap door with hinges on the bottom of the permanent nest boxes might remedy the poop build up problem. Make it so that you can unlatch it and let it fall out then latch it back. It might take an extra 20 seconds per cage but, could save you a lot of repairs and would be fairly simple. You would want to make sure to do it in a way that it wouldn't cause a large draft but, it could be done. That is ofcourse if you plan ahead and build it into the design.
I'm loving y'alls channel! Keep it up!
Erica Buesing that is true! And thank you! We appreciate the support! 😊👍
May I suggest on the "feet off the floor" thing, put in a piece of tile. It's also good for them to cool off, laying down on it. If you put it under the water and the occasional drip happens, it's a win-win situation - will help keep the tile slightly damp when they lay down on it. Most of my adult does lay down under the hanging waterer and let it drip down on their face! I'm custom building my own cages. Two rolls of 1/2X1 inch wire, 30 inches by 10 feet. It's enough to make a 60 inch cage, divided into 20X30, and it's 14 inches high. So you cut one piece down the middle (lose 2 inches each side) to make it 14 inches high. The rolls are about $25 apiece and that means I made a 3 hole cage for about $50! Not including J-Clips. Also get some thin sheet metal and make "sleeves" to extend the feeder up to the top of the cage - you can pour in feed from the top. I have my feeders on the INSIDE and NEVER cut holes in the side of the cage! Only for a door.
The bloopers still have me laughing!
Easiest and cleanest is always the best setup! I can totally see how the all wire would be the best way 👍
I really like the idea of hanging the big cage off the wall with the awning overhead!
Do you have to run fans on them in the summer?
Auntie Ann yes, you’re right!
And we have never had to run fans on them and it gets pretty hot here! The place that they are at gets very minimal direct sunlight and is pretty breezy.
@@SawyerRidgeFarm
I'm in NE Oklahoma so I wasn't sure, about the heat being to much. Thank you
Auntie Ann oh, well that’s cool! We’re practically neighbors! Lol
On your vid about the wild pigs, you related that you shot the charging sow with your sidearm. Which sidearm did you use to defend yourself?
First of all thank you for your service young man God bless you!. I would have to agree the wooden cages are cumbersome and also the wood will absorb the urine and rabbit poop which can lead to bacterial infections growing because it doesn't dry out and that can cause issues with the rabbits and their babies. Have you thought about using PVC pipping as frame work for different cages frame work? they would be easy to clean as well,the wire cages you built look really good and are very practicle. God bless you both.
janet cutler thank you! And I have heard of the PVC method, but with these cages we plan on hanging them, so we’re not needing to build a frame of any kind. But if we were that would definitely be a possibility! 👍
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 Finally a video
That I can learn something useful and new 👌🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
respects and thanks 🙏from Jerusalem Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
,,,hello ,,first i would like to thank you for your service to this great country,, last year i was thinking about getting some chickens or rabbits after watching your video i`m going with the rabbits,, i am impressed with the set up you have there,, what is a good breed of meat rabbit?,, how many times a year can you breed the doe? & what do you feed them to put the weight on?,,, if you guys have a recipe for cooking rabbit i would be interested,,thanks for sharing,,
old school with a modern twist thank you! We raise New Zealand/Rex and they’re great for meat purposes! The only time we don’t breed our does is through the hottest 3-4 months in the summer. We plan on doing a rabbit cooking video soon, so stay tuned for that!
Good video! I've almost got my wife talked into "pet" rabbits...wink wink!
have you seen jason at the cog hill farm cages he made tons of models with what he had and then the work to put into them but he is in alabama i think
What is very cold is it zero or minus 40
I have limited use of my hands so building things is not my skill. I purchased 2 homemade heavy duty rabbit hutches of wood and wire 3 years ago. The floor wire has to be replaced frequently and rabbits chewing on wood. I have raised rabbits over 30 years with multiple types of rabbits on wire floors never had any problems or sore feet. Now I purchased some metal cages and will set on top of hutches. I have them in a shaded cool area. Can even set wire cages on ground for rabbit tractors.
thanks for the info, and sharing your experience. How about sunlight ? Do they need direct sunlight ? I understand the whole cold wind etc, but would they be good in a shady, north side ? Thanks.
Rabbits could live in complete shade and be just fine. If they get direct sunlight for too long without shade they can die pretty easy.
@@SawyerRidgeFarm Many thanks for this confirmation, I guess my favourite spot for them which is in mostly shade will be great for all of us :) Thanks again for the inspiration and videos that are very helpful.
Hahahahah, you kneeled it at the end 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ,
I've used wire cages for years easy to clean with a pressure washer. The only thing I do is added watering nipples to the cages. This allows the rabbits to have clean fresh water all the time. The fall back is winter and you have to have bowls then. I use a 300 gallon IBM tote to water the rabbits and chickens as well. Both rabbit and chicken nipples can be found on EBAY.
Litter train the rabbit and let it free roam inside
@@thepiglife2591 That's okay if you raise a pet rabbit. I raise meat rabbits
Jason, when you build your new rabbit cages would you film it so we can see your design?
nice rabbit cage, I'm from Indonesia a faraway country want to imitate how to make this cage..
I put a ceramic tile in the bottom of mine for them to stand on and one for the bottom of the nest box. It’s easy to clean and it never rots.
Why have I never thought of that for next boxes 🤦♀️ you have no idea how much ply wood I’ve gone through 😳
@@uftc1324 - Lowes sells sheets of 1/2” pvc (white). Easy to clean and you can easily cut it to whatever size you need. Perfect for cold weather too as it’s a better insulation than tile but I have replaced lots of plywood before I started to try other materials.
I live in Baltimore, Maryland. How would they survive our winters. Like how do you keep water from freezing
Hi! I live in southern Maryland and my rabbits do just fine in the winter. Only thing I do is switch from bottles to bowls in my cages that dont have heated water bottles and I fill them halfway in the morning and halfway in the afternoon and then the next day I take that bowl in and bring out a new one
Thank teach me about rabbit I very new on rabbits .
Jackie Hensley keep watching our channel! Rabbits is very much apart of what we do here on Sawyer Ridge Farm! 👍😊
God bless
Coz Iii Thank you, you too! 😊
How cold do you get down too?.... I've had friends worried with their wire cages in the cold.... My rabbits are in both wire and pens.... I prefer pens when it gets 40below... But wire cages can be covered up like yours..
Wild Edibles we do have a few very cold snaps here, but for the most part, our winters are pretty mild. We have never had a problem with our rabbits getting too cold in the winter. They thrive in this weather. It’s the summer heat that can get them if you’re not careful.
But yes, like you said, we do cover these cages if some of the does have kits and it gets below freezing.
I prefer solid bottomed cages with lino and a short handled squeegee. Have the bottom of the doors set to the floor and it only takes a minute to remove any mess. Pine Shavings where they like to go will ensure they don't get wet rumps from their urine.
very nice setup .if the water dose not freeze there why not use automatic water dispensers to save some time?i use several types the boil type more reliable.
thanks again for entertaining me
A couple months out of the year the water can freeze, but we do use an automatic watering system for the rest of the year.
@@SawyerRidgeFarm fantastic ,don't want to see u working to hard👍😂
If you will go to Jnull0's channel, they make cages out of the coated white shelf making materials. It started with a closet organizer and grew from there. You will want to start with Mary's first cage build. She raises show rabbits for sale, as well as, has rabbits she takes to shows.
Virginia Reid thanks! I’ll have to go over and check them out! 👍
Where do you get your tarps I’m looking to get some for my rabbits when it’s cold?
Go to a trucking company and get a used heavy vinyl coated tarp...cut it the size you want.
This is very good information! Thank you!
"That didn't even sound English." bahahahahahahahah 🤣
He talks like a Marine. He acts like a Marine. He must be a...Marine!
Hahaha! He’s a hoot! 😂
Thanks for watching! 😊
@@SawyerRidgeFarm - Of course! I am completely enjoying watching y'all's journey with CZcams. Each video I see the growth. Maybe one day I will get there too. LOL We'll see. Anyway, I was utterly amazed by the number of buns y'all have too! And I forgot to ask if they are all the kind with red eyes? I forgot what that line is called.
Paulla Wells yes, we got our hands full with rabbits! Lol we have 16 does, 2 bucks, and 5 litters of kits right now. 😳😊
We have some of the white rabbits called New Zealand whites, but we also raise a mix of New Zealand/Rex, which is why you see some of the broken colors.
@@SawyerRidgeFarm - That's right! I really could not recall what they were called. I sure wish Good Simple Living was closer. What they just went through with their creepy red eyed bunny (yes, that's what I call them) and what they were hoping to do sounds like that is what y'all already have going on. Ugh. If there were just some way to get one to her easily. I really wanna go to meet them next year and learn from them maybe we could figure out a way that I could bring them one or two?
Paulla Wells hey, I’m all for that, if they’re still searching for one or even still interested in a year. Lol
Can you use plastic bowls for water?
Yes they may tip them over alot I would secure them. They will probably chew on them as well.
Bloopers....Didnt even sound english 😆😆
Have a wonderful tomorrow🎄🎄🎄
chele michele haha! 😄😂
Thank you, you too! 😊
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That old rabbit hutch could be a good Quail hutch with a small bit of cleaning and effort. Just a thought.
44 Warlord yes, you’re probably right. My dad has it now. He’s wanting to start with a few rabbits and it’s a perfect starter hutch. 🙂
I appreciate your explanation .I am in Nigeria is there any way you can help me to get a best rabbit breed.
We dont ship rabbits. I dont know what breeds are in Nigeria. Good breeds here in the US are new Zealands, Californians, Rex and silver fox breeds are all good meat breeds.
Do y'all mainly raise rabbits for the meat, pelts, or for live sale? Keep'em coming!
Really all of the above. I’d say live sale, meat, manure, pelts.... in that order.
Thanks for watching! 😊
Try trimming the outer edges with 45° cut trim. That will help poop and pee to fall off.
Where can I purchase those feeders?
Tractor supply
How many bucks and does? How many are preg? Do you eat what you raise?
Linda Lawson we have 16 does and 2 bucks. None are pregnant right now, but we’re fixin to start breeding them within the next week. Yes, we raise them for meat, but we also raise them to sell at our local farm and garden stores.
" l will live in Montana, have two wives and raise rabbits." 😊
Love that movie!
Can I have a dow have babies in a 24x24 cage?
For a family of 7 how many does and bucks should I get ?
That’s kind of tough to answer because it would depend largely on how often y’all ate rabbit. Our does can have anywhere from 7-10 kits per litter. Their gestation is 31 days. So they could almost be having that many every 31 days. Now, I wouldn’t recommend back to back breedings like that. I’d say a good number to start out with would be maybe 2-3 does and 1 buck. You’d be surprised how much meat you get with just that.
Sawyer Ridge Farm ok thank you the guy I am buying my bunnies from told me 8 does and 2 bucks since I will be mostly eating rabbits till I can get my pen and shed built for my meat chicks BUT didn’t know if he was telling me that many because just wanting the sale. 🤷♀️ thank you for responding to me
The ones indoors who free roam!
Rabbits should not live outside. It's a living being!
It needs care and you are the only one who can give them that! They need space to run around!
If you treat them right you know they aren't pets... But family who needs love and care
This is NOT propper care
the wire eventually hurts thier feet i think. having a bit of wood for them to sit on is good for them i think.
They each have a piece of wood to sit on.
LaPorte Indiana 4-H rabbit club has a restaurant they run at fair time. All of the meat is rabbit. They serve three different meals a day. They are run by the kids and the families. They work in the restaurant and earn rabbit bucks. It’s bunny money that can only be used at their restaurant. So you work and earn money to buy your breakfast lunch or dinner. That helps the family save money on food fair week. The restaurant buys the rabbit culls from the kids all year long. The families butcher the rabbits and process the meat. Some meat is made into sausage for biscuits and gravy. Some is ready to go for rabbit and noodles. They also have rabbit nuggets. So many dishes they carry.
That restaurant has been a huge success to the club. The prices are the cheapest at the fair. A can of pop is only $ .50.
They have never raised their prices in many years.
Just wanted to share. You all have a wonderful holiday.
Kim Nisley wow! That’s pretty awesome! They need to do something like around here!
Healthy animals
Thank ya! 👍🙂
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Every thing he said about wood is correct!!! I know!!!
I’d like to see a video on the benefits of rabbit meat.
Cynthia Barrow we hope to be doing a rabbit cooking video soon. We will probably mention something in that video about the benefits of rabbit meat! 😀
@@SawyerRidgeFarm , yes, I grew up eating rabbit...my dad hunted wild rabbit...it is very good...which is why rabbits were the first animal we bought to our homestead.
Rabbit meat is really healthy. Any dish you make with chicken you can make with rabbit. Farm raised rabbit is not strong in flavor. It really does taste like chicken.
Kim Nisley yes, I can attest to this. We just made up some rabbit stew today, and it does taste very similar to chicken.
Here’s the best style an xpen
Do you make your own rabbit feed?
Country Silo Farm we do not right now, but maybe we’ll give it a try in the future!
I forgot what the video was about that intro was so long.
Mam IAM from India my bunny's are badly dieing with no reason pleas give some solution to my bunny's any one can advice me some medicines