Rabbit Hutch Build - 1 Acre Homestead

Here's a look into our new 1-acre homestead rabbit hutch build. We hope this video can help give you an understanding of the build process and costs associated with starting a rabbit program. If you've enjoyed watching this video please subscribe to our channel and tell one other person about our Hill and Creek Homestead project. Have a good one!
Important Update*** 4/1/2024- I had to remove the front face vertical block in order to fit the cages in on the top shelf. Once they were in and adjusted I reinstalled the front face vertical block. You should not have this issue if you use the updated 78" lengths in the plans. After the cages were in place, there were no cage corners hanging over wood as planned :)
The original inspiration came from TimothyDC's rabbit hutch video. • EASY 6 BAY RABBIT HUTCH

[@dyannejohnson6184]

Love rabbits…the meat is easiest to raise rather than cattle, goats or sheep…I put a tray system underneath and put worms in them ..sold the soil…also sold night crawlers to summer fishing supply stores

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thank you for commenting! We have to look into your worm idea! Although we may be stingy and just want to keep them for the garden 😂

[@percent20net]

How do you deal with rain with this. We get a lot of sideways rain so as much as I like this design compared to others. Rain has been my biggest concern.

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thanks for commenting! Wind is a huge issue where we are. We are lucky in that the homestead faces south so the vast majority of any gusts or sideways rain are taken out by the house. If there happens to be a random gust or storm from the east each of our rabbits have a shelter box they have in their cages they can seek shelter. If this setup was exposed to a high wind and rain I would probably end up cementing or burying the posts in earth and slap some sheeting around 3 of the sides. It would increase costs but help a bit with the elements. Thanks again for commenting, all the best!

[@percent20net]

@@HillandCreekHomestead thanks! Adding sides is probably what I would need to do. Probably make them removable for various other weathers.

[@homesteadingandgardening]

Awesome to find your channel. We just had some new rabbits on the homestead and thank you for this awesome idea. I'll be watching more of your videos soon . After getting surgery on the 30 of this month I'll have plenty of time to watch lol.

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thank you for commenting! We are happy to meet fellow members of the homesteading community! We wish you a speedy recovery from your surgery. We are grateful to learn from you as well! Happy homesteading!

[@mommajefferson]

Hiya Hillcreek Homestead, When did you build the first one? What was the price comparison to the newest rabbit hutch. How tall did you build both?

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thanks for commenting! The first one is getting close to two years now i think. We didn’t keep exact receipts on the first model. One roll of the cage wire runs about 28 bucks on Amazon and you’d need 3 rolls for the hutch. The model we built in this video may be marginally cheaper than the first model. Both models are around 6 feet tall at the highest point. There are more detailed plans at 14:15 in this video. Thanks again for commenting!

[@edwardmiller868]

Good morning my friend and family. What state are you in?,I raised rabbit a long time ago. I had about 125 of them. This is Ed Miller from Greenville SC.

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thanks for commenting! We are working from PA.

[@deidrecloud6000]

Love this set up. Only thing i would change is not having the tin at eye level. I would have to do corrugated plastic. My luck my son would bend over and jab his face 😅

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thanks for commenting!

[@RoscoeLHooseJr]

I live on an old dairy farm in upstate New York so I have access to old apple trees in the old pastures from which I get unlimited branches which I feed to my rabbits as a result the rabbits don't chew my cages wooden frames or very little I'm guessing the branches taste better then the wooden 2x4s

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thanks for commenting! We planted a whole bunch of fruit trees about three years ago and will hopefully get to offer apple wood in a few years. We chuckled at the apple branch vs 2x4 comment 😂. All the best!

[@simplelifehomestead5626]

Just found your channel. I to live on an acre of land and grow a garden on most of it every. Been a market gardener most my life and decided to downsize. Love to see others doing this on small properties. I’ll be watching for all your new videos. From Southwest Missouri
Glad your here!!! Much respect.
The “simple life”

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thank you for commenting! It's nice to meet a fellow homesteader from the community. We are glad to have you with us along the one-acre adventure!

[@jimmiemeeks9795]

How'd it work for the first year ? Very interested 😊

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thanks for commenting! We haven’t had the one built in this video for a year. However, so far we are loving the setup!

[@Bushmaster85]

I like it

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Thanks for commenting!

[@nancyinnevada2785]

[@HillandCreekHomestead]

Hello, Thank you for commenting!