Building a small rabbit hutch for beginners (silver fox and creme d'argent meat rabbits)
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2020
- Presenting to you, the Teal Stone Mini Hutch!
AKA, The Buck Hutch 🐇
This hutch is designed to hold four 30x30 cages for medium/large breed rabbits. After falling in love with wayyy too many silver fox bucks, I have found it to be the perfect solution to house them all. I would also like to add that this hutch would be perfect for a quarantine setup, and if I ever downsize that is what I will be using it for.
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I just found your channel, and I absolutely love your hutch builds. It’s so simple yet looks so nice.
Thank you so much! 🥰
I know right🥺
@@TealStoneHomestead My wife loved your hutches so much that we utilized your info and build a big one. I'm getting rdy to start on a smaller one for our bucks and hoping to start today and finish before friday. Thanks for posting these and for the instructions on your page. I'd have been lost as to how to get this accomplished without it.
@@ECONservativemba I’m so happy the videos and plans were helpful for you!! 😊
I love your hutch builds. I’m not able to build one like that but I’ll find a grandson.
Finally I found the best channel for rabbit Ary😃
Thank you so much! More to come! 😊
The plastic hung by zip ties is a brilliant idea!
Clean and elegant build. Way to go!Taking notes for a future rabbit hutch.. I use zip ties for similar reasons. Thanks for sharing
It all looks great. I appreciate you looking for something better than just the bare necessities for your rabbits. Shows respect for living creatures.
The baby bunnies are so cute!!!! I love how well you treat all your bunnies!
Thank you so much 🥰 I can’t wait for more Creme babies! They truly are the cutest ❤️
I love you new little Buck hutch! And your bunnies are so cute!
Thank you! 🥰
Those bunnies are all so cute! Love your hutches!
Thank you!! Yes those cremes are the absolute cutest! ❤️
So glad you got to use reclaimed materials to make the Buck Hutch, the Bachelor Pad, the Man Cave, etc.
Same! Haha, all great names 😁
im glad I found you I love the simplicity of your videos and the look of your tractors and hutch is great, do you have a video on winterizing it
U make some beautiful hutches over there❤️
U did a great job on the hutch. Very neat very impressive. Thanks for sharing 🥰👍
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
I like the way care for ur rabbits....
Great ideas, creative and resourceful. Love it thanks, great movie
Love the hutches you did a brilliant job I had timber here for months thinking how to make a hutch just come across your video on way to b& q in England to get paint I know what I'm building this weekend thanks nice garden as well
Thank you so much! Awesome!! I’m glad you have a use for it now 😁
i love the one kit. I am gonna sit on mama's head. lol
They are pros at driving mom crazy 😜
Hi, I plan on using this plan because I only have 3 rabbits Rex. 1 male and 2 females. I will later build a bigger hutch. This is my first time raising rabbits wish me luck.
sen biliyorsun bu işi teyzeciğim. :)
Just what I am looking for. Thanks
Im new here and im amaze and inspired! Hope to see more! 🥰
Thank you so much!! 😊
Love it
i love all of your videos
Thank you! ☺️
Very nice 👍 thanks 🙏 love it 🇺🇸🌹🌹🌹
I was thinking about building my next hutch like yours (double stacked). The one I just built is very similar in design. But I am in the country and do not have a fenced yard so I think it wouldn't be as safe in my situation because the lower cages would be more vulnerable to predators. Keep up the great work! Your videos are inspiring me to get all mine painted and make them prettier!
I can see there that could be worrisome without a fence. These are great for a suburban setting. I’m so glad to inspire you! 😊
@@TealStoneHomestead I also really love the rope light idea!
You could build a 10x10 fence around it ❤ T posts and fencing are good enough but I have seen people do 1 level with 4 cages
Love what you did. Ive got eight rabbits that would be nice to build what you did.
If you have 8 rabbits, go check out my main hutch build! I LOVE my main hutch, it holds 8 36x30 cages total 😊
@@TealStoneHomestead thanks ill do that.
I am new in your channel , nice work
I love watching your content! I have searched high and low to research some about rabbits before breeding for meat rabbits and your videos have really helped me learn about nutrition for rabbits and simplifying it for me. My husband and I just bought a Silver Fox buck this weekend and we're modifying our hutch to begin breeding for meat rabbits with our New Zealand/Mini-Rex doe. I bought a babysaver cage off KWCages as well before we begin and I want to get one of the resting mats for the little babies feet too.. Where did you get your plastic sheet for the poop-shoot/tray?
I’m so glad my videos have been helpful to you! 😊 i bought my plastic sheets at Lowe’s, it’s right next to the metal roofing. I really hope it goes well with your rabbits! ☺️
Thanks so much for your videos. I've been toying with the idea of rabbits. I have large gardens and could really use the manure. I was offered a pair of breeding rabbits last weekend, but passed, which has had me thinking more on the idea. I'm right now building a hen house for my chicken coop structure. 18 day old chicks in the living room, time to relocate. I have a great shady location for both the chicken coop and rabbit hutch structure, but have to reclaim the area from overgrowth.
Sounds like you have some work ahead of you! I wish you best of luck! 😊 rabbits can be so rewarding. And also, I totally understand needing those chicks OUT of the house 😂
Hoping to get our silver foxes SOON!
That’s so exciting! 😊
Nice
I would love the dimensions of both your hutches! I love the designs! They look sound and functional! My daughter bought 4 rabbits and one is pregnant. so we are on the fast track to learn everything we can as fast as we can! Lol I have some experience with rabbits but its been like 20 years ago. I'm hoping I remember enough to get us through for now.
Oh good luck! Dimensions for my main hutch is on my blog. The buck hutch is exactly the same except not as long and no middle support 😊
I absolutely love your builds. What are your plans for grow out spaces when babies leave momma's? I totally plan on spoiling my meat rabbits with a lovely home and lighting like yours but we want to find the best way to handle the grow outs as well
Thank you! My meat rabbits live in tractors both on and off the ground (I have stands to put the tractors on if I want to). I’ve been thinking about creating a new growout space in the same fashion as the buck hutch. It’s a project that might be on my radar this summer. We’ll see 😉
This is what I am waiting for... Keep it up... That was a nice and neat hutch... And your rabbit has their early Christmas lights... Just kidding... God bless
Thank you so much! The LED’s are great for those dark winter nights! 😊
@@TealStoneHomestead no problem
Love the hutch builds! Love the channel.do you have the plans for the smaller hutch
Did I just miss what you put on the bottoms of the cages to catch all the droppings? I’m looking to build this soon!
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Creme! We can't find them in my area...beautiful bunnies 💜
I really love what you've done for your rabbits. I'm gonna do the same however, I wanna put mine in a 10×20 fenced in area with one single roof.
Sounds like a good idea! 😊
Once again, a great video. Thank you so much!
Can I ask about the does' nesting boxes? Can you show me a close-up? I have the open top ones, but yours are different.
I am in frigid MN, where last two years it was -50 vertices a couple of times, so I am really interested in winterizing these! My hubby wants to put the rabbits inside over winter, and while that would be more pleasant for me, I think livestock need a lot of air circulation.
Here’s a super short video I made about nest boxes! ua-cam.com/video/n96_hDTXLSA/v-deo.html
Love your videos 😍 what size are your rabbits cages?
i love your videos and its very good mind to ask what camera are you using? thanks
I use a Canon m50 😊
I really love your channel so much. I extremely appreciate your hard work and it's really inspiring me. Can you please tell me whether that I can buy two bunnies from you guys. I'm from Sri Lanka. It will be a lot. Thank you very much. I enjoyed the content a lot.
I love your hutches so much!! So beautiful and practical at the same time.
What paint do you use? I had someone reccommend using galvanized pipe on the areas the cages rest on so that I could bleach and use a torch on to sterilize. Is the paint something that could be bleached for sanitation and hold up? I love the look of the painted wood so much more than pipe.
Pipe would be a good option too! I use valspar exterior paint. You can scrub it down really good. I’m sure it won’t hold up as well as metal, but I chose beauty over practicality here... a quick recoat of paint every year or two isn’t so bad 😊
@@TealStoneHomestead I'm agreeing with you. I think that exterior paint seems like a superior option in my opinion. I feel like scrubbing should get it plenty clean. 😊
@@summerpaulsen6847 I’m sure there are people out there who would not agree, but the cages touch only a small portion of the wood. Do whatever you think is best for you! With my old hutch I would alternate scrubbing with bleach and ammonia every other week with a big bristle brush. To me it seems like plenty of sanitation 😊
New subscriber, love your videos! I'm curious which cages you'll get for the bucks when you do switch them to KW cages?
I really want to reach out to them and ask if they can make a double 30x30 with a solid metal partition. It’s weird to me that they don’t carry that specific size 😅 otherwise I’ll just buy 30x30 individual cages.
@@TealStoneHomestead thank you!
Some good dog meat there
Lacquer thinner will clean the paint off your blade to make it usable again.
I got a new one after this... the blade was getting a bit dull (over a year old). Still, this is great advice!! Thank you! 😊
Great vid, new sub here
Do you have the plans for the mini hutch? Would love to have my agriscience classes build the mini version. We don't quite have the room for the big one!
Another awesome video! You mentioned the matching water dishes- are they the plastic kind that clip onto the wall, and what size do you like for your buns?
Thank you! Yes they are the locking coop cups that clip onto the wall. I find that 16oz. feeders are a good size 😊 and my twist on water bowls are 26oz! I get them from local cage suppliers and you can also find them on All Things Bunnies.
@@TealStoneHomestead Thank you for the reply!!! I am picking up lumber and ordering KW cages this weekend :)
@@EverglowMoon oh yay!! I hope it goes well for you! ❤️
This is such a great idea? Question: does those metal flooring bother theyre feet? Or do they fall through or can some sort of mat be put down on top?
The wire is totally fine as long as it is thick gauge like 14-16 😊 the higher the number, the thinner the wire. Thin wire can cut into feet, so make sure you do 14-16ga 😊
I need to redo my hutch and I am going to do this. It seems to work great for you.
Thank you! I hope it works great for you as well 😊
@@TealStoneHomestead when is your next video going to be?
@@daisymaerabbitry hopefully this next week 😊
Hi Tiffany! Finally found my cages (Tried to build them, epic fail..moving forward while supporting local business for them still tho! lol). Building our buck hutch starting tomorrow! Doe hutch to begin later this week, or next. Excited! Wondering though, I found the doe hutch info on your blog. Do you have one for this one? Unsure about measurements for this one, and I want to make sure we get it right. Though, I think we are using slightly smaller cages than you did. our buck cages are 24"x24"x18". Two each level, total of 4. Thanks!
Hello! That’s so exciting! 😁
I have long been procrastinating on the plans for the buck hutch... so sorry about that!! I can tell you, however, that it is essentially the exact same dimensions of the big hutch, just shortened and without the middle support (it’s not needed with the shorter length). Currently I have 4 30x30 cages in the buck hutch.
@@TealStoneHomestead No worries, I would be doing nothing in life if I weren't procrastinating, so I completely feel ya there! lol. Seems easy enough, Thank you! :)
Do you have some of the mesurements of this? I need to re-do my set up since I got all my stuff second hand. I finally have the money to build new quaility cages/hutch for my herd, but the 8 hole hutch is too big for what I need. Thanks!
I don’t have a blog post for this hutch (yet) however, if you check out my blog post for the big hutch, you can assume all measurements are the exact same, except this smaller one is a little less than half that width 😊 I will try to put a post together in the future for this one!
Will the 1 x 1/2 inch cage keep snakes out? I’m in SC and we do see snakes.
I am wanting to add Rabbits to my homestead. What’s a good number to start out with?
I would start with a trio! A buck and two does 😊 I always try to breed two does at the same time so in case one fails at raising kits or something unexpected happens to her, you can use the other to foster 😊
Where did you get your cages from or did you make them and what size do you use for bucks and does? Looks great!
I legit made my comment at ten mins in.... then minute 11 you answered all my questions lol
Thank you so much! No worries. I don’t love the black cages, but I do love KW cages! If you watch my main hutch build video, I talk about KW cages at the end and why I made that switch 😊
Where did you get the cages? Thanks. Great video
The big hutch has KW cages 😊
How do you like the chicken/rabbit combo?? I’m wanting to do that on a small scale at my house. Rabbits for meat/manure, and chickens for eggs/pest control.
LOVE them, although rabbits have been my thing for a really long time! The chickens just sorta do their thing. And now I’m planning on bees, quail, and.... possibly a goat or two 😊
Hi, how are you ! Question can I crossbreed rabbits ?
How do you protect the rabbits on a windy day?
Can you send me the link to your building the new one hutch that you did ? Great videos.
Check out my website! I have my big hutch plans in my blog 😊
I put in screws in 4 corners of the cages because i didnt have zip ties lol 😂
If I wanted to build this hutch, where would I find the measurements and the supplies?
Are they not vulnerable to foxes on those cages?
Is there a reason besides space that you separated the doe and the buck hutch. I plan on building the big one and putting both the does and bucks in it because I won’t have more than 8 combined.
My rabbits go to shows often, and my bucks like to sometimes spray my girls - so the main reason is for cleanliness 😊
Pse give the measure you are working with regarding the frame. Thanks for the great contents.
Visit my website to see dimensions for my main hutch. This smaller hutch is almost the exact same, but half the width 😊
Hi...I am from Denmark and planing to build new cages for my rabbits in the spring.
Can I ask why you don't put a small sleeping house in the cages? Is that normal in America? I almost never see it.
My rabbits rotate around to different cages a lot. Some of the cages have hides, others do not. All of the cages are protected from the elements though. So whether or not they have hiding boxes, they are still protected from weather 😊
Sorry if this is a weird question but have you had any issues with your bucks spraying each other?
When I had all of mine in a unit like that all next to each other they sprayed one another constantly it was disgusting
so I had to put them in separated areas🥴
Oh my! I haven’t had a problem with them spraying each other. But they do not like seeing each other! So when we finally get KW cages for the buck hutch, I will get solid partitions. I do know that the buck hutch is quite stinky at the moment! 😂
How do you clean them??
That space be hind there I wound put up shed root and walls on both sides and had wire
cages in side it and safe have shad be cause root and walls cover on 3 sides
Hello! I adore this hutch, is it possible to purchase the build plans anywhere? Thank you!
Hi Christina, I don’t have specific plans for this one, but it is just a little shorter than my main hutch without the middle supports! The blog post in the description of this video has the plans: ua-cam.com/video/LHfrjB9d2CA/v-deo.html
@@TealStoneHomestead thank you SO much!!
I'm curious if there's a purpose for the rope lights or is it just for aesthetics? Does it help keep predators away? I love the way it looks so I'm tempted to do this. I was just wondering if there's a purpose other than how gorgeous it is?
She said in the first hutch build video that they were used for increasing the 'daytime' because it improves reproduction.
In the shorter seasons we don’t have a lot of light. The rope LED’s help to extend the daylight hours for the rabbits so they will more readily breed 😊 the same concept helps chicken to lay eggs all year round!
@@TealStoneHomestead awesome idea. Thank you! It's a beautiful set up.
@@lizziemurray6270 oh ok. I haven't seen her other videos
Just came upon this one today. Will be subscribing and following, though. Thank you!
I would like to borrow your design, our rabbits sit under carport. We have 5 Rex's 3 does 2 bucks and 2 New Zealand does.
The plans are on my website for my big hutch :)
Can you reply the dimensions of the 2*4 s
how much did it cost to make this? btw love your channel!
This smaller hutch didn’t cost a whole lot since I had scrap material to use, as well as the cages already. So I think the frame was around $150. It’s hard to say with the rising lumber prices the year!
@@TealStoneHomestead thank you!!
You’re welcome! 😊
Hi, I’m a neighbor from the south (Indy) and just discovered your channel. I’m looking to start raising rabbits, but I wonder if you could share where to get a breeding trio. I’m stumped! Thanks!
I would recommend going to a couple rabbit shows! There is one coming up in June in Danville Indiana. I will not be there, but I know there will be several great Silver fox breeders there 😊
@@TealStoneHomestead thanks! Really love your channel by the way.
@@indianne9781 thank you so much! 😊❤️
Do you have any problems with rain blowing inside from the front?
Never mind, I just watched your winterizing video and that is an absolutely brilliant solution. Thanks for sharing!!
If you have time, go watch my winterizing video! I made a roll-down plastic curtain for the front of the hutches. It still needs improvement but it helps block wind and rain 😊
do you have a template for this?
Wow....looks goods? Can i get the diametre
I have the plans for my main hutch on my website! The buck hutch is a little less than half the size of my main hutch 😊
How big are the metal cages you used?
In the main hutch for does they are 30x36. The buck cages are 30x30.
What's a KW cage?
Tiffany could you please link the dimensions of the buck hutch? I couldn’t find it on the website!
Unfortunately I don't have plans up for the buck hutch. But it is basically the same as my big hutch, just a little less than half as long and with no middle support :)
What do you use for best bedding?
Nest bedding not best lol
Pine shavings and hay 😊
That's a nice Hutch but each area for the bunnies is so small bunnies are supposed to have room so they can run and do binkies in their hutches stretch out better other than that good building job I just think it's too small for bunnies
What do you do with the rabbits ?
They are show rabbits we also use for meat and fur
Is that 30 by 30 inches?
Yes the buck cages are 30x30 and does are 30x36
Hi if u dont mind can u give me the measurments of it
Hello! I should have plans for this in the future 😊 I believe it is about 75” in width.
30*30 is a lot smaller than the minimum you would put a pet rabbit in (48*48). Is this so the rabbits can get fat, don't build muscle, or save on space.
These rabbits are not pets, they are livestock. They are mostly show and meat rabbits. That being said, many of them are treated as pets and regularly get to run in my fully enclosed backyard 😊
@@TealStoneHomestead That's not what I'm asking. I raise meat rabbits in 48*48 and I was wonder if that would hurt the quality of my rabbit meat.
@@cecileranciere325 You put just one rabbit in a cage 48x48? That seems like more the size of a grow out pin for a litter. But that's just my opinion, and I don't even have rabbits yet. Just continually doing my research and enjoying other peoples bunnies until I can have my own. 😁
@@TealStoneHomestead He wants to know if his cages are too big for meat rabbits. And I'm interedted in your answer! 🙂
Oh, I see what you’re saying. No, I don’t think it would hurt meat quality at all. I always say the bigger cage space, the better. My breeders get either 30x30 or 30x36. My growout pens are 3ft x 6ft. Growing up I have always followed the ARBA’s guidelines for cage space. Minimum for breeds like the silver fox would be 24x24. That seems a bit small to me, so I try to go bigger. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with giving your rabbits more room! 😊 though reaching back 48” sounds almost impossible 😂
What size are your boy cages compared to your girls'?
Bucks are 30x30, does are 30x36. Here’s a cleaning video for your other comment 😊 ua-cam.com/video/qERfwsEpXxs/v-deo.html
If you are ever in the market to sell any kits, let us know. Not too far too get a creme
I will be! Check out my website and visit the “Rabbits” page. I will only be keeping one from this litter 😊 let me know if you have any questions!
PLEASE cover the mesh on the floor! they get bumble foot from that!
It is a common misconception that rabbits get sore hocks from wire bottom floors. Rabbits don’t have paw pads like cats and dogs. The bottom of their feet is plush fur, therefor is is more important to keep them out of urine and waste as that can cause health issues. Sore hocks are commonly a genetic problem, and good breeders do not breed animals with that problem 😊
there are plastic inserts you can buy to provide another type of surface for the cage floor. One tile placed in the center is a fine option if you are worried about it. You will likely find that your rabbits dont prefer them to the screen floor... they like to be cool and the mesh cools them better. I do a coated half by half mesh floor and yes, I have to clean more poop that gets caught on the wire, but it does fall through and they dont eat the coating.
@@TealStoneHomestead Also the way the wire is installed makes a difference. If the bottom wire is installed with the crosswires facing up, it will cause sore hocks but it’s a simple matter to make sure the crosswires are down.
The unpleasant smell is best removed by earthworms.
Earthworms are great! We don’t typically have a bad smell here since most of the urine gets soaked into the ground 😊
I love it
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Why not just make all the rabbits in one cage, and give them ground media
Do you sell the babies to meat rabbit eaters?🥺
We have meat rabbits to provide a sustainable source of meat for our family. Unlike meat that is available in the grocery store, we don’t have to worry about the way our rabbits were treated while they were alive 😊 we show them to improve the breed and sustain beautiful heritage breeds ❤️ we love our rabbits!
are they your pets or are you using them as meat 😐
They are show rabbits. We use them for meat as well.