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You can also use tiles. Put them in the fridge not the freezer and change them out when they warm up depending on the heat anywhere from an hour to several hours
Thanks for commenting! No worries 👍 each of our rabbit cages has either a wooden board or ceramic tile for the rabbit to have a flat surface option. You can see the tile in the buck’s cage in this video.
I just did this.hehe around 16 pounds worth. I flash froze 1/3,dehydrated 1/3 and lastly I made homemade jam. I saved the tops froze them for chicken treats on hot days
What a great and creative solution! Thank you both for sharing! Arches are 3’ apart So when the holes were melted into the barrier cloth was the span of each arch also 36” ?
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
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 😅
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!
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
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!
Personally, I’ve always liked the idea of a PVC greenhouse. You can make it whatever size and shape you’d like, it’s usually cheaper than a kit, and if you’re like me, measuring it all out is super fun! I will say though, it’s a challenge to get panels on if you decide you want something more permanent than plastic sheets.
@@meganescent Thank you for commenting! We just made a low hoop house system for pest control and love it! We have to look into upgrading it for a greenhouse system. Thanks again for the suggestion🙂👍
Those are some good camping recipes - I’ll need to get some suggestions for our big trip this summer. And I’ll have to show it to E when I get home - she’ll love the pie maker segment! Glad you guys had a moving experience - the heavens certainly declare His glory!
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.
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!
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 I just checked your channel and you seem to have some pretty good content that has some pretty useful things on here, and in my opinion you deserves more views. Keep it up! 👍
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.
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!
That looks to be ex-farmland. What people dont understand is; after decades of hard plow farming, that clay becomes even more particulate and compact. To establish a new garden plot, a compact tractor plowing (rent, borrow) THEN do your tilling bi-annual. That top soil was buried 80yrs ago lol! So many people think 'farm soil' is good soil....but it usually isnt. Crop variety(wheats,corn,soy) and chemicals are what makes it produce. I bag mow and dump everything i can in my (exfarm) garden (grass,leaves,ashes etc). Happy growing! (FG600 tiller is great machine)
Thanks for the detailed information! You are correct. The soil test we did found there was very little left in the way of valuable nutrients. We are doing our best to save every scrap of compost and manure to enrich the soil. Happy growing to you as well!
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”
