Here's' how I build commercial grade wire livestock cages for rabbits. Tips and techniques for building any livestock cages. #meatrabbits #wirecages #raisingrabbits Rough Cut Homestead
bassequipment.com/roll-wire/ Give them a call and they can help you out...you should use the GAW (galvanized after wire) They sell cages too bassequipment.com/cages/rabbit-cages/
You are a good teacher so precise I enjoyed your show. NO music and no crazy fake sounds made me glad. I am tired of seeing farm shows that play music when I watch to get rid of the world for a little while and have peace. The commercials are enough crazyness
I can't thank you two enough! Seth is a true Southern gentleman and very smart. You are one of the best explainers/teachers I've ever known! I just hope you know how much I appreciate the help and God bless y'all.
That is one sharp line-up. I bet those cages last so long he gives them to his grandkids one day. :) God bless you guys, good to see you all are doing well. We're getting ready for it aren't we, the ride to come. Lord willing, it will be more smooth than rough.
Thank you. You and Seth have knowledge that can not be taught in schools. This video is extremely helpful. Your 'how to' videos are appreciated. My husband and I both lost our parents before we were 30. So we've had to teach ourselves. We've not had family with knowledge to pass down to us.
I'm sorry for your loss. :( That is really hard. So very proud of you for putting in the hard work of learning things yourselves. Can't thank Mr. Duke enough for his well-edited and excellently thorough videos.
Hi Duke, that’s a great cage, on the waterers I usually put them with the other end down but it probably doesn’t matter, I’m about to make some more and this is a great refresher, thanks for making this video, Cristobal
Great video gentlemen.. No frill, just fact and information.. Thank you for sharing your knowledge so freely.. I pray many will put it to use, and that the Lord blesses you for it.
Made mine out if 30 inch wire base and top with 18 inch high for large New Zealand White rabbits. My cage stands were welded 1/2 inch galv. Conduit. Mine was 10 feet long. I've retired from raising rabbits. Now my nephew raises rabbits. Thanks for sharing.
I have not seen the fencing that has smaller wire at the bottom! I've always had to add hardware cloth for "baby saver" purpose. Will be looking for that spacing now! Most of my supplies come from Tractor Supply, as there really isn't much of any other farm-related store around my location. I've custom built a lot of rabbit cages though. I try to make them as big a space as possible. And I've been known to take a 36-inch tall and cut it in half, losing the 2 inches in the middle long ways from the cut-offs. Also, I didn't have an angle grinder, so had to use tin snips. Lots of work that way, but some times we use whatever tools are available. And as a creative idea, if you don't have a j-clip and tool, you can cut every other piece off and leave the ones in between long, and use them to bend around the other piece. It's VERY sturdy; just make sure there are no sharp ends on the inside. The bigger spacing the wire, the easier it is to wrap the ends. And hardware wire doesn't work - it's too thin. I have never cut a hole for the feeder to hang on the outside; I wire tie the feeder on the inside, and bend/fold a thin metal sheet into a rectangular shape, and insert it into the feeder - as an extender. This way, I can pour feed from the top (outside) of the cage, don't have a hole in the customized cage itself. And the benefit to that is, more feed means less labor - only fill the feeder once a week, depending on how many rabbits are in the section. And at 25 minutes in, if you had inverted the wires, the rows would have matched up easier to j-clip. You actually did the hardest spacing by not lining up the wire sides. :)
Dee you may not have noticed i put the holes in the doors for the feeders and not the cages...not sure what you mean about inverting the wires...its been a while since I built this cage....Thanks
Great video guys. I built my two 9 foot cages yesterday before seeing your video but was able to finish instinctually with most of your ideas and will add in the ones I missed. I was able to stand my cages on end as they were very sturdy. Getting my first rabbits tomorrow...soon to come BBQ rabbit. I don't care how cute they are, just how good they taste...
Howdy Mr. Duke- even though I don’t have rabbits I sure enjoyed watching the video. Nice job Seth, on the cage. This is going to be very helpful to people who want to raise rabbits. Gonna pass the video along to a friend who is getting into rabbits. God bless y’all
@@RuffCut not bad. Hot n humid. Doors are stickin. Lol. I need a house boat.. so i can stay layin in bed with the fan on.. and fish out the windah. Lol. Happy monday man👍👍🌄
Them are some good looking cages ya make Mr. Duke. I’d like to get into raising rabbits. Might have to make a trip to Louisiana to get some help on making them cages 😁 Take care. Be safe and God bless
Hi Kathryn, in my rabbit playlist there are 2 videos "Homestead meat rabbits" that show how I mounted the boxes. I remember you commenting before but not sure if you asked about building the box itself...I have not done a video building the box, just mounting them.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. You are such a good teacher! First time raising a meat animal, I want to start with just one or two rabbits. Should I just go ahead and buy a pre-made cage? Those are cheaper than buying wire rolls and they're already built. Then maybe wait till I'm more experienced before I go building my own cages like you do?
Hello Mr.Duke. Great videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Do you get your wire and other supplies locally or are you ordering online? If online would you please share? Thank you!
Great video. I like your straight to the point approach. Now that the cage is built. How will they be placed? On a frame with legs or will they be suspended from the roof?
Is there a disadvantage to building two of these back-to-back (ie share the back wall), so I could save fencing AND put the cages in the middle of my shade structure (to allow for better shading, I'd walk on the outside of the cages rather than inbetween 2 long cages)?
when it comes to feeding you can walk the aisle without going around. Its easier to handle the rabbits moving them from one cage to another when breeding. Besides having a huge cage to support its harder to clean without water spraying on the rabbits in the back cages...a lot of the nasty goes out the back of the cages and gets in their feed and on the rabbits. Rabbits should get some direct sunlight early and late in the day
wire gets expensive...check with your local feed store and you might get it cheaper because of shipping charges....I get mine at Bass Equipment. www.bassequipment.com/
BTW I got a roll of wire from TSC that had a 1/4 inch flaw, and NONE of the walls would match up enough to put in a J-clip! It was a nightmare! Should have taken the entire thing back to TSC but I didn't have time to return it, had to "make do". Let's just say the cage wasn't exactly square. :( Amazing how much a 1/4 inch flaw created such a difficult cage to custom build.
Hey Mr. Duke, I got some latches from Bass Equipment like you got; they're just a spring with a big hook on one end and a little wire hook on the other end. Should I squeeze the little wire hook with some pliers to make it so it can't fall off?
Anyone know: Is there some tool, or tip to use wire instead of jclips? I have lots of 1/8" aluminum wire I could use instead (I don't have a tool/ jclips).
How much is the shipping for the baby saver wire from Bass? I found some at another company (Louis Page) and the shipping was going to be $262 or so. The wire listed for $162. I can’t pay that much for a roll of wire.
I have to say it was much cheaper at Lowes. It was 56 dollars for a 36" by 25' roll of the fine (1/2") grid. That's where I live of course. Might be different elsewhere. Also it might be more expensive next week! "Biden's economy" as they say.
Just built my 1st 1 per your instruction had a issue with ends and dividers wire came out half way thru cut them at 24 1/2 worked on the ends dividers look like crap .
Hi Therese...I can answer your questions but I have the feeling you havent raised rabbits before...the wire is expensive and if you are starting out it would be good to find someone going out of business and start from there...to many people start with a big investment and find out its not for them...you can find cheap cages and people that just dont want to keep rabbits any longer...let me know if this helps...thanks
HELLO, FIRST TIME HERE. DO YOU TWO SHIP THESE OUT? GEEZ I BOUGHT ALL THE WIRE, HAVEN'T A CLUE IF ITS WHAT YOU'VE GOT, I TOLD EM WHAT I WANTED IT FOR AND SO WHATEVER I HAVE I HAVE LOL. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO BUILD IT FOR ME, FOR TWO YEARS, NO ONE, CARES I'VE HAD AN UNFINISHED CHICKEN COOP, FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS, WHICH I DESIGNED, BUT ITS NOT DONE EITHER. STILL NEEDS ROOSTING BOXES, POLES PUT IN CORNERS TO THEM TO ROOST ON, AND A DOOR CUT SO THEY CAN COME OUT AND A FENCED AREA THEY CAN ROAM IN. MY DREAM IS FAST FADING. I WANT THESE BADLY BUT NO HELP. ARE YOU FOR HIRE? LOL, BUT WHERE ARE YOU LOL LOL I'M IN NORTHWESTERN KENTUCKY. IN MY YOUNGER YEARS I COULD FIGURE IT OUT AND DO THIS LABOR, BUT NOW AT 72 I CAN'T AS I'M TOTALLY DISABLED. TAKE CARE
I'm sorry to hear that...surely you can find someone to finish the coop...you may not want to raise rabbits if you are disabled...chickens don't require much
@@RuffCut BEING A FORCED RECLUSE I HAVE LITTLE CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD. ONE OF THE MENS WHOSE SON MOWED MY YARD BUILT IT FROM MY PAPER TO REALITY, HOWEVER HE DIDN'T FINISH AND OTHER MOWERS WON'T GET INVOLVED IN DOING SO, REGARDLESS OF WHAT I WOULD PAY THEM. NO TAKERS. I EVEN TRIED HIRING A HANDYMAN SERVICE MAN, STILL NOTHING. APPARENTLY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DO SQUAT AROUND HERE OR THEY'VE ALL BECOME LAZY. BUT AS I STATED, ITS BEEN SITTING THERE FOR OVER 3 YEARS. GUESS I'LL JUST GIVE UP. SO MUCH FOR TRYING TO SELF SUSTAIN.
