Today I dedicated the bulk of my day to getting the back cleaned up and getting ready for my garden. I had my cell with me, because I found out my grandpa had gotten his regular bloodwork done, and his platelet levels were way down. I was sort of torn on whether or not I should go. I figured the first morning there it may be crowded so I decided to go tommorow morning instead!
I ended up tearing down my hoop coop. Despite all my preps, something had dug under the heavy fence I had at ground level. Sigh, back to square one. I think I am done with birds for the time being. My dad has been interested in rabbits for a while and I must admit, I have been too. I used to have a small herd of New Zealand White's. Maybe it's time to revisit that experiment...... hm.........
I am thinking of a small colony. one buck (and probably borrowed as needed) and 3 does. The large 6x8' flight cage I got last summer will be the start of my project.. and I had rescued 6 fence panels that were used as gates... so they are 3x5'. I was thinking of putting those to the left of the large cage in a [_] shape and putting heavy 2x2 wire over the top. That way I could remove the wire as needed if I need to run the bunnies out of there and into another spot.
Now they need a den right? Hm... I am thinking a few rubbermaid totes with holes cut in the bottom.. And the large flight pen? Probably get a camo tarp to cover it in the summer time, a black one for the winter time. Keep the food dry, and garbage out of the water. Oh yeah, did I forget the bedding? Lots of hay and straw :)
I ended up tearing down my hoop coop. Despite all my preps, something had dug under the heavy fence I had at ground level. Sigh, back to square one. I think I am done with birds for the time being. My dad has been interested in rabbits for a while and I must admit, I have been too. I used to have a small herd of New Zealand White's. Maybe it's time to revisit that experiment...... hm.........
I am thinking of a small colony. one buck (and probably borrowed as needed) and 3 does. The large 6x8' flight cage I got last summer will be the start of my project.. and I had rescued 6 fence panels that were used as gates... so they are 3x5'. I was thinking of putting those to the left of the large cage in a [_] shape and putting heavy 2x2 wire over the top. That way I could remove the wire as needed if I need to run the bunnies out of there and into another spot.
Now they need a den right? Hm... I am thinking a few rubbermaid totes with holes cut in the bottom.. And the large flight pen? Probably get a camo tarp to cover it in the summer time, a black one for the winter time. Keep the food dry, and garbage out of the water. Oh yeah, did I forget the bedding? Lots of hay and straw :)
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