RABBIT HUTCH PLANS
How to Build a 5
ft. Rabbit Hutch
Here's a bunny hutch that
will provide your rabbit
with a nice house, while
giving you the satisfaction
of building it yourself. With
some intermediate
woodworking skills, you can
build this hutch using
materials you can buy at
your local home
improvement store. Slides
are built into the hutch to
hold the dropping pans,
making cleaning easy. This
sturdy rabbit hutch will give
you years of enjoyment and
a safe home for your
bunny. Woodworking plans
include photos at each
step!
•
Rabbit Hutch is 5 ft.
long and 5 ft. tall.
•
Lots of room for your
bunny - 30" deep.
•
Enclosed area for
sleeping and nursing
young.
•
Optional dropping pans
are sold separately.
Raising rabbits can be a fun and rewarding hobby. If you do
decide to raise them, you should do some research as there are
a few things you'll need to know. I learned some of these things
the hard way, but doing some homework will pay off in the long
run.
You'll need to keep your rabbit safe. Invest in a rabbit hutch to
protect your bunny from predators and give it a home. Rabbits
need room to run and stretch their legs, so make sure it's big
enough. Make sure the bottom is mesh so the droppings can fall
through. There are many styles of rabbit hutches out there, and
if you're handy you can build your own.
Keep the males and females separated! Everyone knows how
rapidly rabbits can multiply, so if you don't want a lot of bunnies
you'll need to keep them separated. My wife and I woke up one
winter morning to discover 9 baby rabbits in the hutch. And that
was just one female - another had five more a few days later!
We soon discovered that a rabbit can get pregnant within days
of giving birth, because a month later we had 12 more baby
bunnies. Unless you want a lot of rabbits, keep them separated.
Males will fight. Especially when a female is around. And if
there's a dominant male, he'll harass the other rabbits
relentlessly. The smaller, less dominant male will show patches
of hair missing and will be exhausted from constantly trying to
get away from the bully. Again, watch for signs of trouble and
separate them if necessary.
Baby rabbits cannot digest greens! People have a tendency to
feed rabbits lettuce and vegetables, but until they're about two
months old their stomachs aren't developed enough yet. They
will get blocked up inside and die. Once they're off their
mother's milk, stick to pellets for awhile and gradually introduce
the greens. And read up on what is healthy for rabbits - lettuce
gives them the runs and some other types of vegetables are not
very healthy for them.
Rabbits do like to chew, and you'll have to accept it. They do it
because they have to. A rabbit's teeth are constantly growing, so
they must gnaw on wood, hay, branches, or other items to keep
them from getting too long. If you don't supply them with
something to chew on, they'll chew on the hutch. A coworker
once told me he gave his rabbits pieces of a bowling ball to chew
on, but I don't know of anyone else who tried that. I just put a
few apple tree branches in the hutch and they were quite
content. If you're going to give them wood to chew on, make
sure you research what types of wood are okay. Some wood can
be poisonous to them, so be careful.
If you would like to build your own rabbit hutch, I've put
together some step-by-step woodworking plans that will take
you through building one. See the photos above and if you're
interested, download them right to your computer. Thanks for
visiting the site!
Hutch has a door at each end.
Your rabbit’s private
quarters.
Dropping pans make
cleaning easy.
Bunny hutch is 5 ft. x 5 ft. x
30” W
Contact:
jmarc@chesapeakecrafts.com
Downloadable woodworking
plans include pictures and easy
to follow instructions. The plans
read like a book, with actual
construction photos explained
in detail at every step. Material
and tool lists included. Plans are
in PDF format and can viewed
on your computer or you can
print them on 8.5 x 11 paper.
RABBIT HUTCH PLANS
How to Build a 5 ft. Rabbit Hutch
Here's a bunny hutch that will provide your rabbit with a nice
house, while giving you the satisfaction of building it yourself.
With some intermediate woodworking skills, you can build
this hutch using materials you can buy at your local home
improvement store. Slides are built into the hutch to hold the
dropping pans, making cleaning easy. This sturdy rabbit hutch
will give you years of enjoyment and a safe home for your
bunny. Woodworking plans include photos at each step!
•
Rabbit Hutch is 5 ft. long and 5 ft. tall.
•
Lots of room for your bunny - 30" deep.
•
Enclosed area for sleeping and nursing young.
•
Optional dropping pans are sold separately.
Raising rabbits can be a fun and rewarding hobby. If you do
decide to raise them, you should do some research as there
are a few things you'll need to know. I learned some of these
things the hard way, but doing some homework will pay off in
the long run.
You'll need to keep your rabbit safe. Invest in a rabbit hutch to
protect your bunny from predators and give it a home.
Rabbits need room to run and stretch their legs, so make sure
it's big enough. Make sure the bottom is mesh so the
droppings can fall through. There are many styles of rabbit
hutches out there, and if you're handy you can build your
own.
Keep the males and females separated! Everyone knows how
rapidly rabbits can multiply, so if you don't want a lot of
bunnies you'll need to keep them separated. My wife and I
woke up one winter morning to discover 9 baby rabbits in the
hutch. And that was just one female - another had five more a
few days later! We soon discovered that a rabbit can get
pregnant within days of giving birth, because a month later
we had 12 more baby bunnies. Unless you want a lot of
rabbits, keep them separated.
Males will fight. Especially when a female is around. And if
there's a dominant male, he'll harass the other rabbits
relentlessly. The smaller, less dominant male will show
patches of hair missing and will be exhausted from constantly
trying to get away from the bully. Again, watch for signs of
trouble and separate them if necessary.
Baby rabbits cannot digest greens! People have a tendency to
feed rabbits lettuce and vegetables, but until they're about
two months old their stomachs aren't developed enough yet.
They will get blocked up inside and die. Once they're off their
mother's milk, stick to pellets for awhile and gradually
introduce the greens. And read up on what is healthy for
rabbits - lettuce gives them the runs and some other types of
vegetables are not very healthy for them.
Rabbits do like to chew, and you'll have to accept it. They do it
because they have to. A rabbit's teeth are constantly growing,
so they must gnaw on wood, hay, branches, or other items to
keep them from getting too long. If you don't supply them
with something to chew on, they'll chew on the hutch. A
coworker once told me he gave his rabbits pieces of a bowling
ball to chew on, but I don't know of anyone else who tried
that. I just put a few apple tree branches in the hutch and they
were quite content. If you're going to give them wood to chew
on, make sure you research what types of wood are okay.
Some wood can be poisonous to them, so be careful.
If you would like to build your own rabbit hutch, I've put
together some step-by-step woodworking plans that will take
you through building one. See the photos above and if you're
interested, download them right to your computer. Thanks for
visiting the site!
Hutch has a door at each end.
Your rabbit’s private
quarters.
Dropping pans make
cleaning easy.
Bunny hutch is 5 ft. x 5 ft. x 30” W
Contact:
jmarc@chesapeakecrafts.com
Downloadable woodworking plans include pictures and easy to follow
instructions. The plans read like a book, with actual construction photos
explained in detail at every step. Material and tool lists included. Plans are
in PDF format and can viewed on your computer or you can print them on
8.5 x 11 paper.
