Month: March 2020

So I made this rabbit hutch in similar fashion to one I already had.

It’s made from recycled pallet boards, 2”x 2”s, 2”x 4”s and plywood for the roof.

This project I didn’t think of taking pictures and I didn’t take very many throughout the process. Sorry!

Inside view of the sheltered living area.

I wanted it to be tall enough to go inside to clean or work on.

I made two access doors on that opens out and down for cleaning and the other opens up in the back for catching or easy access to the nesting box.

Painting every inch of wood (no rotting on my watch).

Add 1”x 1” wire or 1”x 2” welded wire to the bottom to allow grass eating, easy cleaning and prevent digging.

Before I finished this hutch one of the stray cats that come and eat food here showed up pregnant. She was wild but I caught her and turned this into a cat house for her to have her VERY SOON to be babies in safe place and taken care of. It worked great as a short term cat house, we moved it to the coolest place up in the trees since it was the middle of august.
The whole time I was working to befriend her and found her to be amazingly loving just a bit shy and warmed up to me and my husband after spending everyday with her and the kittens. All the kittens got amazing homes and I took momma kitty to get all her shots and get spayed. When we released her I was sad, thinking she would disappear. To my surprise she stayed and has been here everyday since.

With real roofing (not just a tarp) it will be perfect for rabbits. And maybe just maybe I’ll actually take a picture of it finished.

I plan to also add wheels to the back and a rope in the front, to easily move it around the yard.

Simple and quick to build! Easy to move around the yard for safe grass enjoyment of your animals! I used materials leftover from other projects so all I had to buy was the tin.

Perfect for getting chicks used to being outside or a few rabbits to nibble on the grass.

I found this great for growing out a litter of rabbits on grass and their poop fertilizes the lawn! The only green patches of grass left during the heat of summer were the places the rabbits had been.

They hardly touch their pellets when out on the grass, so it hugely decreases the feed bill.

Start out by making the bottom of the frame. Then attach the sides, two fronts taller and the two back shorter for a good pitch in the roof.

Attach two same length pieces from front post to front post and back post to back post.

Then attach three same length roof supports. One on each side and one in the middle (middle one not pictured).

Cut a piece of OSB or plywood to fit both sides of the tractor.

Then build the nesting box. One larger bottom piece, two angled sides to create a pitch and one shorter back piece.

To build the roof, make a frame larger then the bottom to overhang at least six inches on all sides ( make sure its enough to cover about half of the nesting box lid, but not so much it cant be opened).
I used one support down the middle of the frame.

Then attached the tin using self taping screws.

The roof is removable and I didn’t attach hinges and a clasp to the roof but plan to in the future as it does blow of with heavy winds.

To add the lid of the nesting box cut a piece large enough to over hang the sides to keep the rain out.

Add hinges and a clasp to keep lid shut and predators out!

Staple hardware cloth wire to the front and back (cheaper option is chicken wire, but it’s much less secure). Add larger wire like 1”x 2” wielded wire on the bottom so they can eat grass and can’t dig out.

I stained all the wood to finish it.

Later I added more 2”x 2”s between the roof supports (as seen in the picture below) to close any gaps.