Many livestock farms and private entrepreneurs are increasingly paying attention to the breeding of rabbits. Breeding these furry animals is quite a profitable occupation. If it is possible to put it this way, it is practically wasteless, since the litter of rabbits is highly valued in agriculture as fertilizer.
Rabbit cage types
Keeping rabbits in cages is the most convenient option for you and for animals. If you build a cage for rabbits with your own hands according to your own project and take into account all the possible needs of fluffy ones, ease of feeding and maintenance, then breeding rabbits will bring not only benefits but also pleasure.
Single cell
The single-section variant of the cage is a spacious enclosure with doors, equipped with drinking bowls and feeders. The room is designed for one individual or, if the section is large, for walking the young. A single-section cage for a rabbit is convenient when breeding animals in small quantities for their needs.
Did you know? Rabbits are considered silent, but these animals often use different sounds that explain their condition. A contented, peaceful rabbit makes purring sounds, pleasure can be indicated by short clicks, aggression can be signaled by growling or grunting, fear is indicated by knocking with your teeth, and if fluffy screams, it means that it hurts.
Two-section cage
The cells, consisting of two sections, are separated by a feeder made of a grid, made in a V-shape. In such a house for a rabbit, you can keep a couple of animals, opening the valve between the sections with the planned mating.
Triple cell
Cells consisting of three sections, allow you to contain three individuals (male and two females), between sections there are opening flaps. If necessary, one of the females can be admitted to the male living in the central section. After talking & - again divided.
Cell type farm "Klenovo - Chegodaevo"
The design of these cells is long - 240 cm, width - 65 cm. The material for the manufacture of the floor in such cells is wood, in a continuous sheet or lath way. Feeders and drinkers are located inside the cages on the floor. There are plug-in boxes that are used as queen machines with removable feeders and pans for babies.
Important! Little rabbits to adult food are taught gradually. Tinder carrots for babies, steamed grain and give small non-rigid hay.
Mikhailov cell project
The convenient design of a two-tier mini-farm was developed and implemented by I. N. Mikhailov. On the frame-stand are two floors of cells. The roof is made of translucent materials.
Feeding troughs and drinkers allow you to provide animals with food and water for a week. Such a device of bunk cages for rabbits is convenient for those who can not devote time to animals daily.
Cages of Zolotukhin's design
The construction of Zolotukhin is a three-tiered aviary, in two sections per tier. The upper tiers are shifted to the width of the lower floor grid obliquely, with a peculiar projection of the floor of plywood or from a flat sheet of slate.
Inpatient mother liquor is not provided: for the female with a litter, a portable hole is inserted for the winter. In the summer, the female with rabbit is located in the hay, but is separated by a partition from the rest of the animals.
The feeder in the form of a tray is inserted into the frame of the door, which allows you to pour food without opening the door.
Does it make sense to acquire an industrial cell
With large-scale rabbit breeding, factory-made rabbit cages will save time on self-cage production. Such cells have a lot of advantages: a clear design, equipment with convenient watering and feeding troughs, trays for feces, nests for individual individuals.
In the factory nets there are convenient queen cells for females with offspring. The drawings of rabbit houses are constantly being improved, the designs are complemented by innovative ideas, and more convenient and rational developments are developed for both the cells themselves and various adaptations for the life of animals.
The lack of factory cells in frequent marriage in the production of any parts of the house, the mismatch of the size of the cell with the future location of its location.
On the other hand, when making a cage for domestic rabbits independently, the dimensions of the cells are commensurate with the space of their further location. Depending on the number of animals, the type of cage, the placement of partitions, drinking bowls, feeders is chosen.
It is possible to choose a material that is more convenient for you in the manufacture of both the entire cage and the pallet, feeders and other things.
Making a cage with your own hands
Before making a home for animals, it is necessary to determine the size of the premises: for adult males, females and cubs, for each individual rabbits is determined footage required for normal development and maximum convenience.
Professionals are advised to calculate the flock area for rabbits so that one adult has at least 0.12 square meters. It is advisable to immediately provide all the nuances: partitions, the location of drinking bowls and feeders, the location of pallets.
Three-tiered cages for rabbits will be optimal for a large number of animals, the nursery for the young, and separate sections for males and females will easily fit in the project drawings.
The advantage of such sheds is considerable space saving, the ability to install a structure on the street and in the utility room.
Interesting! Newborn rabbits are naked and blind, and on the twentieth day of life they can eat on their own.
The choice of space for cells
No matter what design you have in mind: small rabbit cages or three-tiered sheds, the main thing is correct choice of location.
The best place for the aviary will be a slightly shaded area, for example, in a garden among trees. In this case, the animals will be protected from drafts and overheating.
Professional rabbit breeders advise keeping furry pets in street conditions: animals develop immunity to diseases, improve wool quality, as well as reproductive function and endurance of the offspring.
A good option - at the wall of a large utility room with a protruding visor, which will create additional protection from precipitation and direct rays of the sun. For outdoor maintenance, take care of cell insulation during the winter period.
Double-decker cages for rabbits can be located indoors. In this case, think carefully about the removal of waste products: animals should not suffocate from the smell of their own feces.
Size and drawing
The size of the proposed premises depends on the breed of animals and their number (consider and litter). The average rooms have the following dimensions:
- length - 120-150 cm;
- width - 60-80 cm;
- wall height - 35-50 cm.
When developing a drawing, take into account the houses for females with offspring and premises for the young, consider the location of the feeders and drinkers, convenience for you when cleaning the cells, partitions opening for mating.
Think about how to warm the outdoor room for animals. Perhaps you will like the idea of an extension to the main house of the recreational cage from the grid.
Necessary tools and materials
For the construction of cells it is better to use natural materials for the main parts of the room: wooden blocks, boards and slats, sheets of plywood.
For the roof of houses it is desirable to use a slate base, rather than metal. Metal sheets quickly heat up, as well as freeze during the winter period.
For individual parts you will need: galvanized mesh, door hinges, hooks and latches for doors. Tools and small parts:
- scissors for metal;
- screws and screwdriver;
- nails and hammer;
- pliers;
- Bulgarian, saw;
- Roulette, pencil and level.
Attention! The design of street cells should be reliable from the penetration of predators: foxes, dogs or rats.
Building a cage: step by step instructions
Once you have decided on the size, selected the necessary materials and prepared the tools, you can proceed to construction. To work easier to get going, consider the proposed you step by step instructions for making cages for rabbits:
- The first action will be the manufacture of the frame of the bars. Measure according to the drawing the necessary sizes and quantity. Assemble the frame, reinforce and check the reliability of the base.
- Lay the floor. It is recommended to make the floor using net or thin rails so that the waste does not accumulate in the section. For outdoor maintenance, the floor can be made double. For easy under-floor cleaning, install pallets.
- Plywood sheets or boards are used for the rear walls, you can make them a little shorter than the front ones, then precipitations will not linger on the sloping roof.
- It is better to make the side walls of wood without cracks, and the interior - of the grid. In a two-section room in the middle of the set feeder.
- For the front walls fit plywood or boards, the doors can be made of wooden slats with a grid. Secure the doors and check how easy they are to open.
- It is better to make a removable roof for the enclosure, so it is easier to clean the cells. Material - slate. In the manufacture of the roof provide shelter.
In this article, the step-by-step production of the rabbit cage is designed for any type of home for animals, since general instructions are given during construction. Rabbits are very gentle animals, and the better and more attentive their care and maintenance, the greater the return.
