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Rabbit tractor living roof.
When we started raising the rabbits a little over a year ago we had high hopes of being able to graze them in rabbit tractors in our backyard.
My tractor is 8 feet long by 4 feet wide to match the dimensions of the wire i had on hand.
It has a rabbit hole and large living section for your rabbit.
Cage comes complete with shelf ramp bowl and more.
90 day limited warranty.
Then too our field isn t exclusively grassland.
So you will need to find materials that can satisfy those requirements.
The tractor allows us to move them into the shade during hot summer days.
That s all you need you can add wheels if you want to but we didn t with ours.
The rabbit tractor was always bridging dips in the ground or getting hung up too high on rocks leaving much of the grass beneath the slatted bottom out of the bunnies reach.
Easy how to on these light weight lawn tractors for rabbits and chickens.
Grown rabbits can tolerate cold pretty well but they do not do well in intense heat.
We used a repurposed dog pen as the.
It s disrupted by fruit trees berry bushes flowers a pond our garden and other obstacles.
How to build a diy rabbit tractor for 50.
Think of your rabbit tractor in 3 sections a floor more on this in a minute walls and a roof.
Our experience raising rabbits in tractors.
Once we had the cage system built we also built a rabbit tractor that allows the rabbits to graze on clover or grass during the day.
It is ultimately up to you.
I used 1x2s to create a rectangular frame added triangular blocks in the corners and pinned it all together using my nail gun and long nails.
Our yard is about 1 2 an acre where we could move them around so we were just certain it would work.
It has a beautiful wood finish and a tin roof that protects the rabbit from sunlight and rain.
Turned out it was quite a pain and not very successful.
Fashion a roof of sheet metal set into a wooden frame.
Strong square tube construction is easy to assemble and clean.
Cut your feed costs in half and allow your animals to be happier and healthier by.
But rabbit tractors are a great option because of the amount.
Attach 2 by 3 inch welded wire to the bottom of the rabbit tractor.
The hutch has a country flair to it that makes it look very homey for your furry additions.
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