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[@dstar945]

You have done a awesome job on your new bunny hutch. Love what you did Mel.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

dstar945 Thanks, Star!

[@iowaborn5419]

Great job Mel,they look really good!

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Starlene Bortvit Thanks, Starlene!

[@Brad1237202]

Nice job Mel!!! Your such a hard worker!!!!

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Brad1237202 Thanks, Brad!

[@PidasianHippie]

Very nice job on your latest hutch. Great idea on the hinged divider. It makes your cages much more flexible.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Pidasian Hippie I love that divider! I'm going to make another for the other top cage and possibly one more in Kinley's cage. She'll be so happy....NOT! Thanks, April!

[@PidasianHippie]

Hahahaha. You are very welcome! :-)

[@jeannemiller306]

the hutch turned out wonderful,,u did a great job

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

jeanne miller Thanks, Jeanne!

[@LadySheWolfWitch]

Great job Mel. I haven't had a bunch of bunnies in a long time. I only have one that belongs to my grandson. What I used to do for the water bottles is take a clothes hanger and bend the wire so it would hold the water bottles in place. You can make several wire holders with one hanger :) Just an idea....

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

She Wolf Thanks for the idea! That's a great idea. Did you have problems getting the water bottle off to fill it?

[@LadySheWolfWitch]

Not at all. Just bend the wire into a U shape so it will fit around the bottle and then bend a small U shape in each end so it will hook onto the cage. They make the wire hooks for some of the bottles you see at the store but its easy to make your own and they last forever. I love the job you did on the cages. Great idea putting that inner door on there. I love it.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

She Wolf Thanks, Wolfy! I'll give it a try! I have one more inner door to make. It has been the best thing I've come up with. After I make it, it's time to clean the cages!

[@sweetheartsmom]

I think you have done a really good job on this

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Tracy Bruring Thanks, Tracy!

[@LindaPenney]

ovely update thank you for sharing

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Linda Penney Thanks, Linda!

[@ellenhicks544]

Great job

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Ellen Hicks Why, thank you, Miss Ellen!

[@lindabrown7374]

You did a great job.

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LINDA BROWN Thanks, Linda!

[@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me]

You are "The Bomb"!! Awesome hutches!

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Susan Rogers Thanks, Susan! It's so wonderful to see your name again!

[@marthashipman5979]

great hutches~

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Martha Shipman Thanks, Martha!

[@katherinetaylor5323]

Hello Mel, great hutches, I think it is a fabulous idea. Enjoy your soak, you deserve it.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Katherine Taylor Thanks, Kath! Glad you like my fabulous, grand, stupendous idea! LOL!

[@pjbridges94]

You are a hard working woman lady! Glad to "see" you again.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Grace Hollow Rabbitry and Homestead Well, hi there! Those hutches were such a pain! I'm so glad I can just relax and find some of these guys homes now!

[@jksatte]

Sometimes I have seen other rabbit owners put a solid shield on the bucks cages. Apparently they like to spray. FYI! Janice

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

jksatte Thanks, Janice. Yeah, I noticed Dustin liked to do that! Nasty things, boys...... I'll put something up between them when the time comes.

[@sherthom5672]

What about winter with these hutches?

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Sher Thom My biggest problem is summer. Wool rabbits get so hot! Can you imagine wearing a coat that is 7 times warmer that sheep's wool all summer?! In winter they'll be fine. If it goes below freezing, I'll throw a tarp over each hutch condo. They'll be better off than me! If I see that one is colder than the rest, I can always put them in a cage in the greenhouse with a couple more bunnies.

[@sherthom5672]

Geez, and you have Georgia summers to boot. I can just see you building some type of rabbit air conditioning later this summer.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Sher Thom The only room that has A/C is my bedroom. I refuse to have 11 more 'domestics' in my house! LOL! They love their frozen bottles. The babies aren't as hot as the adults but they love to roll them around their hutches and make as much noise as possible!

[@lizspencer605]

One Woman & Two Acres I have an angora rabbit on the back porch and I live in Texas. I freeze bottles too, but I also keep a box fan attached to the side of the cage that blows all the time and will shave him once it gets over 85. (should have done it last weekend but I was busy doing a cut out on a bee hive) If you have a box fan, try that too. It really helps George!

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

I'll have to work on a box fan for them. The problem is it's outside with no cover for the electrical appliance! I hate the idea of clipping all their wool off but I know I'll have to. I was thinking of growing grape vines over the hutches and above the walkway between them. That would create a lot of shade and have something cooling growing around them.

[@heatherinparis]

Great job Mel....those hutches are wonderful. As far as the shirt tags....I don't tuck them in I cut them off! Those bunnies that are not "woolers"?? Can they be made into dinners after growing a bit more?

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Heather Smedley I need to cut those stupid tags off! The non-woolers are really too small to make a meal, even for me. They're already 4 months and the largest weighs 4 pounds!

[@fatearthbackyardfarm]

One Woman & Two Acres you were makin' me nervous with that board!! I was scared you were going to drop it on your foot!

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Audra Russell I probably did at some point... LOL! Those things are so heavy but with God on my side, I can usually handle anything. Let's see what He can protect me from today! LOL!

[@fatearthbackyardfarm]

One Woman & Two Acres LOL!!!!

[@woodsbound7932]

Yes, you're a "git 'er done" kind of gal, aren'tcha!

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Jennifer Houston Yes, I am! It's been a long journey but I can honestly say... I'M SO GLAD THEY'RE DONE!

[@xanatunes1]

Hey Mel, you don't need help, it seems to me. The way you hoist the OSB up on those crates like that. You have a great positive, can-do attitude. Bravooo! Nice looking final product...lucky bunnies. :)

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

sunnyside30 The help would be appreciated but I can usually find something around to assist me. I love these new hutches. The prototypes fall short of being very good. They're roomy though so my rabbits and bunnies are all very comfy!

[@kendire6135]

Mel, I have a concern. The chicken wire on the back of the rabbit hutches. A raccoon can definitely rip through that. I would consider putting hardware cloth over that. I believe you have mink as well in your area as well, veracious devils.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Ken Dire Thanks, Ken! I didn't have any more hardware cloth and can't afford to even think about getting more. The racoons and 'possums don't dare come around. Nnyus, my bigger dog, is very protective of the property when it comes to the larger vermin. I haven't seen any mink or heard of anyone complaining about them. I certainly hope they stay away. My little dog would have a field day chasing and killing one of them!

[@angelaangell8523]

So you are raising rabbits only for hair to make knitting? Or when you cull them you will use them as meat rabbits? I was wondering because seems costly in feed unless you plan on eating some or selling a lot of skein after you make it.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Angela Angell They really aren't big enough for anything but a snack! I'll be selling the culls. They'll make wonderful pets. Most are calm and easy going. I've come up with an idea for the wool that would be even more cost effective than selling by the ounce. I'll keep you updated as soon as I have my first 'creation'!

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

I was feeling your pain when you were handling that "plywoodish" thingy. :D If you have any paint lying around, you might want to paint it. That stuff doesn't like moisture much. :( Just what you need, I male yelling at you! LOL!

[@angelaangell8523]

MotherOfManyHorses Yea I was thinking that, too. She should've painted it before putting it up there cuz rain will make it swell up.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Angela Angell She can still paint it while it's up, if she has any paint. It's not the end of the world if she doesn't. She has a nice over hang on that roof that will help to keep rain away.

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

MotherOfManyHorses You know, I was going to paint it before I put it up but just couldn't wait that long to get the darn thing up! One of the bunnies had found a way through the tarp and down on the open hutches below! I'm going to paint the exterior and then use the hinged dividers to move bunnies around and paint each individual cage. Hmmm... I wonder when I'll be doing that? LOL! And you are so right about another guy yelling at me! I thought I'd finally gotten rid of all my boy pest problems!!! ROFL!

[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

MotherOfManyHorses Thanks, Angela. I really do need to do it but it's not on my 'high priority' list. I'm sure I'll get around to it one day.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

One Woman & Two Acres LOL! Yeah, those critters have a way of changing our plans for us. ;)

[@sweetheartsmom]

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[@OneWomanAndTwoAcres]

Tracy Bruring Yeah, I did. John is so good at coming up with stuff! I really don't have the resources to buy the tubing and nipples so I'll have to do it the hard way... LOL!