Building A Rabbit Hutch with KW Cages - Teal Stone Homestead Style! (Silver Fox Meat Rabbits)

My website is EmergencyPrepGuy.com
In this video I build a rabbit hutch that is a cross between the rabbit hutch built by the Teal Stone Homestead KZbin channel and the Slightly Rednecked Quail Hutch. I also secure the rabbit cages the way Chris at Slightly Rednecked KZbin Channel does.
Here are links to their KZbin channels:
Slightly Rednecked: / slightlyrednecked
Teal Stone Homestead: / @tealstonehomestead
3" Deck Screws:amzn.to/3IjDDTd
2" Deck Screws: amzn.to/3Gjfhrd
1 5/8" Deck Screws: amzn.to/3C2ylrb
1" Corrugated Roofing Screws: amzn.to/3hRGrfo
8' Plastic Corrugated Roofing Sheets: tinyurl.com/5cvr34un
KW Modular Meat Rabbit Cages: tinyurl.com/56a5kats

[@Nautilus1972]

I like Salatin’s idea of keeping chickens under the rabbits and wood shavings/sawdust. Nothing smells bad. The rabbit poop gets mixed up in the shavings by the chickens scratching it out. Collect your high quality compost off the floor twice a year! No cleaning!

[@tooshieg2059]

Thanks for sharing. I love that your design is simple enough to DIY, pretty enough for a suburban backyard and effective enough for the bunnies. You are great on camera and at explaining things. I appreciate you.

[@TealStoneHomestead]

Hey look at that!! Great job! Love the color 😊 nice mashup of Chris and I’s hutches.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thanks! Yes, thanks for filming your hutch so we all could benefit. I really like your no plywood design!

[@conguerican]

Out of all the designs I've seen, this one is, BY FAR, the most comprehensive and doable one. This is the one I'll follow. Thanks for sharing!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thanks for letting me know. I really enjoy it. What I like most is no moving poop trays and almost no flies if you have free range chickens. You might check my videos on by automatic watering system that works all winter.

[@conguerican]

@@theemergencyprepguy Thanks, yes I have, they are great. Awesome ideas, and I will need them too, lol.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

@@conguerican glad they are helpful

[@spicykittyh1]

Great tutorial, nicer size cage than most meat rabbit setups too. Helped a lot, thanks

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Great to hear!

[@carriestrong591]

I like some of your modifications to the Teal Stone hutch. Nicely done👍

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@barbaragrant4579]

I like your cage build. Lots of weather protection. 👍

[@RubDev]

What a great video! I'm still looking into best practices when it comes to keeping quail and rabbits on a deep bedding. These hutches are the best!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you liked it!

[@buynsell365]

I really like the design ...... I am looking forward to building one like this

[@Mansahx]

I did something similar but I used 4x4’s because my rabbits are heavy and when they start kindling in the next 30 days. They will put allot of wait on the cages. Good cages I’ve had mine for about 7 months now.

[@akirimau]

Great job sir. Enjoyed watching your project to completion.

[@Mr.1233md]

Like how he used the clamps to stabilize it. I've done that before without and it was a pain!

[@XaViEr3520]

Really wanted to see something like this! You read my mind!!!!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Glad you were looking for something like this

[@stacyclark5910]

Great ideas! Good job…thanks!

[@arivonto]

Nice and neat with hanging cage concept!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thanks!

[@williameddy7217]

Cool Build

[@therabbitcity]

Nice work!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

I appreciate the kind words!

[@johnthomas5806]

home built sawhorses? They look very stable...

[@PTSmallFarm]

It's look very pretty 😍 l like your video🥰🥰🥰

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thank you!

[@mdw4health]

Awesome!👍 This back yard is becoming the envy of the neighborhood! I’m thinking in the future a family could eat pretty good out of a back yard like this! Good example!!👍😉👍

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Glad you liked it!

[@myozcan]

nice

[@KarCar13]

Holy over kill, gets -30c here, I only block for wind chill cause it can get -40c but never had troubles with rabbits out doors.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Yes the do fine in the cold. I only put the tarp down when windy.

[@eltee9547]

Thanks for another great video. I was thinking about combining the quail hutch with the rabbit hutch and make a super quail hutch. That way I can maximize the amount of quail I have on hand at any given time. Thoughts!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Sounds like a great idea. 👍 My rabbit hutch was a combination of Slightly Redneck's rabbit, and quail hutch as well as Teal Stone Homestead's rabbit hutch. That's why we are all sharing our version's, to give others ideas and so they can improve upon them!

[@fatimazoz]

Good 👌 ⚘ 👍

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thank you 😊

[@BloomWithGracie]

Just found your channel. I was looking on how to winterize my rabbit hutch. Think this will work for PA winters?

[@theemergencyprepguy]

I live in a town in Idaho with an elevation of just under 5,000 feet. They don't even close our schools here unless it gets 20 degrees below zero. So yes I believe this hutch will work well for your area. Rabbits do great with cold. Much better than they do with summer heat. The main thing is you have to be able to get them out of the wind when it is really cold. Where I have my hutch positioned it is next to a fence and under a big tree so most of the wind is blocked anyway. But still I can pull down the front if it ever gets windy just in case. I hope that helps.

[@BloomWithGracie]

@@theemergencyprepguy Thank you so much for your reply. The back of our hutch is against our porch. We have privacy screen on our fencing. We rescued the rabbit. It's a Dutch rabbit we found in our back yard. We asked neighbors if it belonged to them. No one claimed it, so we now have a rabbit. One thing we have noticed, is even cleaning the hutch everyday, (We purchased one for in the house) it still stinks and her pee is getting everywhere. Hence the move outside.....lol Thank you again!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Yes I know what you mean. I have heard they are smart enough to be house trained but I've never tried it. I like outside better.

[@terrybrown6568]

I like the idea of the plastic and keeps it bright, but will it get too hot in the summer?

[@theemergencyprepguy]

It was built and had rabbits the last part of the summer. There were still some pretty warm days. Most of the time I keep the front plastic rolled up so they get plenty of air flow. The only time I put it down is when it is really cold and windy. (Cold wind is the only cold that can get to them.) And even then it seems like they get plenty of air flow. I wouldn't want to have the front plastic down other than when it is very cold and windy. It works great and they seem very comfortable. Their hutch is in the shade.

[@prveteran]

Cool hutches. Excited for ya! Are any of the wood pressure treated?

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thanks! Yes all of the legs are pressure treated.

[@prveteran]

@@theemergencyprepguy Yes. I realize later on. You did mention it in the video. Excellent Craftmanship!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

@@prveteran Thanks!

[@Stephen8852]

I really like your hutch. Would you happen to have dimensions plans. Thanks Stephen fm oklahoma

[@XaViEr3520]

Also what’s up with all those apples 🍏 on the floor 🤣🤣🤣

[@theemergencyprepguy]

They are hard too keep up with so many are falling

[@donleckrone6448]

Floor ? Lol

[@XaViEr3520]

@@donleckrone6448 lol I was too amazed at the apples, ok ground 👍🏼

[@amandalarsen6098]

Thanks! Great rabbit set up! Curious- where are you from?

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Thanks. East Idaho

[@Figs4Life]

Great information thank you. What type of rabbits do you have and why?

[@theemergencyprepguy]

The industry "best" if you ask most people will be New Zealand purebreds or California purebreds. These breeds are the perfect size and they grow to butcher size in 8 to 10 weeks generally. You can sell grown rabbits for $25 without purebred papers each and at least double that with papers. My purpose has never been to sell them. It has always been to eat or freeze dry them, but I know a lot of people sell them. When I lived in a different state I had purebred New Zealand's. I now live in a much smaller town so I purchased what I could find. My buck I just purchased is a purebred Silver Fox (which is also supposed to be a really good meat breed). My does are both purebred Standard Rex Rabbits, (also good meat breed, just slightly smaller). I paid extra for the breeding papers on all of them. The rexes are breed for both meat and fur, so their coats are the softest I have ever felt. I have been reading lately that if you mix two purebreds, the first generation off spring are extra healthy and grow extra fast. Since my goal is not to sell them I wanted to try this and see. I would have probably not gotten rexes since they are slightly smaller had I been able to find New Zealand or Californian does. But I live in a small town so I took what I could find that were purebred. I wanted purebreds so I could try the whole first generation cross thing. In the future I may try to find New Zealand or Californian does (but these rexes are super sweet lol).

[@Figs4Life]

@@theemergencyprepguy Thanks again for all the information brother.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

@@Figs4Life you are welcome!

[@theemergencyprepguy]

One of the writers for my website, a lady that has raised meat rabbits, just posted this article on my website which might be helpful to you. It talks about the best meat rabbit breeds. emergencyprepguy.com/the-best-rabbit-breeds-for-raising-meat/. The image in that article is my Silver Fox buck.

[@shastaty]

how many 2 x 4 did you get total. I don't know how many I need to get them I can cut?

[@theemergencyprepguy]

I break all that down for you in this article on my website emergencyprepguy.com/building-a-meat-rabbit-hutch-teal-stone-homestead-style/

[@SummerPeach28]

With that plastic roofing is it going to crack when the fruit falls on it?

[@theemergencyprepguy]

I doubt it. It's pretty flexible and tough. I guess we'll see 😀

[@dfishman76]

Why the plastic? I was thinking rabbits like the cold weather. Or maybe I am wrong? Why was the total price on this minus to cages

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Here is an article I wrote on building this hutch. I don't remember if I totaled it, but I do list out the materials. emergencyprepguy.com/building-a-meat-rabbit-hutch-teal-stone-homestead-style/ You are right rabbits do well in the cold. You just have to keep them dry and they need a way to get out of the wind. I only pull down the plastic in the front when it is both cold and windy.

[@staceyrae2779]

What size are the rabbit cages

[@theemergencyprepguy]

They are the KW cages 36 x 30 x 18 Babysaver Modular Rabbit Cages.

[@dwaynelejeune3508]

Why hang them? I would just set it on 2x4 rack less wood is needed unless a reason is needed to hang?

[@theemergencyprepguy]

The whole reason I went with the hanging model is because then I don't have to deal with the poop and urine build up on top of the 2x4's that support the cages. Hanging it is much cleaner. And the wood lasts longer.

[@bbz7672]

Rabbits get sores on their feet from wire bottom on hutches

[@theemergencyprepguy]

I have heard that has happened to some. I have had rabbits for quite a few years and have never seen it happen to any of mine. In these new cages I do have those inserts you can get that give the rabbits a place to get off the wire when they choose to.

[@bolletjebruin7678]

I will never ever force my rabbits to live on dread wire metal gaze floor.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

You will probably have extra happy rabbits!

[@bolletjebruin7678]

@@theemergencyprepguy Thanks for your answer. I think my rabbits are happy, they are often busy with the straw.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

@@bolletjebruin7678 That's good!

[@uftc1324]

That’s fine, not everyone will choose to. Just don’t discriminate on the people that choose to do so, and if you choose to. Make sure you are fully aware of the all the ‘factual’ information about the topic.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

@@uftc1324 not sure who you are talking to or what you are saying 🤔