Rabbit Tractors

Here is our rabbits in their moveable cages. We made them ourselves (obviously) out of different fencing and other cages we had. We used wood to give them a "spine" and help hold the shape of the two that have curved tops.

The tarps laying over the cage that shelter the rabbits are bags that held feed and compost.

The cost of these to make are about $5.00 if you have scrap wood(but you have to buy the fencing in 100 foot rolls) compared to the $30.00 cage we bought from the store.

We move the rabbits once or twice a day so they can "graze" on the grass, but also supplement their feeding with other greens out of our garden and some store bought feed.

When the doe rabbit has babies we will have to move the momma and babies out of this style of cage due to the possibility of the momma feeling scared. If a mother rabbit feels too scared she will eat her babies.

We have found that our rabbits have flourished and have loved this approach of moving around our back yard ten times more than being stacked near each other without grazing. There was one of our rabbits (prior to grazing them) that was skin and bones and refused to eat anything and was near dead in his cage, but has made a full recovery since he started grazing.

We do plan on eating our rabbits and plan on it being one of our main source of meats. 3 rabbits (2 does and 1 buck) if properly handled and bred will produc 600 lbs of meat in a year at 1/3 the cost of feed compared to a cow. Another distinct advantage of the rabbits over a cow is that you can slaughter only as much meat as you need compared to having to store all the extra beef you have following slaughter of a cow.

We are also getting ready to explore the possibility of guinea pigs as a meat source (We hear they are tasty and even better than rabbits in regards to the meat/feed ratio) but we will let you know what comes of that.

Our son loves the rabbits and will take us back to the cage to feed and water the rabbits. Our dogs stand perplexed every day looking at the rabbits, but have not tried to harm them in any way.

Rabbit Cage (Store) $30.00
Rabbit Tractor/Cage $5.00

Savings of $25.00
Healthy rabbits - Priceless
This does not take into account the savings you will see in feed costs as your rabbits eat the greens. It also does not take into account how much healthier I believe the rabbits are while being closer to their natural state.

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