DIY Rabbit Hutch Instructions

“Due to our impending move to a neighborhood with HOA regulations, we decided weeks ago that it was time. Time to move the bunnies from the piece-meal wire chicken cages to proper hutches.

Ben and the boys are becoming quite the animal shelter builders.

When we were living in Montana, they designed and built a hutch along with a chicken tractor. A bit wiser and with some old fashioned experience under his belt this time, Ben designed a two piece hutch.

The removable house sits on an elevated stand to allow for easier mobility (those things can be very awkward to move in one piece!) and more thorough cleaning. Although Daddy did most of the work, its been a family affair with the Sprouts helping to build and stain these bunny bungalows. We made two of them:  a “boy” hutch and a “girl” hutch…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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