The corral maintenance of rabbits is very convenient, more humane and more cost-effective than the cellular one. Our article will tell you how to make a free-form pen for furry animals in your backyard.
Why do we need a pen for rabbits
The rabbits for keeping rabbits is an average concept between an open-air cage and a cage: in them animals are not kept on a permanent basis, but are released for walking in a warm and dry season to eat pasture.
Did you know? While eating food, the rabbit performs 120 chewing movements per minute.
According to reviews of farmers and lovers of rabbit breeding, such pens are convenient and have a positive effect on the health and development of adult rabbits and young stock for the following reasons:- animals quickly gain mass;
- there is no disruption in the cardiovascular system;
- digestion is getting better;
- metabolic processes and metabolism return to normal;
- the motor activity of animals helps to fight disease;
- when driven, animals are easier to take care of, clean up and feed them with branch feed;
- if there are several females with young in the pen, they help each other to care for and feed him;
- simplicity of design and easy manufacturing;
- do not need large material costs;
- pen can be built in a short time.
We advise you to get acquainted with different breeds of rabbits: white giant, gray giant, French ram, marder, Rex, Angora, black-brown, butterfly, Viennese blue, flandre, Soviet chinchilla.
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How to make a pen for rabbits with your own hands
We present to you the description of the process - how to make a pen for eared pets with your own hands.
Important! The content of rabbits in pens is not suitable for large farms, where they are grown for meat. Due to enhanced physical development, the meat of animals will be red in color, and also tough in taste due to the increased content of muscle tissue in it.
Layout and size calculation
When planning the construction of a zonchik for rabbit herds, it is important to consider the following requirements:
- you need to make on paper a drawing of the future building, calculating all the sizes, taking into account the number of individuals in your farm;
- the size of the pen can be arbitrary, but it is important to consider that about 1 square meter of free space should fall on one individual, therefore if there are up to 30 furry pets in the household, then they will require 25-30 square meters of space;
- It is important to choose a suitable location for the arrangement of the structure: if there is a lawn with lush grass or a spacious playground in the garden, you can arrange a covered walking yard for pets in the form of a portable rectangular structure covered with a net;
- the corral should be at least 80 centimeters high, so that there is enough free space on top, since the animals love to stand on their hind legs;
- in depth the framework has to be driven in by 50 cm.
Did you know? In the past, rabbits were settled on uninhabited islands, so that the sailors who survived the shipwreck would have something to eat before the aid arrived.
Materials and tools
You need materials to make a rabbit pen.:
- galvanized grid for roofing (cell size 10x10 cm);
- wooden slats;
- mesh welded 5x5 cm for the frame;
- wooden boards for arranging a rabbit house;
- connecting wire;
- self-tapping screws;
- emery paper for processing wooden structures;
- metal corner;
- linoleum;
- furniture canopies;
- feeders and drinkers.
Learn how to make a rabbit shed, a house, an aviary and a cage using the Zolotukhin method with your own hands.
Required tools:
- jigsaw for woodworking;
- screwdriver or screwdriver;
- pliers.
Step-by-step instruction
Further step by step describe the process of manufacturing the construction of the pen:
- Assemble the quadrangular frame with rails and metal corners, connecting them with self-tapping screws.
- On the finished frame to stretch galvanized mesh and secure it with a connecting wire.
- On one side of the frame it is necessary to leave an opening for the door of arbitrary width so that you can enter the paddock.
- Build a wire frame into the ground (not less than 50 cm), so that the animals could not dig and did not run away from the pen.
- Knock the doors out of the rails, cover them with a net and attach them to the frame with canopies.
- Make a roof in the form of a frame with a stretched welded net and attach it to the main frame with canopies so that it can be tilted when feeding rabbits, for example, with branches.
- To build a small wooden house in the pen where animals will hide from heat or rain, and also stay at night.
- Cover the floor of the house with linoleum.
- To equip the pen with drinkers and feeders, purchased in the store or made by yourself.
Important! It is necessary to process all wooden surfaces of the bead with emery paper so as not to get hurt while working with protruding wooden fibers.
Video: building a summer cage for small animals with your own hands in 15 minutes Summing up, we emphasize that anyone can build a small pen for a rabbit herd with his own hands. It does not require large cash costs and excessive effort. And rabbits, in turn, will delight their owners with good health and vitality.
