How To Build A Bunny Cage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2021
- This video has been in the works for a little while. (sorry it took so long!) This is how I built my 2 in 1 bunny cages.
Each cage measures 72"x30"x17.5" and is divided into two cages measuring 36"x30" which is an excellent sized cage for all but the giant breeds of rabbits.
In this video I walk you through cutting the wire, to assembly and then the finer details to finish up a homemade bunny cage. If you have any questions leave them in the comments! I'm happy to help however I can. Below is a list of supplies and links if I purchased them online.
Supplies I Used (and links if available):
1/2"x1/2" hardwire cloth for the front, back, sides and roof
1"x1/2" cage wire for the floors (left overs used for the doors)
* I purchased all my wire from Rural King*
Sifting feeders or J feeders were purchased at Tractor Supply
Cage Clips
www.amazon.com/Miller-Manufac...
Cage Clip Pliers
www.amazon.com/LITTLE-GIANT-4...
Cage Door guards
www.amazon.com/All-Things-Bun...
Cage Door Latches
www.amazon.com/Spring-Finger-...
Other Places To Follow Along:
Facebook Page: / farmgirlinprogress
Instagram: / farmgirl_inprogress
Website: www.farmgirlinprogress.com
E-Mail: farmgirlinprogress@gmail.com
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Awesome diy cage build video. Thank you, I will use your video as a reference, to get ready for the meat rabbits I want to get soon. 😁👍🏾😁
Thanks for video, been thinking about how to expand our bunny housing. And this and your rabbitry build gives me the inapiration how to proceed. Will add to my winter project list and see how far we get.
Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed it! I haven’t made an update yet, but I highly recommend using a thicker gage, cage wire over the hardware cloth I used. My cages are already suffering from wear and tear with the thinner wire walls and will need replacing probably before they’re a year old.
This is super helpful! I was trying to figure out if I could use the wire mesh for the sides and top to make these less expensive. Plus I've already got a bunch so I won't have to buy it :) You did a great job!!
Hi Nadine! Awesome video. Thanks.🇺🇸💜🦄
You’re very welcome! Thank you!
nicely done!
Thank you!
Awesome thanks for sharing
You’re very welcome!
Good works
Earned a new sub 👍
Welcome to the channel! So great to have you here! ❤️
The cage clips are much better. Much tighter closure.
Yep! They worked a ton better than the hog rings.
Good idea on rolling up the packaging wire w a 2x4 scrap. Always feel like I am wasting it when I cut up/throw it away.
I felt the same way! I figured there had to be a “neat” way to store it because it’s useful for so many little things around the homestead!
I have found the j clips work best to put the cage together, but the hog rings work best for the door. Also I cut my cage wire 64", and using a 2x4 and a hammer, make a bend 17" on each end. That gives 2 sides at 17",and a top at 30". Then you only need the two end pieces and floor. The cage is then 30"x36"x17 high
Yes, the j clips have held up so much better! My husband recommended doing one solid piece of wire also. It probably would have held up better if I had!
Awesome
Nice job sister... from India
Thank you!
Lol, how many people do not save the wrapper wire from rolls?
Right?! It can be reused for so many things!
Excellent work
Please can you send me the link for the j clips and the tools.
Hello, I have two questions. First: You promised to showed or tell, what for we have to save leftovers from Door guards? Second.... When you where clipping wall together, how the corners became nice lined square? On the video you skip that moment.
Thanks!
U should use 1x2 for sides and top
Those cage clips rust fast if you keep them out side .hog rings don't rust so fast .I put gear grease on the rings once a year no rust at all
Good to know! I ended up replacing all my DIY cages with KW cages. And they’re all under roof. Discovered really quickly that the hardwire cloth didn’t hold up to my larger bunnies. I’ll use cage wire and hog rings next time.
How can you be so beautiful?
Great video.. Thanks. Is there a valid reason not to just build the whole thing out of the 1/2 x 1/2 hardwire cloth, including the floor? Especially for babies and growouts as their waste is not as large anyway.
Thank you! The hardware cloth is not strong enough for the flooring and the spacing is too small to allow for feeces to fall through easily. Plus the gage (size of the wire) is wrong and will cause problems with their feet. 1/2x1 cage wire is the best for the flooring. It’s a larger gage wire and will support their feet much better while also allowing feces to fall through with ease keeping their feet dry and clean also. After making these cages however, I recommend not using hardware cloth at all. It’s too flimsy and doesn’t hold up to the daily wear and tear. These lasted maybe a year before starting to fall apart. For the sides and top you want to use 1x1/2, 1x1 or 1x2 cage wire. It’s a stronger stiffer wire and will last forever and save you some money in the long run.
Well don😮
What are you using to collect the poop
I set up some plastic roof panels underneath at an angle so it all falls off the backside of the rabbitry
Does the top cage rabbits poop and pee just fall on the bottom cages or do you have a pan to catch it?
I have plastic roof panels under the cages that directs the pee and poop off the back side of the rabbitry for easy clean up. No one is getting peed or pooped on, promise ☺️
@@FarmGirlInProgress I figured you did. I thought about raising meat rabbits and been watching utubers build cages to get ideas.
@@russpack6757 check out my entire rabbit playlist, I’ve got lots of videos of my cages and rabbitry build… if you have questions feel free to reach out ☺️
Question on the cage door guards: Are your rabbits biting them?
Or tearing them off?
Not all of them. But I have two or three that chew on the guards and rip them off all the time. Especially with the thinner hardware cloth, they don’t clip on super tight. If you use a thicker cage wire for the sides of your cage (which I highly recommend in replace of the hardware cloth. My cages are already getting some seriously wear and tear with the thinner wire walls) the guards will be harder to pull off. You could always secure them in place with some pieces of wire, I haven’t done this yet but I’ve been meaning to.
@@FarmGirlInProgress ok. Thanks for the response
How you mange this work alone?
I enjoy what I do, so it’s fun work to me :) But I also have my husbands help and my three children so I’m never alone.
What gauge wire was used?
I'm honestly not sure what gage the wire is. I used 1/2x1/2 inch hardware cloth for the roof and sides and I used 1/2x1 inch cage wire for the floor (in hind site I should have used the cage wire all around to make a stronger cage that lasts). I made this a year ago and no longer have the packaging for the rolls of wire used. I purchased it at Rural King, so whatever wire is regularly stocked there, is the gage I used.