We had been talking about getting meat rabbits again. They are easy to raise and supply healthy delicious meat in ample suppy! We raised them before in a community style pen. Papa bunny lived in his own man cave with in the community so he was part of the group but only bred when we released him. My plans were to rebuild that style. BUT my sons coworker offered us a breeding pair of California meat rabbits. And well, free breeders are hard to resist! So we brought them home and housed them each in their own small wire dog kennel. This sat on my metal Goat station and I knew that was not a good spot. But until we can set something up..that was the best safe place out of weather for them to acclimate to the sounds and business of our farm. We enough already! They are so messy animals and I really don't want my table ruined, so today I sat out to create their own landing place until we can get that community pen built. We had a small metal framed table I pulled the wood top off of, zip tied some wilders cloth wite to the bottom, which thankfully had metal grids to support the cages and wire! I cleaned the rabbits dog kennel and my son helped me transfer the bunnies and cages to the table. I use a tart to prive a little hid away spot and to cover the back and sides at night for security and to help the rabbits feel more secure . I think they will be happy here until we can build their permanent pen.
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AuthorMy husband and I would go on a country drive any chance we got. Driving the back roads, looking at the farms and dream. My favorite places to see were the old abandoned farm houses. I would take pictures and wonder who built it, who grew up there and what was life like. Owning land, let alone land with a house on it, seemed unreachable. Moving to Texas we could finally realize our dream. We came with 6 kids, adopted 2 more and now we have none. So Our solo farm adventure begins...Cathy Archives
April 2024
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