I wasn’t planning on getting back into rabbits in our new location, but have decided that, given the increasing price of meat and how cheap it is to get started with rabbits…well, long and short, we’re going to start back in later this winter. One of the things I learned from our previous place is that I need to do a better job of planning out feed storage than I did last time. It worked, sort of, but it was never convenient. And with extended plans for adding more livestock here (egg-laying chickens this spring, and then either pigs or sheep the following year), I want to make sure I’ve planned better.
Pellets I’ve got a plan for. I always give my buns a good helping of fresh greens and tree hay. But hay…I could use seeing some models. I need a plan that keeps the hay out of the wet (both rain and snow—not infrequently in substantial amounts) in reasonable quantities for a small rabbitry. We’ll start with a breeding trio and I know it will expand from there, but I don’t plan on having more than 7 or 8 adults and their offspring. It’ll need to be conveniently located near the rabbit shelter, but not in it. The first winter I’ll be purchasing hay, likely in the smaller square bales, but next summer I’ll be cutting as much hay as I can from our pasturage. Anyone have a solution for small-scale hay storage that they are happy with?
Picture of cute bun from previous herd, just because.
