Future Plans

I've been thinking lately, and I like the setup of my rabbitry at the time being. Along one wall underneath a high ventilation window I have 3 stackers of 3 holes totaling 9 holes along that wall. directly across from there I have the 3 large Belgian/Flemish kennels. Next to the Belgian cages I have a 6 hole stack. Then by the hay stall under the stairs to the attic there is a single kennel containing my boyfriends brothers Florida White buck. Totaling 18 holes in all at the time being. I REALLY like the cages I bought from Maine Cage Factory. They are of very good quality and look very nice in the barn.

But things could be better!

Ideally I'd like to get a spare stall in the barn cleaned out and house the rabbits in there along the 2 side walls and the back wall. I'd also like to convert all the cages over to the MCF cages in stacks. At the current time all the single seniors/juniors are housed in 18"x24" cages, which is fine.
My smaller breed brood does are kept in 24"x24" cages, which works, but ideally I'd like to get bigger holes for the brood does.

If I could have it perfectly the way I wanted it right now, I'd have all single seniors/juniors in 24"x24" cages and small breed brood does in 24"x30-36" cages. The large breeds I keep in those all wire dog kennels you can buy at pet stores, because realistically they are cheaper then having ACTUAL rabbit cages made in the sizes they need and they are easier to clean and have a longer life span then wooden hutches.

By the summer I'd like to get all the rabbits into the horse stall, whether or not I have all the cages converted over to MCF cages at that time. AND, ideally, this is how many holes I'd have in each size:

24x30-36 small breed brood cages: 2 stacks of 3 holes, 6 holes total. Or maybe just a single stack of 3 holes would work, I don't breed too many does at once.
24x24 small breed single senior/junior cages: 8 stacks of 3 holes, 21 holes total.
large breed single kennels: 6
large breed brood cages/kennels: 2

totaling about 33 holes, I'd add a few extra for a total of 35. Right now, 35 is the maximum # of holes I'd like to work with, it's not TOO small, and not too big. It gives me enough space limitation to prevent me from keeping too many juniors and buying too much brood stock. 35 is my ideal, and I'm hoping to have it by summer :)

Wish me luck,
-Domonique
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