Comments on: The Tenth Rabbit Hole http://yankeeacres.com/2010/06/01/the-tenth-rabbit-hole-2/ ~~ EMAIL: YankeeAcres@hotmail.com ~~ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linda Medero http://yankeeacres.com/2010/06/01/the-tenth-rabbit-hole-2/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Linda Medero Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:46:36 +0000 http://lindamedero.wordpress.com/?p=219#comment-27 Yes, rabbits are a challenge, for sure. But, between the fact that rabbits traditionally can eat hay that is placed in hayholders outside traditional cages made of 1x2 wire, and the fact you are having some success with upside down cages, I may try putting coated wire on the bottom of one of the pens to see how it goes. Although dragging pens along a field will flatten the grass..... time will tell :) Yes, rabbits are a challenge, for sure. But, between the fact that rabbits traditionally can eat hay that is placed in hayholders outside traditional cages made of 1×2 wire, and the fact you are having some success with upside down cages, I may try putting coated wire on the bottom of one of the pens to see how it goes. Although dragging pens along a field will flatten the grass….. time will tell :)

]]> By: Linda Medero http://yankeeacres.com/2010/06/01/the-tenth-rabbit-hole-2/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Linda Medero Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:46:00 +0000 http://lindamedero.wordpress.com/?p=219#comment-57 Yes, rabbits are a challenge, for sure. But, between the fact that rabbits traditionally can eat hay that is placed in hayholders outside traditional cages made of 1x2 wire, and the fact you are having some success with upside down cages, I may try putting coated wire on the bottom of one of the pens to see how it goes. Although dragging pens along a field will flatten the grass..... time will tell :) Yes, rabbits are a challenge, for sure. But, between the fact that rabbits traditionally can eat hay that is placed in hayholders outside traditional cages made of 1×2 wire, and the fact you are having some success with upside down cages, I may try putting coated wire on the bottom of one of the pens to see how it goes. Although dragging pens along a field will flatten the grass….. time will tell :)

]]> By: Rachel Drinkard http://yankeeacres.com/2010/06/01/the-tenth-rabbit-hole-2/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Rachel Drinkard Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:15:39 +0000 http://lindamedero.wordpress.com/?p=219#comment-26 I've often just taken my rabbit cages out and sat them on the lawn, upside down. It works, especially if it's a mowed lawn that is all prickly and sticks straight up. This is often a temporary solution when we're having a stint of good weather, or barn cleaning, etc., but it's something to think about. I've often said that if I follow through on my plans for pasturing after I move to a place with GRASS, that I will build pens like this, but with corrugated roofs that cover the entire cage, and with some mechanism for staking to prevent wind issues. I'm really enjoying your Rabbit Hole adventures. One of the things I love about rabbits is that keeping rabbits is a constant adventure. My rabbit keeping methods are a continually evolving process, and currently, the little suckers live in a colony in the back of my tuck! (Which works quite well--wish I had a whole fleet of truck beds with camper tops.) I’ve often just taken my rabbit cages out and sat them on the lawn, upside down. It works, especially if it’s a mowed lawn that is all prickly and sticks straight up. This is often a temporary solution when we’re having a stint of good weather, or barn cleaning, etc., but it’s something to think about. I’ve often said that if I follow through on my plans for pasturing after I move to a place with GRASS, that I will build pens like this, but with corrugated roofs that cover the entire cage, and with some mechanism for staking to prevent wind issues.

I’m really enjoying your Rabbit Hole adventures. One of the things I love about rabbits is that keeping rabbits is a constant adventure. My rabbit keeping methods are a continually evolving process, and currently, the little suckers live in a colony in the back of my tuck! (Which works quite well–wish I had a whole fleet of truck beds with camper tops.)

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