So excited - new bunny housing! U/d 17.07.11 - RESURRECTED *lots of pics!*

Hi all,

Not posted on here for a while but I needed to share my exciting news with like-minded people.

I am getting some new amazing bunny housing courtesy of my OH! Winter and Alice currently live in a 6ftx2x2 hutch with permanently attached 6x6 run. Zion lives in a 4x4 playhouse with attached 6x4 run. Zion needs a girlfriend as his recent pairing didn't work out but I hope to sort that out shortly.

Anyway the bunnies will be taking over the end of the garden and will have 6ft x 8ft avaries with hutches inside. Inbetween the two avaries will be an 6ftx8ft shed to hold all of their supplies (and a chest freezer). This is so they can't see eachother and obviously so I can have some storage. The avaries and shed will be covered with clear plastic corrugated roofing so no more plastic covering runs in the rain! It also means I can go into the runs with them and chill out with them.

I will start a building diary once we get it all started. It's gonna cost a fortune but my OH said it's a birthday pressie. Sooooo exciting. Will keep you posted

That sounds fantastic, just one little bit of friendly advice though/word of warning. Please go careful with the plastic corrugated roofing as it will become like a greenhouse in the summer.
Will look forward to seeing pictures

holidayhutch said:

That sounds fantastic, just one little bit of friendly advice though/word of warning. Please go careful with the plastic corrugated roofing as it will become like a greenhouse in the summer.
Will look forward to seeing pictures

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I'm so jealous!
It's right about the roof sheets though. I sprayed mine with a couple of layers of green acrylic paint which gives a shady effect but stil lets a bit of light through.

Oh really? I mean it will be about 7ft high so it will have a wire mesh panel at the front 6ftx7ft - will it still get really hot?

That end of the garden doesn't get a lot of sunlight, only right at the end of the day so they will be in shade most of the day so I don't think it will be too bad. Very good tip though - thanks!

ShivyRex said:

Oh really? I mean it will be about 7ft high so it will have a wire mesh panel at the front 6ftx7ft - will it still get really hot?

That end of the garden doesn't get a lot of sunlight, only right at the end of the day so they will be in shade most of the day so I don't think it will be too bad. Very good tip though - thanks!

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Ive used the black sheets on my aviary roof. Not sure whats its called but its also corrigated but it doesnt allow heat in like clear plastic as thats the reason we went for this instead.

Well I have decided to resurrect this thread as the 'Bunny Palace' (as we refer to it altho I have seem some other structure which could easily be called this!) is almost finished!

Turns out this has become and enormous project and my hubby hasn't been exactly brimming with initiative. However I cannot complain as it's almost sorted! So I thought I would show some pics of it's progress:

This is how the garden looked in 2009 - with Winter and Summer's hutch at the end.



Preparing the ground in May 2009




Building the shed (shed not for bunnies but bunny and garden supplies)




April 2011 - The frame is finally built








Roof being built!:




How it looks now:




Its pretty massive! (bigger than we originally anticipated but it looks nice). need to fit all the mesh to the panels and ensure the roof is secure etc so little nasties can't get in. Also need to sort out some kinda drainage (bit back to front) to stop my garden turning into a swamp!

Will keep it updated to show off the finished article!

That looks awesome!!!

Looks brilliant lucky bunnies.

wow did you not need planning permission for that? its almost as big as a house :shock:

donnamt said:

wow did you not need planning permission for that? its almost as big as a house :shock:

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No idea - hubby looked into all that kinda stuff. it's not bigger than a conservatory and don't think you need it for that. I've not been involved in that stuff tho

Wow!! - fantastic, cant wait for the finished result :wave:

wow it's taken 2 years :shock: Lookin good though

Mischief and Tinker's Mum said:

wow it's taken 2 years :shock: Lookin good though

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:lol: yes I have been very patient as have the bunnies!

That is brilliant

My goodness, that looks amazing!