RampantRabbits
Mama Doe
I thought I would make a thread showing the progress of the new bunny setup...
After looking at some of the sheds, and finding out Mums plans for the new house, I decided to keep the bunnies at the back of the garden, away from any future extension. I realised none of them were suitable for the rabbits to live in, and at some point in the next few years will probably need tearing down. So, I decided on a hutch and aviary to make it easy for me to clean, but also to ensure they have plenty of space. The coolest corner with the most shade is between a Hawthorne bush and 3 Apple trees. Unfortunately there is also a HUGE compost heap right where the aviary is going to go, and only part of that area is level and paved.
15/7/2014.
Their new 6x3x3 Happy Hutch arrived, but still needs to be put together. We have also cleared one shed, which will be used for storage, have removed some fencing to open up the area and started moving the compost heap. Theres still a fair amount of earth to shift, but weve saved the best of it for future use and put it into barrels...
This will be the storage shed for their hay and bits and bobs.
This is where the aviary will be, this space is over 10ft, the compost heap is mahoosive. This was before we made a start.
Another shed. There are 5 all together, excluding the greenhouse! Their setup will be between this shed and the very back one.
After. We removed the rotten fence to make a walk way. The ferns will be moved to the front garden.
After. Its hard to really see a difference in the amount of soil in this photo, but there isnt a great deal left here now.
You wouldnt believe the amount of junk the previous owner left behind. We have had to get a large skip, and we have almost filled it in less than a day!
After looking at some of the sheds, and finding out Mums plans for the new house, I decided to keep the bunnies at the back of the garden, away from any future extension. I realised none of them were suitable for the rabbits to live in, and at some point in the next few years will probably need tearing down. So, I decided on a hutch and aviary to make it easy for me to clean, but also to ensure they have plenty of space. The coolest corner with the most shade is between a Hawthorne bush and 3 Apple trees. Unfortunately there is also a HUGE compost heap right where the aviary is going to go, and only part of that area is level and paved.
15/7/2014.
Their new 6x3x3 Happy Hutch arrived, but still needs to be put together. We have also cleared one shed, which will be used for storage, have removed some fencing to open up the area and started moving the compost heap. Theres still a fair amount of earth to shift, but weve saved the best of it for future use and put it into barrels...
This will be the storage shed for their hay and bits and bobs.
This is where the aviary will be, this space is over 10ft, the compost heap is mahoosive. This was before we made a start.
Another shed. There are 5 all together, excluding the greenhouse! Their setup will be between this shed and the very back one.
After. We removed the rotten fence to make a walk way. The ferns will be moved to the front garden.
After. Its hard to really see a difference in the amount of soil in this photo, but there isnt a great deal left here now.
You wouldnt believe the amount of junk the previous owner left behind. We have had to get a large skip, and we have almost filled it in less than a day!
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