CrispyClaret
Warren Scout
Despite being a late middle aged guy, my diy skill set has never really got beyond shelves, plugs and flatpack furniture. Bunnies have unleashed a new creative me, with a growing list of projects and a somewhat enlarged stock of new tools.
So....
Garden turning into a swamp after a weeks rain, combined with a real dislike my bunnies have for being transported from hutch to run.
Roam free is not an option, we have a cat as well, one neighbour has 8 ferral cats and the other a rhodesian ridgeback cross that is very cross. Add to that recent fox visits and birds of prey that are in abundance around here.
Solution, adapt the existing run to fit the hutch. Run had been assembled as panels joined by coach bolts so its quick to take down and move.
Step one
Attach panels to hutch and each other with hinges with a removable pin.
Step two
Build a new end panel.
The cut up ground sheet stapled to the bottom of the panels was to cut down on wind and I had noticed they like to run and kick off the wire, this gives them a safer kick surface.
Step three
Test fit Pixie and Dixie. They seem to approve of an extra 13ft to explore, giving them 21ft roughly to go full pelt if they feel like it.
Step four
That is todays project, make a new roof for the run
Night time
It all hinges against the fence
So....
Garden turning into a swamp after a weeks rain, combined with a real dislike my bunnies have for being transported from hutch to run.
Roam free is not an option, we have a cat as well, one neighbour has 8 ferral cats and the other a rhodesian ridgeback cross that is very cross. Add to that recent fox visits and birds of prey that are in abundance around here.
Solution, adapt the existing run to fit the hutch. Run had been assembled as panels joined by coach bolts so its quick to take down and move.
Step one
Attach panels to hutch and each other with hinges with a removable pin.
Step two
Build a new end panel.
The cut up ground sheet stapled to the bottom of the panels was to cut down on wind and I had noticed they like to run and kick off the wire, this gives them a safer kick surface.
Step three
Test fit Pixie and Dixie. They seem to approve of an extra 13ft to explore, giving them 21ft roughly to go full pelt if they feel like it.
Step four
That is todays project, make a new roof for the run
Night time
It all hinges against the fence