Hi all, I've posted over in Behaviour and Bonding about hopefully bonding my 3 single boys into a harmonious trio in the near future, so I'm starting to think about housing options.
2 of my boys are currently in hutch/run set ups on the top level of my yard, which is poured concrete. Most of this area is nice and smooth, with a slight slope for drainage (which is where I'd like to place the new housing), and the other 3rd(?) of the area is poorly finished and uneven, so it's not really safe as a large run wouldn't sit flush.
The flat area measures about 8.5ft wide x 11.5ft long, to its very edges.
Ideally, I would like an aviary-style run, and I would put the newest of the 6x2x2 outdoor hutches inside it for shelter, and to save money by only needing a larger run. It would be butted short-side against my fence, and 1 long-side against the wall of an outbuilding for shelter, but I'd also like to have a waterproof roof on top as wet concrete mixed with bunny poop is no fun!
I've been looking at something like this - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/401435387754 A 6ft x 9ft run would really be about the maximum I could fit in the space, and for my budget of about £350. The space could push to 8ft x 10ft, but I don't think my budget could, with fox-proof wire, and a waterproof roof.
I guess I'm just concerned it might not be enough space? My buns aren't overly large (2kg, 2.2kg and 2.5kg, respectively), but I do have to budget carefully for this, and I don't want to end up with something unsuitable! It's made trickier by living in Northern Ireland, so shipping is a fortune, if companies ship at all! Thoughts?
2 of my boys are currently in hutch/run set ups on the top level of my yard, which is poured concrete. Most of this area is nice and smooth, with a slight slope for drainage (which is where I'd like to place the new housing), and the other 3rd(?) of the area is poorly finished and uneven, so it's not really safe as a large run wouldn't sit flush.
The flat area measures about 8.5ft wide x 11.5ft long, to its very edges.
Ideally, I would like an aviary-style run, and I would put the newest of the 6x2x2 outdoor hutches inside it for shelter, and to save money by only needing a larger run. It would be butted short-side against my fence, and 1 long-side against the wall of an outbuilding for shelter, but I'd also like to have a waterproof roof on top as wet concrete mixed with bunny poop is no fun!
I've been looking at something like this - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/401435387754 A 6ft x 9ft run would really be about the maximum I could fit in the space, and for my budget of about £350. The space could push to 8ft x 10ft, but I don't think my budget could, with fox-proof wire, and a waterproof roof.
I guess I'm just concerned it might not be enough space? My buns aren't overly large (2kg, 2.2kg and 2.5kg, respectively), but I do have to budget carefully for this, and I don't want to end up with something unsuitable! It's made trickier by living in Northern Ireland, so shipping is a fortune, if companies ship at all! Thoughts?