1. Cells to Mature rabbits:
Most common in farmlands received double rabbit cage construction research Institute of fur farming and rabbit breeding them. V. A. Afanasyev.
This rabbit cage designed to house two full grown rabbits or two groups of youngsters. Cage length 220-240 cm depth — 65 cm, front wall height is 50-60 cm, back 35 cm.
Double cage for adult rabbits with breeding unit (dimensions in cm.)
Roof shed with tilt-back and a visor protruding forward 20 cm and sides of 10 cm.
In a double cage for rabbits on the side walls are placed two nesting compartments with solid floors, and in the middle of throwing two aft compartments with slatted or mesh floors. Length of the nesting compartment on the facade is 40 cm, and aft — 65 cm
Aft office in cage for rabbits share a nursery of two frames, tightened the coarse grid. Breeding and feeding Department are communicated with the hole size 20х17 see from the front side of the removable hang feeders, waterers, and two mesh (aft compartment) and two solid wooden doors.
In outdoor breeding rabbits in cages mesh door in the cold season, hung with mats, blankets and other warming means.
And the breeder-enthusiast A. A. Zhashkov in these cases covers the metal mesh doors glazed frame
Cages for rabbits mounted on legs at a height of 70-80 cm from the surface of the earth in two, at least three tiers. Thus between cells of adjacent tiers set water resistant interlayers or pallets.
For the maintenance of adult livestock can be recommended and double cell, was developed by breeders farm “maple-Chegodaeva”. Good results in growing rabbits receive rabbit breeders using two - or single cells with mesh enclosures.
In these cages for rabbits you can contain not only full grown rabbits, but young. The length of the cage from the aviary 2 m, width 0.65 m cage and aviary — 0.60 m. the Cage with the cage connects to the manhole, which, if necessary, block partition.
Double cage for keeping rabbits system farm "maple – Chaadaeva" (sizes in cm)
Floor in a cage for a rabbit mesh, when the mesh is served cold solid wood shield. Nursery, waterers and feeders often strengthen on a front wall, and sometimes inside the cells.
Breeder-enthusiast E. M. Slesarev in the summer, has successfully used mobile cages and mesh enclosures. When the content of the rabbits in these cages eliminates the need for harvesting green forages, preparing it for feeding and distributing, and cleaning of yards.
The principle of using movable cages for rabbits sequential moving them around the infield, with the purpose of grazing of vegetation.
Combined with walking for keeping rabbits
Cages for rabbits with cages mounted in blocks of three types: four adult females, two for males-producers and six litters of young animals aged 3 to 5 months. Mobile units are mounted on small wheels.
The combined contents of the breeders used portable cages for rabbits. The cage should be lightweight, roof — water-proof, lean-to, with a slight slope. The first quality is necessary to facilitate the movement of portable cells for the cold season into the room and set them in two or three tiers
Portable rabbit cage
Long time breeders in farmlands for the keeping of adult rabbits and calves on the grass after depositing using a cell tank having a triangular configuration
The frame of the cage-cage — from the wooden bars. About a third of the cage with all sides covered with boards, which effectively shelters the animals from rain and heat. On one side of the shelter, mount the door, the rest of the charge carried by a metal mesh.
Cell – Sadok
Cell-Sadok periodically, after a full eating rabbits pasture (grass), transferred to a new place.
Convenient, very practical the rabbit Hutch developed breeders-fans of A. I. Komov, and S. F. Kuzmin. It was displayed at the VDNKH of the USSR and is now referred to as the cell Komova — Kuzmin. The size of its 110х80х50 see
Usually these cages for rabbits with between 15 cm and put in two tiers. The roof cells of the lower tier covered with linoleum, in the middle of which make a chute with a slope. The linoleum is usually poured peat litter, which reduces the sharp smell of feces and absorbs moisture.
Cells supplied with original flip-top feeders with a wire canopy over them. When the rabbit puts his head down in the trough, the visor rests on it, not allowing the animal to scrape food with the front paws.
Novice breeders in the absence of the necessary building material often made cages for rabbits from the boards of various boxes, sometimes fit for keeping rabbits make their own boxes and old barrels.
The use of packing crates for keeping rabbits
The latter is placed under a light tent or just under the open sky in the "on the side". The barrels are placed in a row on the uneven bars, raised to a height of 70-80 cm from the surface of the earth.
Sometimes they are placed in two tiers, positioning in the "trough" between the two lower one upper barrel. Enough in the front wall of the barrel to install a mesh door with latch and rabbit cage ready.
The use of barrels for keeping rabbits
2. Cages for breeding:
As already noted, rabbits can be kept in cages for full grown rabbits.
On small farms the calves 3-4 heads kept in cages for the adult population or around 10 to 15 rabbits in group cages for rabbits with the paddock. The range consists of a wooden or metal frame, surrounded by a galvanized metal mesh.
The floor mesh with a cell size of 16x16 mm. the Frame has a length 200, width 100, height 60 cm Range in contact with the retreat, which has a 2-4 hole. Gender asylum removable
Wooden roof attached to the hinges. Group Hutch set on the bars at a height of 70— 80 cm from the soil level.
Group cage to keep the young rabbits (projection)
Feel good rabbits in group a cageconsisting of a wooden frame. Roof and rear and side walls of the cage are made of wood material, and the floor and front wall — galvanized metal mesh.
On the front wall mounted waterers, feeders, nursery, hung two doors. Cell roof shed, wooden, with a canopy width of 30 cm.
Group cage to keep the young rabbits (General view)
For external cellular contents, especially year-round, there are some difficulties. In winter, a separate part of the cells have to upholster plastic film, tar paper or linoleum.
In the summer cages for rabbits set in a shaded part of the plot or create artificial shade over the battery cells. A cluster of blocks of cells, stacked cells degrade the aesthetic appearance of the site, which causes some complaints from.
In this respect, instructive experience of the breeder-Amateur A. A. Chiricalov, which contains rabbits outdoors in cages all year round.
Battery cells of a metal grid raised to the height of 0.5 m from the ground surface. Three sides and the roof of the cages breeder tight waste linoleum.
In the summer, to reduce the adverse effects of high temperature (rabbits go off feed, they have slowed growth, reduced live weight), on two battery cells constructing a "protective tent".
For this purpose along the battery sets the poles at a distance of 2 m from each other in height, 1.5 and 2 m. the Poles at the top connects the poles, forming a frame above the battery cells. On poles and the poles of the roofs on both sides pulls the aluminum wire at intervals of 20 cm.
In the spring on both sides of the battery, planted the seedlings of lagenaria next to each pole. A plant with rapid growth, forming a green tent over the rabbitry, creating the necessary cool. The white blossoms of lagenaria appear in June.
In addition create a favorable climate for rabbits the plant produces juicy fruits weighing up to 5 kg, which are used in the feed mash. From one Bush of lagenaria in favorable years you can get up to 60-80 kg of fruit.
Some breeders to create a "green tent" or "green walls" used vegetable pea, climbing bean cultivars and perennial flowering plants: climbing roses, clematis etc.
In the southern treeless zones of the country for the construction of cages for rabbits use ordinary bricks, panopreter, Adobe brick. Cages for rabbits of these building materials like wood, except that their lower part with a width of 10-15 cm on the inner side covered by mesh or cutting.
To build the roof first do a flooring of poles, then they applied the sheathing, often made of thin twigs. On top of the crate is covered with reeds or straw and a layer of 25 cm which fix legami. After that, the roof is poured with liquid clay, and then coat with a greasy clay. Adobe cells with glinosolomennogo or thatched roof well protect the rabbits in the southern zones from overheating.
In recent years, individual household farms, the industry began to produce mesh cage for rabbitsthat can be purchased through the trading network. These cells operate in the summer under the light shelter, and in winter in heated sheds-rabbit hutches.
Production Association "the bell" produced a cage of KSK-1, used for keeping rabbits in rabbit hutches. It consists of two separated nursery paddocks.
The door at the top. The floor is made of mesh with a mesh 16х48 mm, and all other parts of the cell with cells 24х48 mm. On the front wall with special fixings reinforced sewer pipe, which via the nozzle rubber hoses connected to avtopoilki.
Mesh cage for rabbits
( a – two yards, b – young in – three-tiered cage)
(1 – nursery, 2 – door, 3 – manifold pipe 4 – hopper feeder, 5 – hose, 6 – stand, 7 – troughs, 8 – tray, 9 – yards, 10 – feeder mixers, 11 – feeder for grain and pellets)
When installing the cells in one row of the manifold can be connected by a clutch with the same tube of the next cell. The cell itself clamps secured by 4 metal posts.
Under the rabbit cage at a distance of 13 cm from the floor is a solid metal pan designed to collect the excrement of rabbits.
The cage KSK-1 can be installed in 2 and 3 tiers. To do this, its lower part is equipped with special sockets. Depending on the completeness of the cell was supplied in 4 versions: KSK-1-1 (drinkers, feeders, collector and pallet)
The main drawback of such cages for rabbits — the upper location of the door, difficult to service animals, especially when stacked placement of the cells.
3. Transport cages for rabbits
When purchasing breeding of rabbits, the implementation of their farms, sent to processing factories and meat packing plants use special transport cages for rabbits size 160х48×35 cm.
Transport cage for rabbits
The length of the cage razgovarivajut light partitions into equal branches. Their front wall is a door at the same time.
In the back of the car transport cages for rabbits usually placed in the 4-5 tier with doors to the outside. For stability, they are fastened with ropes and, if necessary, covered with tarpaulin. Sometimes breeders have (for mating, the exchange of producers, shipment to parades, exhibitions, etc.) to use individual portable cage for rabbits.
For this purpose we can recommend a box of Czech breeders. Box for rabbits medium rocks made of plywood with dimensions 50х25х30 cm with a solid door made of wire mesh at the top sides.
Transport box for rabbits
Cage in General is light, with a thick waterproof bottom, above which at a distance of 1.5—2 cm from it is placed the grate, which serves as the floor of the cage.
