This is a picture of the rabbitry looking right down the center. On the left we have cages 3 high. On the right we have cages 2 high. You can see our breeding calendar right below our radio. We have music playing in the rabbitry 24 hours a day. Our shop lights are on timers that automatically regulate the amount of light in the barn.
Here is another view of the right hand side of the barn. The larger cages along the bottom are for the mini lops. The smaller cages along the top are for the dwarfs. The cages all the way to the end are for up and coming juniors. The entire floor, walls and part of the ceiling are covered in clear plastic. Even the wooden frames that I built are covered with plastic. This makes for easy spring cleaning and frequent sanitizing.
This view of the rabbitry faces back towards the entrance. The exhaust fan can be seen at the top center. You can also see the door that exits outside. Beside that door on the right is a door that exits into our garage where the grain, carriers and other necessities are stored.
We hope you have enjoyed your tour!
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of our rabbitry. We are determined to survive
The Winter of 2008!
This is a picture of the end of our rabbitry where we have to shovel out the window after each storm. You can see the roof at the top of the picture. The snow passes the roof at this point!
This is a picture of the backside of the rabbitry. You can see how the snow reaches past the roof. That is one of the windows in the center of the picture that is almost completely burried in the snow.
This is a side view picture of the rabbitry. My children think that it is quite amazing that they can walk from the snow onto the roof. There are 4 windows on the side of the rabbitry but they are not allowing in much light at this point. :-)
This is a picture of the rabbitry that I took from the top of the snowbank. The barn is almost burried at this point. If you look closely, you can see my daughter sledding, yes sledding, down the roof. We have our own hill now! Sorry the picture is so dark but we had a SNOW STORM on the way!
As of March 3, 2008 our state has recieved 158.6 inches of snow this winter season! So much for Global Warming!
Signs of a long Maine Winter.