Starting Our RAKEN Barn - Rabbits and Chickens Together
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- Starting Our RAKEN Barn - Rabbits and Chickens Together
Today we are working to get our barn ready to house rabbits and chickens together. This is a homesteading project we've been planning for a while and now its time to get to work.
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Just a word of caution rabbits like to chew and the zip ties might not be long term. they can chew through those The metal clips are easy and a lifetime clip. Just a heads up not trying to get in your business. But the set up looks great
Thanks. I think we are going to add some wire. Appreciate y’all watching
Those are very very cheap!! Better off making your own bank of cages out of 1/2 x 1 galvanized wire! You can order it from klubertanz rabbit supply. You’ll never ever have to replace them and they won’t rust. Wish I was closer I would come build them for y’all. You can also order the water nipples from them and the hose as well.
Thanks for the info. We may go with those the future. I needed something kinda quick because we have another project coming up in the barn where the rabbits were at. I’ve never heard of that rabbit supplier (new to the rabbit gave) so I’ll look them up.
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I agree those cages look pretty flimsy, I would be afraid a good sized rabbit and it would break. I have a off the wall ?. would those wire dog kennels work better. they look to be a lot more sturdy than those and I find them all over the place for $15 to $20 and if you take the tray out of the bottom waste will drop to the ground, those cages I wonder how much they will hope up with a rabbit, never mind a nest box and a litter but like I said I am learning. I am not ready for rabbits yet but watching to learn everything I can. I know here (Upper Michigan) we have closed down mink farms and we can buy those cages pretty cheap too. IT is a really nice set up for sure hope it works good for you
I’m excited to watch how your racken barn progresses.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks. We’ll be doing more videos on it. Appreciate y’all watching
You need a Good cage Mest Rabbit get heavy I used Hardware cloth on my cages and I am fixing them after only 1 year because they are going throw the bottom now we have a lot of homeless that live in the park bush and leave shopping carts in the creek so I made a cage on wheels lol it works nice so now I am cutting them up putting them in my cage floors then 1/2 hardware cloth over that because we have thousands of Rats around here after 3 pm all doors and windows get closed because of the Rats they walk up the walls of wood siding and into your windows just chew the screens and come in there as big as my chi chi Dogs
I love the idea of a rolling cage! Sounds like those rats are a real problem. Thanks for watching
I let my children's in where my Rabbits are 1s a week and it dose keek the smell and the Flys down Good but they make a big mess dig holes all over but you have a good spot for yours that's why they only get in there 1s a week because I have to fix up there mess all the time and I have to spray down the powder under the Rabbit feeders because the Rats like to eat the pellet powder
Good point. I hope we have a deep enough chip breed to manage that.
Hi Chuck it's Duncan from the uk,like the idea,but what about predators getting into the barn like coyotes and foxes, I used to keep rabbits I kept new Zealand whites and Californians I had 1 buck for every 10 does bred them on 21 day Renate cycle,the does were bred 21 days from kindling I weaned at 4 weeks and harvested at 8 weeks
Sounds like you had a sizable operation. How many bunnies did you have per year?
Too many my mum told me ,I used too supply a couple of butcher shops here so I had 20 does and 2 bucks, breeding 5 does at a time
Hey Brother, looks great. Just a heads up, the water lines that the rabbits can get to will be chewed on eventually. They like chewing on little blocks of wood. I use wild cherry or pear
Thanks for the tip. Saundra broke a few limbs out of a pear tree and put in with them last night. They went right to work on them. Appreciate y’all watching
When we started with rabbits we used the same cages with j clips. Just passing knowledge the cages won't last just but a year. They will chew and scratch the thin coating off Cage and it will rust from the urine. When you can star with building new cages to replace them. Just a tip
true words
Why do Yankees build their barns with horizontal boards and sotherners with vertical boards?
😆. Great question. I have no idea.
Because Southerners are smarter
I’ve noticed on a few of your videos that the sound is very low. Just thought you would like to know.
Thanks. Appreciate the feedback.
You are gonna have the best compost for spring! Zip ties the buns will chew right threw. Metal clip best. I might had missed you showing, but they'd love to have a small rest board for their feet to get off the metal cage. Looks so clean and beautiful! Can't wait to see how everything turns out over time. God bless. 🙏
We had that same issue with the bird netting. There is a netting at Lowe's called deer netting. It is thicker material and works great. I put it on top of all my poultry pens to keep the hawk out. It's heavier and very reasonable in price. 100 foot roll for like $30. I think it would serve your needs well at keeping the chickens out of the loft.
Thanks. I hasn’t seen that. Appreciate the tip. Thanks for watching!
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How did you secure your netting? I’m thinking of putting netting over my coop/run area. They have an enclosed run attached to their coop but we allow them in the fenced area where the coop is. I’d like to put netting over the whole area. (I understand everyone’s setup is completely different)
@@suzanneo1124 Zip ties are the new baling twine and duct tape.
@@Skashoon totally! Ahahahaha!
We did this same idea, it works! But bro you need roosts for your birds or they will be up on your rabbit cages. Ask me how I know....lol.
Awesome, I am missing the music in your videos. I look forward to seeing what happens with this set up.
Thanks for that feedback. I had cut back on the music because I didn’t think anyone cared. I’ll start putting some back in.
Fyi. Sometimes I set your videos to play, while I'm working, just to hear that fiddle song. Not sure of the name of it, and I think it's a fiddle
Kind of like the cattle panels they are making now, sooooooooo thin and flimsy. NOT for large animals for sure!
The automatic waterers are nice during warmer months, but they usually freeze easily.
Yeah. We’ll have to keep an eye in those. Thanks for watching
looks great! It's sad to think you bought brand new cages and they gave you used ones for a new price.
A single ceramic tile in each rabbit cage gives them a cool place to sit and makes the wire cage Eason their feet. Long time subscriber love the channel keep it coming 👍👍
The trees are so colorful. You have a beautiful farm
Thanks so much!
Keep us posted on the smell. I know that rabbit urine stinks just as bad as cat urine. I would like to know how bad of an ammonia smell it gets in there.
You metioned using some wire to secure the cages rather than the zip ties. Try hog clips. Quick and easy.
Love it! Love watching y'all grow. Thanks for sharing.
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Yep. You are!
What kind of wood chips did you use?
Mostly pine.
Those dumor cheapy cages i always put a crap ton of j clips or hog rings and never had issues.
I'd hate to see your barn wood start rotting away! Would it be worth it to rake back around sides and posts and treat with a sealer? Love the idea otherwise, anxious to see how it goes.
Thanks. We are going to have to reside this barn in there not too distant future. It’s actually pretty solid for an old structure.
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Gotta admit I am a wee bit jealous of your barn. I would love to build one but we just don't have the space.
Thanks. We are lucky. This was her when we bought the place. Appreciate y’all watching
Probably covered it but I must have missed it; how are you going to keep coyotes, racoons, and owls out from getting your chickens? Will the fencing be electrified? Thanks for posting!
I think Angel the guard dog will help keep them away. She sleeps next to the mark at night already. Good point.
Chuck, this video is a real inspiration to me. My wife and I are going to shamelessly steal this idea from you! ;-)
On another note - I may have missed it someplace, but can you describe the background on naming your place Sheraton Park Farms?
Take care and God Bless.
Please do!
When we started our first farm we lived on East Sheraton Park Rd. That’s where the name came from. I’d like to rename it but it’s a little late now. 😆
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Get you some j clips to use. They are a life saver
Ingenuity at work!! 🙏🏻💪🙏🏻
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Chuck that's one animal I can't do..something about rabbits I can't do...with a tour with usmc in Asia I saw things with rabbits that no one should see. ..
😆. I understand. Thanks for watching
I used cattle panl on the bottom gives the cases a lot of strength and you can connect them together
Great idea! Thanks
Do you butcher the rabbits yourselves? I would appreciate a home rabbit butchering video.
We do of folks want us to. There are synced errors regulation on rabbits in NC. I think we could do a video.
This is amazing setup
Need more rabbit videos
Hey, Chuck. Nice idea with the raken. I've watched some videos on how it's done at Polyface so I hope it works out for you. For some strong rabbit cages, I can recommend Woody's Wabbits. The shipping is a little costly, but you get good quality strong cages with 14 AWG after-weld galvanized floors. They'll outlast those from TSC by a long, long while.
I love rabbit fried with rabbit gravy over biscuits. Rabbit stew. Rabbit and dumplings oh lord and over rice too y’all got me wanting some lol
Thanks. I’m learning it’s pretty good. Appreciate y’all watching
Loved the video, gave me some good ideas, thank you
Looking good. Any idea where the grow out cages are going?
Out on the pasture. We are going to rotate them like we do our chickens. Appreciate y’all watching
Well done 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourselves 🇨🇦
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We loved seeing this transformation in progress!
Question on layering bedding: Could one also incorporate dry fall leaves, possibly mulched/shredded?
Our 11 year old wanted me to share that seeing your dog in the video (around the 7min point) reminded him about his favorite book series, Hank the Cow-Dog. He also looks forward to when we return Stateside so he can get overalls like JW has -those don't seem to be a thing here in Japan and TSC doesn't mail to US Military Overseas-
The fall colors behind you during your ending recap are just beautiful.
Those rabbits will chew through those zipties. You might want to look into metal fasteners, tsc sells them.
Hog rings would probably do the job. They seem tough enough to hold the edges of a rabbit cage together.
We are going to add some wire. Thanks
I have some rolls of fence wire that will work. Thanks for the suggestion.
Im so excited for this! Love stuff city folks can do to! Hi Chuck and Saundra
Hi Bud!
Nice job🙂
Look around and find some old production layer pens. Chang the bottom wire to 1x.5 and it makes an awesome pen cheap.
More wood chips. Make a heaping wall around the whole perimeter. This will prevent all the goodies from leaching out. And give the chickes something to do
Thank your lucky stars you have Miss Sandra. Beautiful as ever. Because you two are not the brightest tools.
Looks great! Our Raken is almost finished. What kind of chips did you use?
Could you put wood boards in the cages or tiles for in the summer? I don't like those hanging cages.... It goes bad on the feet and they get long claws. Rather keep them in a tractor
We could try that. Would be interesting to have them in movable ground cages in the summer
Ours are in movable walk in metal tractors. Still warm where we are ...
I made rabbit cages out of hardwire cloth attached with j-hooks.
Chuck, out of curiosity. How does a man acquire that amount of wood chips? Local saw mills or tree management companies?
This can’t from a tree service that we saw working in the area. They just dropped them off. Someone said they put fliers out to all the local tree companies and they get plenty of deliveries. I can sure use some more.
@@SheratonParkFarms Thank you! I’m just starting into farming and use a lot of your tips and tricks!
Around here, Western NC, tree trimming companies are looking for places to dump wood chips. Call some in your area and get on their list.
Just about done redoing our rabbit barn. Would be interested in hearing more about your rabbits and plans for them.
You'll need to coon proof it eventually
They ain't worth what they cost
I get them for free
chickens and rabbits do not mix well chicken poo can make rabbits sick
That’s not what we’ve found in our research. I guess time will tell. Thanks for watching
Rabbits are above the chickens.
I’ve raised rabbits over chickens and never had any issues
As this appears rabbits are not walking in the chicken poo they are above in cages. Chickens are just scratching the gold nugget rabbit pellets for spring compost. Boy the compost will be fantastic! Roosting bars would ensure chickens won't roost on nest boxes. Just a thought...warmer and they feel safer too than ground.
chickens do not stay on the ground and rabbits do get out i put up netting and i got chickens tangled in netting and rabbits escaped and on the ground have some corid on hand and good luck
Them rabbits might chew them wire ties
Had some folks mention that. Thanks for watching
This sounds like an invitation to racoons and opossums to me. What do you think?
Not sure. We had them in another barn in a different style hutch with no problems. Certainly something to keep our eyes on. Thanks Dwight. Hope y’all are doing good.
@@SheratonParkFarms Of course I have very great respect for your wisdom. I hope that your raken works well. I love any concept that puts animals to work doing what they naturally love to do.
I have never had a raken so I do not know about racoons and opossums in this setting. However, I had one lone racoon climb and destroy 9 chickens in just one night for what seemed like a delight to kill chickens. He failed to understand how much I delight to kill threats to my flock as I killed him while he was loping toward the coup the very next night.
Perhaps if there is a way to energize your poultry netting there is no way they can climb up and over.
Hopefully it works out good for you guys
Fingers crossed. Thanks buddy!
@@SheratonParkFarms I use wood chips in my chicken coops and where I keep my pigs when not on pasture & their is no smell . All the tree cutting crews have my address and carry flyers I made for their trucks .
@@toddcaskey9984 that’s a great idea. Chips have been hard to come by around here.
That is ingenious
I really like your set up It gave me some ideas for around my place. I don't use bird netting I kept catching snakes in it I new sooner or later I was going to catch a rattlesnake. I use a black netting fence in the garden and other places it's real drable when not in use I just roll it up.
Someone else mentioned deer netting. Wonder if that’s the same thing?
i understand that rabbits burrow and such so it can be challenging to keep them on the ground but there are better ways of raising and keeping rabbits other than in wire cages. At least give them something flat to sit on. It is a bit hypocritical as a farmer to keep all the other animals on pasture only to cage the rabbits.
What would you suggest?
The bottom of the cage is flat and the point of it being their waste falls through to the chips below to build compost.
Thanks for watching
We raised our rabbits on the ground, colony style. We put chicken wire down under the bedding. They couldn't dig out.
There are also stainless steel zip ties, typically used for wrapping car exhaust with heat suppressant cloth. Available on eBay or anywhere. More expensive than plastic zip ties but bunnies won’t chew it.