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@Lil Griff hi! That hutch is really nice! The pigs will be happy outside in the summer to get some fresh air. I was just wondering if your pigs are litter trained coz I saw the litter tray and wondered if it was taking up some space for your little babies! It's a gorgeous hutch tho! Good spot:nod::)
 
@Barrett Bonden wow that hutch is gorgeous! I love the colours! They look great together! It's good u can get 2houses in the bedroom for your pigs to sleep in and that there's still a little bit of space in there! Nice hutch
 
My hutch build has been postponed for a couple of weeks, the guy who was helping me is away on a course till the end of the month. Its too big a job to do by myself, my arms aren't long enough! :))
 
BossHogg said:
My hutch build has been postponed for a couple of weeks, the guy who was helping me is away on a course till the end of the month. Its too big a job to do by myself, my arms aren't long enough! :))
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Your project sounds like my new fence. Got my neighbour to do it as his company sells the fence I want. I get the materials wholesale & his labour will be cheap - mostly paid in beer! However he can only work on it at the weekends. Started the job November 2013. Still not finished, It's Xmas hols, cricket (he has 3 boys), footy, rain, the horse races are on & last weekend he was crook!.
 
Perfectpets11 said:
@Barrett Bonden wow that hutch is gorgeous! I love the colours! They look great together! It's good you can get 2houses in the bedroom for your pigs to sleep in and that there's still a little bit of space in there! Nice hutch
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@Perfectpets11 Thank you for the comments about my hutch. The small black house you can see inside the sleeping area is actually a CD holder turned upside down. I originally had two of these in there - one each - but thought if they wanted to cuddle up together they would need something bigger. So I got the wooden house for them to share if they want to.
 
Perfectpets11 said:
@Lil Griff hi! That hutch is really nice! The pigs will be happy outside in the summer to get some fresh air. I was just wondering if your pigs are litter trained coz I saw the litter tray and wondered if it was taking up some space for your little babies! It's a gorgeous hutch tho! Good spot:nod::)
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Hey there. Yes you spotted Marmalade in the corner litter tray. I kept it from a previous cage and those piggies we're quite well behaved in terms of toilet. I generally find they will find a corner and use it constantly with a few stray poops elsewhere, but for some reason they do like sitting in it. It's probably the size, the amount of yummy hay also, they like nothing better to eat & poop at the same time. :inn:
 
Hi, my hutch is a pets@home.. bluebell hideaway hutch 5ft long 4ft high and 2ft wide. It's home to my 3 baby boars who love it. I recommend buying the cover with this hutch because it does have thin wood in some areas so would not stand upto British weather for long. Easy to put together, it does show stains eg water marks across the back and there are gaps where it's not been cut properly overall in 80/90% happy with it and I'm a fuss pot :)
*the photo showing the cover may look a little odd as I had not added the roof at that point before it started raining lol.
I also lined my hutch (I've added a photo showing this) after tips I found on this forum this has worked out fantastic as I need to disinfect my hutch daily at the moment.

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I got my hutch from the Happy Hutch company
http://www.happyhutch.co.uk/double-and-triple-rabbit-hutches/flat-roof-rabbit-hutches-detail
It's the 6x2x2 one and is home to 3 females
It does need 2 people to build but is straight forward and doesn't take long, I added lino to the floor for easy cleaning. I'm really happy with the quality, I can happily sit on it!

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See this is what I love the fact people are using good size hutches to house their furries friends in, and they are so much happier. In view is if in doubt then it's wrong.

Cami love seeing your girls having a roam around. They look like escapees...
 
Haha @lil Don't worry they're not escapees they get to free roam around a 6x8(ish) run during the day as long as it's not raining :D
 
I've finally got round to starting my hutch for the rabbits, I'm absolutely shattered at the end of day one. I had all the sections cut to plan, however, with the shed being flexible, things haven't gone to plan meaning a lot of alterations and fettling to make things fit. They'll still have an unbelievable amount of space for each pair. At first I thought they would have to be separated, but they've bonded wonderfully and are always hopping in and out of each others hutches all day. This is what I have at the end of day one. Tomorrow or Friday will see the front added. ;)

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I was going to build them one on top of the other, but the boys are used to a ramp, and after seeing the girls had sneaked into the boys hutch and navigated the ramp safely to pinch their left over veg, I've decided to put living quarters downstairs and a ramp to the sleeping quarters so they're right off the ground out of any draughts during the winter. ;)
 
Done some more work on the build today, the hutch is complete apart from the doors, they are being made as I type and will hopefully be fitted over the weekend, beginning of next week.

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You can see how much bigger the new hutch is over than old hutch.

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and whilst the hutch was being built, the buns helped themselves to the free hospitality! :)) :)) :))

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Here is my new setup. It is a PAH Bluebell Hideaway. The inside it kitted out with Lino and the ramp has lino that has been scoured for grip. The black tiles on the bottom are a little rough and there to help with keeping nails down but mostly to provide a nice cool area when it's hot that they can pan out on. The green basket i converted myself to make a hay basket and it fits tons in without going everywhere. Its very big and deep, plus the run gives my 4 girls lots of space to have a great time :) Just needs a few more toys now ;)

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Well it was only set up a few hours ago. The two younger piggies Chilli and Salsa have flown up it no problems but Peri and Tikka the older one's are too busy munching grass! They had no issues with their last hutch and ramp so fingers crossed they wont with this :) I have made sure there is plenty of grip on it.
 
I now have all 4 doors constructed, I haven't been able to finish the hutches as the weather has been horrendous. The pigs hutch is outside and they are living in a 120 cage on top of the girls hutch. The cat is encamped on top of the boys hutch whilst the pigs hutch (his usual perch) is outside. Plus I had to rush Angel to the vets this morning, she has a mammary tumour, she's still getting round ok at the moment. The vet has her on metacam as she's too old to put her through surgery, we keeping her pain free for as long as we can. :(
 
BossHogg said:
I now have all 4 doors constructed, I haven't been able to finish the hutches as the weather has been horrendous. The pigs hutch is outside and they are living in a 120 cage on top of the girls hutch. The cat is encamped on top of the boys hutch whilst the pigs hutch (his usual perch) is outside. Plus I had to rush Angel to the vets this morning, she has a mammary tumour, she's still getting round ok at the moment. The vet has her on metacam as she's too old to put her through surgery, we keeping her pain free for as long as we can. :(
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I am so sorry Angel has a tumour. I hope you have lots of time left together.
 
Thanks for your kind words. We have a massive storm due to hit us on Saturday, so I'm not going to bed off nights tomorrow, my friend is coming round for a couple of hours, we're going to hang the doors, stain the hutches and get everyone moved back into the shed. :tu:
 
The hutch is finished! :yahoo: I'll stain it when I get time. I'll post photos later if I'm still awake, I've been up 29 hours and starting to droop now!
 
I still have to stain it, the hutch is very rustic as I used recycled wood for the doors, in time, I'm going to get a carpenter friend to make new doors with new wood, the buns love the extra space they have to run round in. ;)

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Everything back in including pigs hutch and mogg's bed. ;)
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Having all the extra space has simply tired them out! :))
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That look's great! I am so undecided with mine whether to get a shed and outdoor run for next winter that can be insulated etc. They are going to stay in this winter as with previous ones but I love the look of the big outdoor spaces :)
 
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