What are /r/MeatRabbitry's favorite Products & Services?

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Check your local feed store. One of mine will sell it by the foot. Tractor Supply has it and so does Amazon.

We use this "coated hardware cloth" for our cage floors: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EA11YFU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

It's brilliant and very easy on the rabbits' feet. The actual product has a much thicker coating than what's seen in the Amazon picture. Super easy to clean, also.

The only downside is that you must have the higher-end J-clip plier. The cheaper pliers won't fit through properly.

Hi, finally getting to your questions. So, The hutch is very similar to this one https://www.amazon.ca/WELLHUT-Rabbit-Outdoor-Chicken-Removable/dp/B09WQM6241/ref=sr_1_16?keywords=rabbit%2Bhutch&qid=1651242269&sr=8-16&th=1

And the run is just a wood frame with hardware cloth walls and a door. So when its raining and windy, the whole space can get very damp. The wet winds blow right into the hidey hole in the hutch, which doesnt have a door, just an open a foot square entrance hole. I've been covering it with a blanket, and the whole thing is covered by a tarp at night and or in the rain.

All in all, the a large part of their space ends up being drafty and damp in poor weather, which is most days right now. And it can still get chilly at night, 0-5C. We even had 65mph winds the other night, which is not too unusual here, and the tarps were very noisy and the eyelets popping off. But they stayed in place with zip ties and bungee cords, for now.

I was thinking of adding permanent, solid walls onto the current hutch, but maybe I'd be better off just building a whole new little wooden box/hut for them, and sell the hutch, since its feeling pretty pointless now that I actually have the rabbits and see how they behave.

Then I was thinking I would build a roof over the the run, and maybe some sort of removable walls to block that wind and rain when its not summer. I am one day planning on building them a bigger run than the one we have, but for now that's what I'm working with.

Its definitely turning into a money pit at this point, but at least my garden is enjoying all the poop, so not a total loss. And they are fun to watch.

We use this: https://www.amazon.com/Galvanized-Rabbit-Hutch-Size-30/dp/B004CR9M1U/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=rabbit+cage+36&qid=1650656068&sr=8-8 - they are pretty decent and you can (we did) buy other hardware for them - pans and stands that let you assemble them up to 4 high (we have 3 on top of each other).

I would try spraying with water and scraping off as much as you can with a spatula or putty knife. Get as much off as you can that way and let it dry for a day or two and then try burning whatever is left. Put the rabbits in a different pen if possible to keep them from adding to it and keeping it wet.

I use something like this for burning mats off of the bottoms of my nest boxes. It attaches to the small propane bottles like you would use for a portable camp stove. You might could find one at your local hardware store cheaper than this. We got ours years ago so I really don’t remember what the cost was then.

K Tool International Self Igniting Propane Blow Torch Head; Trigger Start, Ergo Handle and Replacement Tip; KTI70057 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N3YM28S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_8GN2416209X4N30XW0N8

I use these around my horse paddock, they work great. https://smile.amazon.com/RESCUE-Sterling-Disposable-Attractant-Insecticide/dp/B07DD28F84/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2YB2QQXMIDZ8M&dchild=1&keywords=fly+bags+outdoor+disposable&qid=1624821261&sprefix=fly%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-3

Thinking about raising rabbits for meat, so just popping in reading right now.

This one from u/slightlyrednecked is my go to reccomendation.

I also always recommend "Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering" which is my favorite book on the subject and is a must for any homestead.

The kennels are a hodge podge of what I found cheap on Craigslist, and some ordered from Amazon. The CL kennels cost me about $40 total for 5 of them, and the new kennels are $55 each on Amazon. Definitely recommend finding used stuff on CL; the rabbits are going to make it nasty anyway.

The posts holding my kennel banks up are U posts. They are less sturdy and more lightweight than T posts, and also cheaper. $3 each at my feed store. The kennels are wired to them. I will probably build a cool wooden frame for them instead at some point, but I'm leaning more toward the colony setup for the future.

The nest box tubs were $2 at Bi-Mart, and so far I've really liked them. I've drilled drainage holes in the bottom. I'll probably attach them to the kennel walls with carabiners going forward, so they can be pulled out easily. They're a nice size for my large does.

These are the nipples for the watering systems. This is the hose.

The colony hutches are a little difficult to quantify costs on, because I used scrap materis from other projects. The one thing I bought new was the roofing panels. They're flexible vinyl that can be cut with regular scissors if you're a masochist. 2 panels at $28 each.

I'd consider this a mid tier setup as far as overall cost goes, but it has worked out very well despite how mish-moshed it seems.