These are our DIY rabbit hutch designs. Today, we are walking through how to build our outdoor freestanding rabbit hutches based on a design we have been using for several years now. The plus to this rabbit hutch design is they are freestanding and can be placed anywhere outside so no need for a building to put a cage in. Honestly, though, we do find that they work amazing for the rabbits, and while we have bigger plans coming up, both our normal-sized hutch and our mega-hutch design are great for the rabbits, giving them space and protecting them from the elements.
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Regular Hutch 56"x24"
Legs (4) 2x4x39"
Bottom long (2) 2x4x56 1/2"
bottom sides and centre (3) 2x4x21"
top long sides (2) 2x4x49 1/2"
top sides and bottom horizontals (the ones the wire bottom sits on) (4) 2x4x24"
uprights for the sides (4) 2x4x18 1/2"
Front Horizontal (wire sits on this) (1) 2x4x46 1/2"
Back Horizontal (1) 2x2x46 1/2"
bottom centre piece(1) 2x2x18 1/2"
Front centre over the wire (1) 2x4x22
Handles (2) 2x4x27
Pressure treated feet (2) 2x4x27
Plywood
(2) 24x20 1/2
(1) 52 1/2x20 1/2
Large Hutch 94"x20"
Legs (4) 2x4x39" and (2) 2x4x35 1/2"
Bottom Long (2) 2x4x94"
Bottom sides and centre (3) 2x4x17"
Top long sides (2) 2x4x87"
Top sides and bottom horizontals (the ones the wire bottom sits on) (4) 2x4x20"
uprights for the sides (4) 2x4x18 1/2"
Front horizontal (wire sits on this) (1) 2x4x84"
back horizontal (1) 2x2x84"
Bottom centre piece (1) 2x2x14 1/4"
handles (2) 2x4x23
pressure treated feet (3) 2x4x23
Plywood
(2) 20x20 1/2"
(1) 90x20 1/2"
Front wire is 1"x1" wire mesh, Bottoms are rubbermaid wire shelves, and for our lids we use plywood cut with an overhang, but you could use something different. To build these 2 hutches used approximately 20 2x4's and 3 sheets of plywood.
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