wendymac
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Here's the hutch that I whipped together. I have NO building experience at all, so this was interesting. LOL The wood was scrap stuff laying around, and the frame was built a few years ago and never finished (hubby did that...it was supposed to be 2 hutches, he never finished it, then turned it into a pitching stand for the boys). I have about $60 in the wire.
Hubby, for whatever reason, never really thought out the width of the thing. It's 37" wide and not quite 10 feet long. UGH! Anyway, the widest wire I could find was 36", so there is about 1/2" on both sides they could possibly chew. It's 24" high, with 1/2" spaced wire on the top and bottom. Which I had to use on the top because it's the only cage wire wide enough. The dividers were made with 1/2"x 1" spaced wire.
I have it divided into 4 pens. They are around 26"x37". The dividers were put in with wire ties, so I can easily convert it into fewer bigger cages if I want.
It's not pretty, but it works. Oh, and I didn't have any spare small snaps, so used pieces of horse equipment until I get to the store. LOL
Hubby, for whatever reason, never really thought out the width of the thing. It's 37" wide and not quite 10 feet long. UGH! Anyway, the widest wire I could find was 36", so there is about 1/2" on both sides they could possibly chew. It's 24" high, with 1/2" spaced wire on the top and bottom. Which I had to use on the top because it's the only cage wire wide enough. The dividers were made with 1/2"x 1" spaced wire.
I have it divided into 4 pens. They are around 26"x37". The dividers were put in with wire ties, so I can easily convert it into fewer bigger cages if I want.
It's not pretty, but it works. Oh, and I didn't have any spare small snaps, so used pieces of horse equipment until I get to the store. LOL
