@leahshomestead: This was a complete waste of time. One of the biggest rabbit “hacks” I kept hearing about was putting buckets and totes under the cages to catch all the poop and urine. The idea sounded great. No scraping. No crawling under cages. Just dump the buckets and you’re done. Except that’s not what happened. The grow-out rabbits kept knocking the buckets over. Somehow they managed to get inside them. They still pooped on the ground around them anyway. And then I had to spend time dumping, spraying, scrubbing, and putting all the buckets back. In the end, it took way longer than simply grabbing a scraper and cleaning underneath the cages like I was doing before. Sometimes the “easier” way isn’t actually easier. This one looked good on paper, but for our setup it was a complete fail. 😂🐰 What’s a homestead hack that ended up creating more work than it saved? #RabbitRaising #HomesteadLife #HomesteadFail

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korky_dontplay
Korky :
someone on YouTube made the perfect poop catch system and it separates the urine 🤌🏼 They also made a video for a watering line with the water nipples! I'll be back and I'ma go find it!
2026-06-12 14:51:52
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lorraine.artworks
Gabriellyn Lorraine :
Can always create frame below the rabbit cages and use trays that way there out of the rabbits on the floor and you can pull out the trays and clean them
2026-06-12 15:20:03
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ravenshavenfarm
Raven’s Haven :
Litter train. It is a total life savor for me!
2026-06-12 17:44:52
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b_rad67
B.S. :
Dig a trench under there and dont put shavings in there.... Easy to shovel out... Trench should be 6" deep and the width of the cages..
2026-06-14 00:56:32
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snus_mumriken
SnusMumriken :
Maby fence that area off and use trays instead of buckets so you can pull them out quicker and easier
2026-06-13 19:05:33
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vinaltheguy
vinaltheguy :
Buy some isopods maybe? When I had rabbits there was always isopods under the cage eating the poo.
2026-06-14 04:39:27
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courtlandstreetde
courtlandstdesigns :
Weekly cleaning with trays. It’s a lot but only choice where I am
2026-07-28 15:01:03
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tamzin32
Tamsin🎐🎐🎐 :
pond liner would do the job and easy to wipe down
2026-06-12 14:57:03
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rachelisjustchillin
Rachel :
Make 1 big box out of plywood with wheels so you can roll in and out underneath. Line boxes with tarps that you can just pull out and dump.
2026-06-15 00:36:49
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bigwurm56
love2grow22 :
Thanks for sharing
2026-07-26 15:37:54
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brittany.napier999
brittany.napier999 :
Maybe like a big tray and change them more often?
2026-06-14 01:38:26
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uberdinger
Uberd1nger :
Put some drawers under the cages, a little drainage to the back connected to a small barrel
2026-06-13 17:02:43
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bentley.dedam
Bentley Dedam :
who is Chad
2026-06-30 03:05:12
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grimwolf6982
grimwolf :
why use a deep bucket when you can use a cafeteria baking sheet to do the same job and only clean them once a week.
2026-06-12 17:16:23
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ramilchioblah
Daddy & Tayan :
where is Chad?💚💚💚
2026-06-12 14:55:11
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uhtredsanjuan
UhtredPR :
Hose
2026-06-14 00:43:22
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ash_equestrianlife27
Ash :
Yayaya
2026-06-15 08:27:58
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dean05150
Dean :
Painted pieces of plywood a couple of inches below the cages that slide out. I think that would be a simple fix for what you are wanting, much lov
2026-06-14 04:33:42
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nutty_netty
Old Hag :
Thanks so much for the great advice
2026-06-13 11:44:46
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carolineko7
🐾Caroline🐰 :
ive seen people use kiddy pools
2026-08-17 22:26:55
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andreadiaz3923
andreadiaz3923 :
I used to raise rabbits in high school and my dad built a little trough kind of like a file folder with a little flat middle that leaned down to one end so everything would travel down to one end. You could just use one bucket at the end to catch what travels down. The trough was made from a flexible plastic and we hooked it onto the hanging cages so we could take it off and clean it as needed.
2026-06-13 19:39:57
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treasuresparks0
Treasure Sparks :
if you added a shelf under the lower cages, could you use the trays like with the top row? genuine question.
2026-06-13 17:29:02
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road.king2809
Road King :
Some people build a conveyor belt under the cage and then turn it by hand and the poop falls outside of the building into a trough.
2026-06-16 04:42:03
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