11 steps to build a rabbit hutch frame
1. Decide how big the cage will be. If your cage will be for only one rabbit, you might want to consider a slightly smaller hutch. Just make the dimensions smaller. This cage will hold two to three rabbits comfortably.
rabbit hutch
2. Construct the frame for the cage using 2″x4″ boards. Cut 4 boards to 48″ long. Cut 8 boards to 24″ long. Using the hammer, join one 48″ board to one 24″ board so that it forms an L.
3. Note: The end of the 24″ board should be joined to the 48″ board so that the 4″ widths are on the left and right side of the L. The 2″ width should be facing you when you are looking directly at the board.
4. The cage will be 48″ long, so the 24″ board will be on the inside part of the final frame – nail the end of the 24″ piece to the last 2″ of the 48″ piece.
5. Use nails and hammer to attach a second 48″ piece to the opposite side of the 24″ piece. Be careful to nail the end of the 24″ piece to the last 2″ of the 48″ piece once more. This will form an elongated U.
6. Nail a second 24″ piece to the last 2″ of the 48″ boards. This will form a rectangular frame. Lie the frame on the workbench with one 48″ board facing you and the 24″ boards pointing away from you.
7. Next, nail a 24″ board to each corner of the frame. The board should point upward toward the ceiling. Nail the boards so that the 4″ widths are facing you from each of the four corners.
8. Nail a 48″ board between the two 24″ boards facing you, so that the upright rectangle before you exactly resembles the one lying on the workbench but is perpendicular to it.
9. Repeat step 8 on the opposite side of the workbench – or turn the project 180 degrees and nail another 48″ piece between the 24″ upright boards.
10. Nail a 24″ board at the top of the two 24″ upright boards. Turn the project 180 degrees and repeat the same step.
11. The resulting shape will be rectangular on two sides, as well as the top and bottom. The ends will form a 2′ square.