We got the rest of the hutch finished today. It took a few hours and a couple of trips into town. We used a whole pound of nails and over 3 meters of wire. Over 5 of us spent hours hammering, snipping wire, and measuring wood to complete the hutch. We made the cages larger than the ones the orphanage used. The hutch has two cages to hold two rabbits separately. The feed is put into a grain holder inside the cage or in a wire divider between the rabbits. The bottoms of the new cages are wire so the rabbits’ wastes fall through, hopefully improving their quality of life and reproducing abilities.
When we finished, we tried to bring the new cages into the rabbit house, but our measurements must have been off because it could not fit through the door. Some of the men suggested tearing down the doorframe or tearing the hutch apart and rebuilding it inside. However, Grandpa Howell came up with the idea to saw off the legs and reattaching them once inside. The crisis was averted.
We put two rabbits in the new cages and some wild grass between them. We checked on the progress of the silo throughout the day. After drying in the sun, we carried the grass over to the side of the silo where other men were chopping it into pieces. The pieces were then shoved into the silo and stomped on to compress the grass as much as possible. After carrying about 10 loads of grass, my neck and arms were sliced up and burning for the rest of the day.
Finishing the hutch and transporting the grass took most of the day and after all the work was done we washed up for dinner. This night Grandpa Howell gave the worship lesson to the kids on how everyone has different talents and each is important to God.
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