Our barn was finished in Dec. 2005. Here are some pics and info about the design. We built our barn with the idea of trying to have it as cool as possible in the summer (since we live in a hot climate in the summer). We dug 3 foot trenches that were 1 foot wide, around the perimeter of our soon to be barn (this would be the foundation), poured cement into that and then dug down 2 feet in the middle. We used Radiant Barrier for insulation (that is the silver stuff) at the moment and if the Lord wills, we will add more insulation in the future. We have 5 windows and a door in it. Plus, we added two Whirly Birds (attic vents) to help with ventilation. I've been very happy with the barn. We also added 16 1'x1' vents on all 4 walls for more ventilation. The vents had a door with a latch on them, so I could open/close them depending on the weather. It has worked so well! It stays pretty cool in the summer, but of course I'd like it to be cooler in there. During the summer we run a large fan and misters. In the winter, it works great. Normally it stays between 55 and 40 degrees in the barn, which is great temperature for the bunnies. I don't have a problem with the little babies! The winter of 2006/07 we had some very cold fronts come through California, so it got below freezing in the barn for about a week and a half or two. That wasn't that fun, since I had to thaw bottles out. Below are pictures of inside the barn before cages were put in it. For those interested in seeing how I've set up my cages in the barn, feel free to email me, as I have pictures of it.
The bunny barn we had in California.
