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RedClay Rabbit Pen

RedClay Rabbit Pen is a one of a kind dog training facility designed to encourage and foster your dog

07/02/2024

Amish buggies, the original self driving cars.

06/26/2024

Kennel building is coming along nicely. Getting closer to being done.

06/19/2024

We're making progress and nearing the end of the construction phase of things once the kennel building is finished.

03/07/2024

We've been busy working to get the kennel building completed and trying our best to do so despite the constant rainstorms. We've been working on the fencing for the training facility pen when the weather doesn't allow for us to do excavation for the building.
I recently acquired a John Deere 6x4 Gator to keep up with pen maintenance, feeding dogs and rabbits, and training/exercising our customer's dogs. So when we're unable to work on the pen or the kennels I'm working on the Gator outfitting it for use here at my facility.
I appreciate all the messages, calls, and inquiries into the pen, but as of right now we're still not ready to open yet. I will continue to provide updates to the pen and kennels here as they become available and rest assured although I don't have time to respond to every inquiry as to the facility's opening, I have compiled a list of every person who has contacted me interested in the facility and will be reaching out to each and every one of you as soon as we have an opening date in sight.
Thank you and I look forward to meeting all of you.

02/21/2024

Weather has finally allowed us to get some work done! Not too much longer now and the pen and kennels will be ready to open. Thanks for being patient and sticking with us. You won't be disappointed when it happens. That's for sure. ☺️🫶👍❤️

12/07/2023

A few pictures of the progress of the pen and kennels. We've had a few setbacks and hurdles but overall I'm extremely pleased with how everything is turning out and as I've done since the beginning I'm not taking ANY shortcuts or cutting any corners. Keep checking back for updates and to learn when we will be announcing the projected opening dates!

11/14/2023

More progress today. Rock dust delivery scheduled for this week so we can finish the site preparation for the kennels/building. We're in the home-stretch now! 😁🤘❤️

11/13/2023

Progress...

10/29/2023

More work getting done on the pen. Much closer to being open.

10/22/2023

We're getting closer and closer to being able to open the pen. Yesterday we had the backhoe over doing some leveling for the back fence line, buried another culvert over the drainage ditch that feeds the pond, and speaking of the pond we were able to dig out a bit more of the pond before springing a leak in a hydraulic line for the backhoe bucket. We were forced to stop, but the pond is much closer to being done. Last month I purchased a building for the kennels and this week I am ordering gravel for the driveway to the kennels and rock dust for the kennel base so we can start assembling the building and erecting the chain link fencing for the kennel runs as soon as the stone arrives. The kennel building is 14ft wide by 28ft long and if I can find a dealer to order a few more trusses from I'd like to extend it out to 36ft but the building will go up regardless and will contain the dog houses which will be climate controlled with a woodstove and air conditioner so the dogs are always a comfortable temperature. Their outside runs will enable them to use the bathroom and get exercise. We will keep updating the page as we continue getting the pen and kennels ready for a grand opening. Our rabbits are producing and some of our escapees from the past few years have already made their homes in the new pen. My messenger for the pens Facebook currently isn't working due to the most recent Facebook app update, so I apologize if you messaged me and haven't received a response, I'm not able to at this time but I'm working on it. Thanks for reading and please check back in soon for updates! 😊👍

04/12/2023

Hung the main gate today for the pen. May not look like much but this gate represents the beginning of the end. The completion of the pen is within sight, literally. Tomorrow I'll be repairing the loader to finish the dam and drainage pond and backfill the gate entrance but most of the heavt lifting is done. In addition to this main drive-in gate, I'm also adding a walk-in gate directly adjacent to the main gate on the other side of the culvert for easy access from the kennels into the pen. I'm also adding a smaller gate directly in my back yard so I can access the pen directly should any emergency arise. Catch the next update soon!

04/09/2023

Even the escapees still hang around. LOL Well at least we know we have plenty of rabbits to stock the pen with. The storage containers for kennels are being scheduled for delivery this coming week, so we're excited to prep the site for them to go in and start getting the kennels together. Big things coming and we're going to be unveiling a lot of new additions to the farm. FurFeatherFin Farms is going to start raising bobwhite quail for stocking preserves and for pets. Should have the first batch of eggs for the incubator some time this month. Thinking about adding partridge and pheasants later too. As for the fins...out aquaculture program is still in the works but we're hoping to have tanks for breeding stocking fish for ponds and minnows for bait. Always adding and always increasing our selection.

04/06/2023

Finished up the culvert pipe for the drainage ditch that leads into the pen beside the main gate and carries water to fill up the pond which will be the main primary water source for the pen. The pond won't be but a couple feet deep at it's deepest point and is just designed to catch runoff and keep it collected between rains. We're expecting rain/storms this afternoon so I'm also going to plant some peas, beans, kale and arugula on some open patches where it will hopefully grow and reseed itself perennially. The gate is ready to be hung once I put the wire on it and secure it, then we have a few walking gates that need to be installed and we'll be ready to run this last section of fence standing between us and a finished rabbit preserve. It's been a LONG, hard, expensive journey but my dream is finally coming to reality. I wanted to create a pen that could facilitate training of rabbit beagles and other scent hounds as puppies and young dogs in packs, with the ability to expose them to multiple terrains and covers, while holding a massive rabbit population that will give constant action to the pen. This preserve will be the first of it's kind in this area and I'm receiving messages EVERY day from folks who are interested in getting their dogs trained here. Eventually I plan on constructing an elevated scaffolding deck with chairs in the middle of the pen so dog handlers/trainers can have full view of the dogs without disrupting the natural hunting process that these dogs have been bred to perform. E-collars are already ready and charged with 10 collars currently (switching half of these to the TT-15 Minis for the pups. The kennels are next as SOON as we finish the pen. This way the rabbits stocked in the preserve will have time to acclimate themselves to the pen, learn the layout, safe zones, and escapes. Our kennels will be climate controlled inside and feature individual full chain link runs that are partially under roof. The ability to house/board dogs for owners and work with them daily one-on-one will be a priceless tool we plan to use daily. I'm trying now to determine pricing and would appreciate any feedback or suggestions as far as what ya'll think is fair to both the dog owners and myself to recoup some of the money I've invested in this project.
This Rabbit Preserve not only represents my dreams but also my future. I hope to continue to provide a safe place for rabbit hunters to train and work with their dogs to make them the best possible hunters they can be as we enter a new age of overcrowding and expanding development. There are less and less large tracts of land where hunters feel safe releasing green hounds or pups and I'm hoping by starting them here in the preserve that we can eliminate any unecessary lost or injured dogs in the future.
I hope that ya'll will continue to follow along with us as we complete the preserve and proceed to tackle the kennels. It's not done yet, but we've come SO far from where we started that I would me amiss if I didn't recognize the transition. Thanks and I look forward to responding to messages as soon as the pen is near opening and meeting you all in person.

04/04/2023

Pops securing the collars on the culvert pipes. I backfilled this today and set the post for main gate and poured concrete around the base to set up. Not a lot left to do before we start fencing in the last open stretch. I'm hoping to have the pen done by June 1st but will keep updating the page as we near the end of this. As soon as we get the pen finished I'll be starting construction of the new permanent kennels and covered runs for boarding/training. If anyone has a hookup on overseas shipping containers I'm in the market for a 40 footer or two of the 20 footers.

02/09/2023

After the horrendous damage we took during the storms last winter we're finally getting the construction of the pen going again. We've picked up two new toys this week to help with finishing the fence line. The dam is being built this week and stand pipe going in tomorrow for the retaining pond. Then we have a week or two of clearing the remaining fence line and driving the last of the posts, then it's time to stretch the wire across the back 1/2 of the pen. Then we'll have to put in the gates and install the chicken wire and electric hot wires and then it will be time to start stocking it while we construct the new kennels for boarding/training and breeding more rabbits.
I'm sorry if I haven't messaged you back personally, I've received SO many messages of interest and rather than repeating myself 50 times I just figured I'd post all the updates on this page, so be sure to follow us and Like our page. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. We look forward to serving your dog training/conditioning needs very soon in the near future. I'll keep ya'll updated. Check back soon!!😊🤟💯💪🏽

05/12/2022

Breeding Bunnies. We're still doing construction on the big pen and still not accepting bookings until we get an update on the RHD outbreak in NC/WVA

06/07/2021

Turned loose 9 rabbits in the puppy pen. They're all doing well a week+ later now.

06/07/2021

Due to the outbreak of RHD the pen will be temporarily closed for quarantine until we can figure out a viable solution to keeping our game from being infected. This disease is transmitted via contact, so any dog boxes, gear, dogs etc that have contacted any rabbits need to be cleaned with bleach/water solution to kill all remnants of the virus lingering on things. Because of this, we have decided to temporarily close the pen. We are currently working hard to finish the big pen and have it open by this fall if the virus is controlled by then, and we're still raising, breeding, and selling rabbits as they become available. Our first litter of kits are due to be bred in one month, so as the does become pregnant we will update. Thank you for your patience and please read and understand the VADGIF announcement as it relates to RHD and the precautions we all need to be taking to keep this virus in check and stop it from decimating our wild rabbit populations.
Thanks
Matt

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2106 Vawter Corner Road
Louisa, VA
23093

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+15407484422

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