bigfoot_158
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How do you keep your pellets in j feeder dry during this highly humid days?
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feed only what you expect the rabbits to eat within 24 hours, use covered j-feeders if you are outside or have rodent problems......
LovinTheFarmLife
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Also, my j feeders that are screened instead of solid metal seem to do better with our humidity. They keep most of the dust from building up and retaining all that moisture. I have one that is solid metal and I have been fighting it this whole time.
Also, my j feeders that are screened instead of solid metal seem to do better with our humidity. They keep most of the dust from building up and retaining all that moisture. I have one that is solid metal and I have been fighting it this whole time.
bigfoot_158
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My J feeder are screen and the cages are hung in the garage. But the weekend of July 4 it got so humid that the feed swelled up and you could tell it was wet. They are still eating it and I have been putting less in more often. I would rather feed them 3 times a day vs having feed going bad. 
fhjmom
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We use crocks and any feed left over 24-hours is supposed to be dumped (kids don't always do this was judiciously as they should). Damp feed can go moldy fairly quickly and it is a real danger to buns. It sounds like you have a good plan of feeding less more often. Other than that, I think the only other option would be to find a way to lower the humidity in your garage, such as a dehumidifier.
Do you use bottles or crocks for water? We have some buns that like to play in their water crocks and can sling it into their feeders from quite a distance. I figure yu probably already ruled that out but thought I would mention it. It's just one of the reasons we are in the process of switching to bottles.
Do you use bottles or crocks for water? We have some buns that like to play in their water crocks and can sling it into their feeders from quite a distance. I figure yu probably already ruled that out but thought I would mention it. It's just one of the reasons we are in the process of switching to bottles.
I feed less and aim for it to be cleaned up by the next feeding. With growouts I like full fed, but humidty will spoil the feed in a day. It gets hung up when it swells and they are without feed. It isn't worth feeding swelled pellets to growouts.
if your house [or some other area] is air conditioned, - you might consider storing your pellets in that area-- [if you are not doing so already...] When I lived in Florida, humidity was a big concern, and moldy pellets were something we always had to watch for...
bigfoot_158
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fhjmom":1i788oe5 said:
Yes I use the bottles.
michaels4gardens":1i788oe5 said:
No problem with the feed in the bags. Just in the feeders. So I have giving less pellets but I do feed them twice a day so they clean it up really fast. Plus I feed them as much natural fresh greens and dry greens and Hay daily.
Thanks to all for comments.
