another slant board question

[Rainey]

We're figuring out how to set up our rabbit cages in the new space that is under construction. So far we've mostly used metal pans (that we made). The 4 foot grow out cages that we stuck in a small space by the goats this summer has a slant board for the upper cage, because we didn't have a larger pan nor time to make one. Neither of the cage cleaners likes it. They want to know if all of you who prefer slant boards to pans have running water in the rabbit area to flush it out daily and how you handle it in freezing weather. And do you hose them off in place or remove them to clean?
And just wondering how many times most of you changed your set-up before you got it how you wanted it?

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I use the plastic corrugated roofing panels as slant boards and made a scraper out of a small piece of the same material attached to a pvc handle. I just push the waste down with that.

Every once in a while I scrub the boards off with one of those big "cobweb brushes" dipped in a bucket of soapy water and then rinse them. I don't do it on a daily basis because then the dirt below would become a swamp.

We do get freezing temps in winter but usually not for a long period of time- and the urine flows pretty freely down the boards, so unless I go a few days without scraping the droppings down, I don't have an issue with it freezing to the boards.

 

[aussiegirl]

I use the plastic corrugated roofing panels as slant boards and made a scraper out of a small piece of the same material attached to a pvc handle. I just push the waste down with that.

Every once in a while I scrub the boards off with one of those big "cobweb brushes" dipped in a bucket of soapy water and then rinse them. I don't do it on a daily basis because then the dirt below would become a swamp.

We do get freezing temps in winter but usually not for a long period of time- and the urine flows pretty freely down the boards, so unless I go a few days without scraping the droppings down, I don't have an issue with it freezing to the boards.

Hi, could you post a picture of your scraper?
thanks

 

[skysthelimit]

I don't have any running water to the rabbit area. it's and old wood barn and I wouldn't run water inside of it.
The roofing panels are cut in sections which I scrape, then remove and rinse outside.
In the wintertime it's actually a pain for me. It's always winter in Ohio (never christmas right?), so as soon as it freezes, it becomes impossible for me to clean it. The panels are frozen together and heavy, I have to wait for a thaw to scrape, and still can't rinse, they freeze again almost instantly. At that point I am grateful for pans that I can shovel clean without destroying them.

I've probably changed back and for three times. I'll keep changing until i strike it rich and can afford a flush clean system, or a farm where I can hang them all one row

 

[Marinea]

Our slant boards are made out of various materials, leading to guttering and running into five gallon buckets, which are emptied every other day. To help with stubborn poo, we found a long handled car de-icer that has a brush at the other end. I think we got it at Auto Zone. It works great- scrapes and brushes. The only thing I would change about our current setup is to add some additional metal around the corners of our posts holding the cages, as we have a couple of buns who love the pee right in the very corners of their cages.

We set up our slant board with enough room at the high end to get a water hose in between the cage and the board so we can rinse them off easily. In the winter, I can bring out some hot water if I see frozen urine build up.