photos of new Cages and framing

[weissangst]

Not sure I posted the picture right, if its wrong, let me know <br /><br /> __________ Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:34 am __________ <br /><br /> before everyone says anything, this is unfinished.

I need to fix the manure slide (the plastic is a VERY temporary solution, which words for the next 2 days)

And, I need to bring the bottom cages forward still, as you can see my earlier mistake, I made the shelves too close together for the 30 inches, but for the 24 it was fine. I extended it out and moves the one big 8 foot cages last night, the other 2 on the bottom are much easier to move.

Need to also knock the flanges off some rebar's are replace the PVC pipe I'm using to support the top cage, but not a big deal, I did the math, the PVC pipe will hold, just I prefer to use rebar's, and drop some cardboard underneath, so the wood don't get damaged.

These cages sit under my porch, and I have a 4 foot wide, 8 foot long roof I made, and sheeted with 6 mm plastic so that the little bit of water that drips thru the porch, will go to the roof, then to an attach gutter, and then into one of the manure buckets.

I have also made some worm bins, each 3 feet deep and 4 feet wide, but I did not attach the Hardware cloth yet to the bottom, so these Plastic tubs are working for now, as all the manure from the top cages is being guided into one bucket.

The first rabbit on the top is my new 5 month old buck, weighs a little more than 7 pounds. The girl next to him is my doe who is due in about 5 days (yayyyyy) My other buck is at the FAR end of the top cages, my California.

 

[Marinea]

That is a nice set up!

One small note- is there baby saver wire around the doe's cage? It is hard to tell in the pics. If not, you might want to consider that.

 

[weissangst]

THERE IS not any baby saving wire yet there. I already knew I was missing it, and now I have to think how to apply it without taking the cages back down, which isn't going to happen...lol

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Looks good so far, and I applaud your use of extra J-clips to attach the bottom wire. That will go a long way to keeping your floors from sagging!

is there baby saver wire around the doe's cage?

I already knew I was missing it, and now I have to think how to apply it without taking the cages back down

Most of my cages do not have baby saver wire (in fact, only a bank of 4 that I bought used at a show have it), and I have had very few losses... but one of these days I plan to buy a sheet of the plastic wallboard used in commercial bathrooms http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-4- ... /100389836 and cut strips 4" (or maybe 6" :? ) wide, drill a couple of holes in each piece, and attach to the wire with zip ties. I already use the same product to line my BASS Sani-Nests, and it is durable, easy to clean, and the rabbits do not chew it.

 

[weissangst]

Thank you MaMa.

My wife is a stickler for details, and like my father said "if you wont do it great, then don't bother" I did the bottom J clips first. She came by later with her ppliers, and filled in the gaps...lol

SHe put one ever 3rd hole, and it appears to have been a big difference maker.

As far as the baby savers, I was going to put them on, but we ran out of time that day, and I was going to redneck it together later, and I had an idea very similar to yours actually.