OUR SET-UP
06/06/11 OUR RABBIT SHED HAS NOW ARRIVED AND HAS BEEN ERECTED. WE NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE FLOOR SC-REEDED AND OUR HUTCHES BUILT INTO THE SHED. WE ARE ALSO GATHERING OUR OTHER ESSENTIALS FOR INSIDE OF THE SHED. WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THIS IS COMING TOGETHER.
12/06/11 THE FLOORING HAS BEEN LAID IN OUR RABBITS SHED, THE INSULATION HAS BEEN FITTED AND THE PLY LINING IS ALMOST FINISHED IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO LONG BEFORE OUR RABBITS AND KYLA'S CAVIES CAN MOVE INTO THEIR MANSION.
26/06/11 WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE A BREAK FROM OUR RABBIT SHED DUE TO SOME HEALTH ISSUES IN THE LATE STAGES OF PREGNANCY AND THEN THE BIRTH OF OUR DAUGHTER THIS FOLLOWS THE DEATH OF OUR 6 DAY OLD SON IN 2009 HE WAS A SIDS BABY SO THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN NERVE RACKING BUT NOTHING COMPARED TO OUR FIRST WEEK WITH OUR NEW BABY. WE ARE NOW RESUMING OUR PROJECT, WE HAVE ONE SMALL AREA LEFT TO PLY LINE, A WORK BENCH WITH STORAGE UNDERNEATH TO BUILD ALONG WITH A SHOW TABLE. WE HAVE PURCHASED OUR ELECTRIC FLY ZAPPER AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A FEW MORE ESSENTIAL BITS AND PIECES TO GET TOGETHER WE ARE ALMOST FINISHED. WE HAVE SOME MODULAR HUTCHES BEING BUILT TO SPECIFICATION WHICH WE ARE EXPECTING TO BE DELIVERED AND INSTALLED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
30/06/11 OUR HUTCHES WERE DELIVERED TODAY AND WE CAN'T MOVE FOR HUTCHES!!!!!! WE ARE REMOVING THE OLD ONES AND REPLACING WITH THE NEW ONES, THE BUNNIES THAT HAVE ALREADY MOVED ARE VERY HAPPY AND SETTLING IN NICELY. MONTHS OF PLANNING AND HARD WORK IS STARTING TO PAY OFF AND ALL OUR STOCK IS COMING UP TO BREEDING AGE SO WE WILL BE ALL SET TO GET STARTED VERY SOON. WE WILL BE UPLOADING PHOTOS WHEN WE CAN GET NEAR THE SHED TO TAKE THEM, AT THE MOMENT IT IS AN OBSTACLE COURSE OF RABBIT HUTCHES. OUR HUTCHES CAME FROM DAWSONS ANIMAL HOUSING.
14/07/11 WE HAVE RECENTLY ORDERED SOME MORE HUTCHES ESPECIALLY FOR KYLA'S GUINEA PIGS THESE HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY MY HUSBAND TO CREATE OUR WORK SPACE, BASICALLY OUR WORK SURFACE WILL BE FIXED TO THE TOP OF THESE HUTCHES KEEPING EVERYTHING CO-ORDINATED AND LOOKING NEAT. THESE ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE PLY LINING TO DO BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME WITH OUR NEW BABY, OTHER DAUGHTER, RUNNING OF A BUSINESS (MY HUSBANDS), RUNNING A HOME AND CARING FOR OUR ANIMALS, BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET TO IT SOON. THE WEATHER HASN'T HELPED EITHER TO BE FAIR, STILL IT HASN'T PREVENTED OUR BUNNIES FROM ENJOYING THEIR NEW HOME SO FAR.
20/07/11 THE PLY LINING IN THE SHED WAS COMPLETED TODAY. WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR NEW HUTCHES AND THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO BE DONE AND WE WILL THEN ADD PHOTOS HERE. MY HUSBAND HAS PUT TREMENDOUS EFFORT INTO OUR SHED, HE PLANNED ALL ASPECTS FROM START TO FINISH AND ALONG THE WAY HAS BECOME EVEN MORE INVOLVED WITH OUR RABBITS (HE IS STILL LEARNING). HE HAS CREATED MY DREAM SHED AND IT IS EXACTLY HOW I ALWAYS WANTED IT TO BE. THANK YOU SO MUCH STEVE FOR YOUR HARD WORK, TIME, AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LEARN SOMETHING SO NEW, NOW WE ARE ALL SET FOR PERFECTING OUR CHOSEN BREEDS AND FOR RECOGNISING OUR SHOWING AMBITIONS. WE NO LONGER HAVE THE LINES WE BOUGHT IN AS FOUNDATION STOCK WE HAVE STARTED AFRESH AND OUR NEW STOCK SURPASSES THE PREVIOUS
12/06/11 THE FLOORING HAS BEEN LAID IN OUR RABBITS SHED, THE INSULATION HAS BEEN FITTED AND THE PLY LINING IS ALMOST FINISHED IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO LONG BEFORE OUR RABBITS AND KYLA'S CAVIES CAN MOVE INTO THEIR MANSION.
26/06/11 WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE A BREAK FROM OUR RABBIT SHED DUE TO SOME HEALTH ISSUES IN THE LATE STAGES OF PREGNANCY AND THEN THE BIRTH OF OUR DAUGHTER THIS FOLLOWS THE DEATH OF OUR 6 DAY OLD SON IN 2009 HE WAS A SIDS BABY SO THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN NERVE RACKING BUT NOTHING COMPARED TO OUR FIRST WEEK WITH OUR NEW BABY. WE ARE NOW RESUMING OUR PROJECT, WE HAVE ONE SMALL AREA LEFT TO PLY LINE, A WORK BENCH WITH STORAGE UNDERNEATH TO BUILD ALONG WITH A SHOW TABLE. WE HAVE PURCHASED OUR ELECTRIC FLY ZAPPER AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A FEW MORE ESSENTIAL BITS AND PIECES TO GET TOGETHER WE ARE ALMOST FINISHED. WE HAVE SOME MODULAR HUTCHES BEING BUILT TO SPECIFICATION WHICH WE ARE EXPECTING TO BE DELIVERED AND INSTALLED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
30/06/11 OUR HUTCHES WERE DELIVERED TODAY AND WE CAN'T MOVE FOR HUTCHES!!!!!! WE ARE REMOVING THE OLD ONES AND REPLACING WITH THE NEW ONES, THE BUNNIES THAT HAVE ALREADY MOVED ARE VERY HAPPY AND SETTLING IN NICELY. MONTHS OF PLANNING AND HARD WORK IS STARTING TO PAY OFF AND ALL OUR STOCK IS COMING UP TO BREEDING AGE SO WE WILL BE ALL SET TO GET STARTED VERY SOON. WE WILL BE UPLOADING PHOTOS WHEN WE CAN GET NEAR THE SHED TO TAKE THEM, AT THE MOMENT IT IS AN OBSTACLE COURSE OF RABBIT HUTCHES. OUR HUTCHES CAME FROM DAWSONS ANIMAL HOUSING.
14/07/11 WE HAVE RECENTLY ORDERED SOME MORE HUTCHES ESPECIALLY FOR KYLA'S GUINEA PIGS THESE HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY MY HUSBAND TO CREATE OUR WORK SPACE, BASICALLY OUR WORK SURFACE WILL BE FIXED TO THE TOP OF THESE HUTCHES KEEPING EVERYTHING CO-ORDINATED AND LOOKING NEAT. THESE ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE PLY LINING TO DO BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME WITH OUR NEW BABY, OTHER DAUGHTER, RUNNING OF A BUSINESS (MY HUSBANDS), RUNNING A HOME AND CARING FOR OUR ANIMALS, BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET TO IT SOON. THE WEATHER HASN'T HELPED EITHER TO BE FAIR, STILL IT HASN'T PREVENTED OUR BUNNIES FROM ENJOYING THEIR NEW HOME SO FAR.
20/07/11 THE PLY LINING IN THE SHED WAS COMPLETED TODAY. WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR NEW HUTCHES AND THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO BE DONE AND WE WILL THEN ADD PHOTOS HERE. MY HUSBAND HAS PUT TREMENDOUS EFFORT INTO OUR SHED, HE PLANNED ALL ASPECTS FROM START TO FINISH AND ALONG THE WAY HAS BECOME EVEN MORE INVOLVED WITH OUR RABBITS (HE IS STILL LEARNING). HE HAS CREATED MY DREAM SHED AND IT IS EXACTLY HOW I ALWAYS WANTED IT TO BE. THANK YOU SO MUCH STEVE FOR YOUR HARD WORK, TIME, AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LEARN SOMETHING SO NEW, NOW WE ARE ALL SET FOR PERFECTING OUR CHOSEN BREEDS AND FOR RECOGNISING OUR SHOWING AMBITIONS. WE NO LONGER HAVE THE LINES WE BOUGHT IN AS FOUNDATION STOCK WE HAVE STARTED AFRESH AND OUR NEW STOCK SURPASSES THE PREVIOUS
OUR SHED
OUR SHED IS KEPT IMMACULATE PROVIDING A SAFE CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR OURSELVES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR RABBITS. OUR HUTCHES ARE SPOT CLEANED DAILY WITH A FULL CHANGE TWICE A WEEK MORE OFTEN IF NEEDED ESPECIALLY FOR NURSING DOE'S WITH THEIR YOUNG, WHO CAN BE QUITE MESSY. THE FLOORS ARE HOOVERED DAILY AND THEN DISINFECTED. PLEASE NOTE THE HUTCH IN FRONT OF OUR SHED DOES NOT HOUSE RABBITS IT IS HOME TO THREE GUINEA PIG BOARS WHO ARE OUTSIDE TEMPORARILY WHILE WE CONSIDER OUR DAUGHTERS GUINEA PIG PLANS.