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Reply New Zealand White Rabbits

03:21 PM on November 14, 2010

Hi Don,

I would love to talk to you about setting up watering system, I don't have one at this time and I believe as you say it would be a huge time saver. I am just not exactly sure how to get water to our shed at this time. Look forward to further posts.

Sarah

Reply Don

08:38 PM on November 08, 2010

Hi Sarah,

You have a nice clean,neat setup. I am always interested how others raise their rabbits. What works well and what doesn't. I am not sure if you use automatic watering or not.

I set this up this spring for my rabbits and it has been a huge labor and time saver not to mention that the rabbits gain rapidly because they have access to cool clean water 24/7.

The challange with this is now before me as the winter approaches. I installed heat wires in the pipe

but the problem with that is this time of year the temperature control comes on at 38°F but off at 48° F

This is the ambiant temperature. (therein lies the problem) Not controlling actual water temperature.

The water gets too warm. I have another idea using a tank heater with a small circulating pump. Next week I plan on installing this system. If interested I could post the good and or the bad with that.

All for now ,The post is getting long. Good Luck with your nice looking stock.

Don

E-mail idlewerabbitry@comcast.net

Reply Silver Ridge Rabbitry

05:28 PM on May 09, 2010

Doug,

Thanks so much for coming to see the set-up, I look forward to photos of the "Poop Away" system, if it is ok I will post them here on the website, I think it would be very informative for folks. I am also very interested in how you will build your watering system, using the airator to move the water, to keep it from freezing, along with the heater is a great idea. Great to meet you, I look forward to remaining in touch. Sarah Ouellette

Doug Varney says...
Thanks for a very informative visit. I will start designing the "Poop-Away" system tomorrow and send some pictures as it develops. As soon as the water valves arrive from Bass, I will build the watering system. It is great to find someone as excited about this process as I.

Thanks again for the tour

Reply Doug Varney

03:40 PM on May 09, 2010

Thanks for a very informative visit. I will start designing the "Poop-Away" system tomorrow and send some pictures as it develops. As soon as the water valves arrive from Bass, I will build the watering system. It is great to find someone as excited about this process as I.

Thanks again for the tour

Reply Luis C. Guzman

03:24 PM on April 06, 2010

Reply Emma

08:18 AM on November 18, 2009

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Kind Regards

Emma

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Reply hidayat brata

07:02 AM on October 26, 2009

hi! iam Hidayat from jakarta.nice to have contact with all of you.i am new comer in the rabbitry.hope more support and can make good networking with all of you. regards.hidayat brata

Reply Jeff

03:15 AM on October 02, 2009

Hello Sarah, I really like your rabbitry. I am a rabbit raiser my self and always looking for information. I have Zelands and Califorians but would love to get a red zeland to mix them up. Any ideas or info where I can get one? Good luck at the bunny hopp Jeff

Reply chris Aldrich

11:03 PM on July 02, 2009

You have a good website - as I am new to the rabbits, and your website has some good information for a newbee...

Reply Alberto Cruz

12:00 AM on May 14, 2009

Hi Sarah,

Congratulations, you have very good looking rabbits.

It would be great if you had more photos of your rabbits.

Alberto.

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