The RE-Build of Les Farms

[Triplell]

He has a short face. His ears stick right up when he is excited or nervous, or when he hears something. He is patchy.. I don't know how to describe his colour, but it's throughout his pelt. He's all shades of brown The dog in this picture is a miniature poodle. So maybe you can size him based on her. Daisy Mae is the size of a house cat, and Frankle is a bit smaller than that. My dog has a thing for bunnies. She loves them.

Your pictures of the two of them sure are cute. The chocolate color is easy to get patchy when crossbred with some other color. He sure sounds like a neitherland dwarf cross.

 

[aoxa]

Your pictures of the two of them sure are cute. The chocolate color is easy to get patchy when crossbred with some other color. He sure sounds like a neitherland dwarf cross.

Good to know

How do you tell a bunny's age?

We are the third people to have him.. So I have no clue.

 

[Triplell]

Good to know

How do you tell a bunny's age? 

We are the third people to have him.. So I have no clue.

There really is no way to tell until he starts to go grey on his face and or his pelt starts to stay oily.

 

[LightningTFarm]

Aoxa, just found this thread. Your new barn plan is AMAZING!!! I love that you are using the metal sheathing on the outside. A lot of buildings use this here in Texas, and they look great. Just wash it off once a year and it will look like new. Also, I just adore Henry!

As for heat in the brooder room, did you say somewhere that there will be a water heater in the barn? And that the brooder section will have a concrete floor? Have you thought of radiant floor heating, with hot water from the water heater run through coils of PEX plastic pipe embedded in the concrete floor? You could even run it under a raised wooden floor. It would be perfectly safe, and the warmest part would be near the floor where the brooders are. I know there are websites with information on using your water heater to do this, instead of having to use a boiler. Since this is for a barn, and not your house, I would think this would work and there would be NO risk of fire. PEX pipe is fairly inexpensive and easy to work with. My dad and I used it for the water supply lines in the addition we are building onto our house, and we did all the work ourselves. Check out www.radiantec.com for information on putting in this type of heat using your water heater as a source for the hot water.

I will be keeping an eye on this thread from now on, watching your progress. Keep up the good work!!

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Some pictures from the weekend...







And if anyone wants to suggest a way to safely heat our brooder/tack room it is appreciated!

The silkie pic is STUNNING; the second pic is cute; the third pic is adorable and made my day; the fourth pic looks well planned.

 

[chicknfun]

Aoxa, just found this thread. Your new barn plan is AMAZING!!! I love that you are using the metal sheathing on the outside. A lot of buildings use this here in Texas, and they look great. Just wash it off once a year and it will look like new. Also, I just adore Henry!

As for heat in the brooder room, did you say somewhere that there will be a water heater in the barn? And that the brooder section will have a concrete floor? Have you thought of radiant floor heating, with hot water from the water heater run through coils of PEX plastic pipe embedded in the concrete floor? You could even run it under a raised wooden floor. It would be perfectly safe, and the warmest part would be near the floor where the brooders are. I know there are websites with information on using your water heater to do this, instead of having to use a boiler. Since this is for a barn, and not your house, I would think this would work and there would be NO risk of fire. PEX pipe is fairly inexpensive and easy to work with. My dad and I used it for the water supply lines in the addition we are building onto our house, and we did all the work ourselves. Check out www.radiantec.com for information on putting in this type of heat using your water heater as a source for the hot water.

I will be keeping an eye on this thread from now on, watching your progress. Keep up the good work!!

Great idea, don't know why I didn't think of that, we used it under our tile!

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

The silkie pic is STUNNING; the second pic is cute; the third pic is adorable and made my day; the fourth pic looks well planned.

Ya no kidding!

 

[Leahs Mom]

There are so many dangers.. so many.. We won't be using any type of heat lamp other than the Premier 1 heat lamps if any at all.

Could you comment more on that...why the Premier 1 lamps?

 

[aoxa]

Could you comment more on that...why the Premier 1 lamps?

http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=18266

. Non-electric thermal pads, called Cozy Cushions

are available from several pet supply companies, and can be used for newborn litters, or, if you can sew, you can make these pads yourself (see directions at end of article). If a heat lamp is absolutely required, the Premier Heat Lamp is the only heat lamp I recommend because the bulb is completely encased in a protective guard and the company has stressed fire safety in producing this heat lamp. Another product worth checking out is a heating unit manufactured by Infratherm, Inc., a company who also stresses fire safety.

http://firesafetyinbarns.com/20-electricalapps.html

 

[Leahs Mom]

I've almost purchased one of those several times but keep putting it off. I keep hoping to find a heat source for brooding that doesn't emit light but gets warm enough for "in the unheated hen house" brooding.

I've almost given up on being able to find such a source as nothing I've found puts out enough heat for an area that could be as cold as 15 degrees f.