16/08/2021
Before you hire any carpenter for constructing your rabbit cages, put the following in consideration:-
-look at his sample structures and see how easy it is to clean the droppings off the iron sheets, some carpenters don't leave enough space between the iron sheets and the base of the cage, this makes cleaning difficult since the space is too small for you to scrub the droppings off the iron sheets.
-Look at the urine collecting system, are the gutters (engogo) well connected and well sloped to allow urine to flow immediately with out getting stagnant, remember stagnant urine is a sign of power hygiene and can be a source of diseases
-look at the drinking water system, are all the ni***es well connected and able to with standard the high pressure from the water tank? Some times the hose pipe tends to slide off the ni***es due to the high water pressure but it's because the constructor didn't take time to cater for it. Also check weather the hose/water pipe is not sharply bent anywhere because Sharp bends stop the flow of water to the rest of the ni***es
-check the support poles of the cage that touch the ground whether they are protected from insects like the termites and water from the ground.
-make sure that all cage doors can open freely and properly without any hindrances like I see most farmers 1st remove /lift the gutter in order to open their cage doors! But why,? It's because of contracting inexperienced carpenters in rabbit.
- check whether there are no holes left for the passage of rats into the cage, rats eat rabbits especially the young ones and eat the rabbit feeds like pellets and are also vectors (disease carriers)
-make sure that there are no spaces left between cages that can allow rabbits to cross from one cage to another especially the young ones
-most importantly make sure that the cage is large enough i.e the standard/minimum cage size is 2x2.5ft for a rabbit, it should be able to fit in a nest box for the mothers.
-make sure that there is good flow of fresh air rather than suffocating due to poor air flow
-lastly remember that it is a business and in every business you have to invest in 1st, so please invest in the business and get standard cage. Most farmers fear rabbit keeping because of the cost of constructing the rabbit cage but I can assure you that you do it once and forever but just do the expansion.
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