Pets mum
Wise Old Thumper
I am well sick of this winter now-sorry I know it looks pretty, and I if I didn't have the buns it wouldn't bother me.
My two are outside buns, well they are in a 5 x7 shed with attached 7 x 5 run. They also have separate runs on lawn for better weather.
Went out this morning to feed them, had to smash the ice off bolts to get through the enclosure door. The shed is insulated, but I could still see my breath. It's about -3 at the moment but the windchill is at about -6 and that's daytime ! They have 2 hutches that they go in, well filled with hay, and snuggle safes. Both hutches are covered in a heavy futon, and I pull a duvet over the fronts at night. They have been confined to the shed for 3 days now, and don't seem too bothered, but I can't sleep for worrying about them. The enclosure is full of snow which has frozen solid, just can't put them on that can I ? As fast it gets cleared, we just get more. If I was "allowed" to bring them indoors, they would be in a pen, but then the house is too warm for them.
Am I being over fussy ? I am in and out to them about 6 times a day, and whilst I am fit and healthy, I am now 61 ! Last year was my first winter living here, and it was mild in comparison. When I told the vet all the precautions I'd taken, she laughed at me, and said buns would be sweating !.
Sorry for long post folk, but I've no one else to ask really.
My two are outside buns, well they are in a 5 x7 shed with attached 7 x 5 run. They also have separate runs on lawn for better weather.
Went out this morning to feed them, had to smash the ice off bolts to get through the enclosure door. The shed is insulated, but I could still see my breath. It's about -3 at the moment but the windchill is at about -6 and that's daytime ! They have 2 hutches that they go in, well filled with hay, and snuggle safes. Both hutches are covered in a heavy futon, and I pull a duvet over the fronts at night. They have been confined to the shed for 3 days now, and don't seem too bothered, but I can't sleep for worrying about them. The enclosure is full of snow which has frozen solid, just can't put them on that can I ? As fast it gets cleared, we just get more. If I was "allowed" to bring them indoors, they would be in a pen, but then the house is too warm for them.
Am I being over fussy ? I am in and out to them about 6 times a day, and whilst I am fit and healthy, I am now 61 ! Last year was my first winter living here, and it was mild in comparison. When I told the vet all the precautions I'd taken, she laughed at me, and said buns would be sweating !.
Sorry for long post folk, but I've no one else to ask really.