Hows does anyone clean out a hutch in the pouring rain!

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Just been out there to change the fleece and absorbent mats, had to do it this morning as am off to launderettes with it all. Of course it has to be torrential rain! I went armed with a huge umbrella, big coat and lots of plastic bags!
Had to move everything out then realised I had no where to put it, put the umbrella on the ground and tried to balance everything underneath it!
Just about managed to keep everything dry, the dirty fleece ended up floating in a puddle, I ended up getting soaked and there are now lots of mini poos floating around the garden! At least the Guineas seem to like the new dry fleece! Typical!
 
It's the same with my rabbits! I have to wait for a good day to clean them out so none of the new bedding gets soaked through. I was thinking of making a tent with some tarp :))
 
I bet the guineas and bunnies sit in the dry sniggering at their Mums!rolleyes
 
I just shut the shed door and turn the light on. :)) :)) :))
 
I have an Umbrella that protects me from the rain :)
so i just do it regardless i clean mine out twice a week!
 
basic answer is "you get wet" :(|) haha

count yourself lucky it's only one hutch you're doing - i do 15 weekly!
just tie your hair back, move quickly, get it over with and when it's sorted go have a nice hot bath :)

i keep my shavings in a wheelie bin so it can be close by with the lid shut in bad weather, hay i just run from the shed to the hutches and stuff it in as fast as possible
 
I put my 'cleaning out clothes' on and then a rain coat and tighten the hood as much as possible (attractive!) and then I just do it as fast as I possibly can! Sometimes I put the pigs indoors if it's a full clean out, or I just shuffle them into a different area/put them inside my coat (which they love :)))
 
Of course now it's glorious sunshine! The hay and new fleeces are in the shed so it's a quick run and stuff job as well! I guess with practice I'll develop a technique! I don't envy your 15 hutches though! Super woman!
 
haha!
with practice you'll get much faster at it :)
and a bit of rain water is good for the hair anyway ;)
if it's really raining i put on a baseball cap as well, mainly so i can still see what i'm doing, as they've not invented practical windscreen wipers for glasses yet unfortunately!

have to say in the dead of winter if it's absolutely pouring down, i just take out the old bedding have a quick wipe of the floor then re-bed straight away
disinfecting maybe once every two weeks instead of every week.
it's not the best plan in the world, but sometimes you just want to get it over and done with and get them back and comfortable in their beds where they're happy
 
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