Are they moving out in spring? how’s your herd of 2 boars? and sows doing?how do you make a good hutch cover that will allow there to be fresh air in the hutch but keep out wind and rain?
i can’t order one as the hutch they’re going in is too big.
Are they moving out in spring? how’s your herd of 2 boars? and sows doing?
There is some foil bubble wrap you could use some of that as well.
i have insulation (see my previous post) but i need something to keep it dry, i can’t order as my hutch is too big + it’s too late to order anyway (:a tarpaulin will keep it dry, but it won't keep it warm. do you have a thermometer in the hutch?
are you in the uk? Scratch & Newton make custom sized hutch covers. there are hutch size limits but its an option. I've had two custom covers from them
How big is your hutch and why is is too late to order?i have insulation (see my previous post) but i need something to keep it dry, i can’t order as my hutch is too big + it’s too late to order anyway (:
I bought a Scratch and Newton hutch cover and found that with really heavy rain it still wasn't good enough and needed to put some plastic sheeting that comes on a roll from Screwfix over that. The rain came through to the insulation - a fitted cover I made out of the foil bubble wrap. I put some garden chairs in front of the hutch to allow for air circulation before draping the sheeting over them and the hutch. Some bricks to weigh it down in case of strong winds. A bit Heath Robinson but it worked while the boys were outside.
You can get custom made covers I see too, not sure how much they would be....
I found the same with my Scratch and Newton cover. It was ok for light rain but anything heavy or prolonged and it got saturated and ended up with puddles underneath, so I had to put a tarpaulin over it.
I had to do that as well and we had such heavy rain this autumn before bringing the piggies in, we ended up moving the hutch into the garage where they stayed until we got their winter accommodation ready in the house.Also I put bricks under the cover along the front of the hutch to increase the slope of the roof, to help the rain run off quicker. It has helped, but not solved the problem