breeds that tolerate heat?

[dewey]

I made my own. I bought the water valves from Bass equipment and pvc from the hardware store. I have the water pipe running along the back of the cages so it's not in the way. I've kept the misters on but as humid as it has been lately I don't think it is doing anything but making the ground muddy. The current storm causing our humidity went right around us. Not a drop of rain...

The girls were up set. I was too since it was the doe we were going to take to the fair. Oh, well. Now we just have to watch for busted pipes and power outages, no power no well pump, no water.

Thanks for the reply. I didn't see it until now. I've seen sketches of set ups with pvc misting arches up high over the cages but what site that was on fails me at the moment. I couldn't do that in my barn but it would be a good way to cool the air without wetting the ground. My helper has added some sand to the ground to help with the muggy conditions from the misters.

 

[terri9630]

I made my own. I bought the water valves from Bass equipment and pvc from the hardware store. I have the water pipe running along the back of the cages so it's not in the way. I've kept the misters on but as humid as it has been lately I don't think it is doing anything but making the ground muddy. The current storm causing our humidity went right around us. Not a drop of rain...

The girls were up set. I was too since it was the doe we were going to take to the fair. Oh, well. Now we just have to watch for busted pipes and power outages, no power no well pump, no water.

Thanks for the reply. I didn't see it until now. I've seen sketches of set ups with pvc misting arches up high over the cages but what site that was on fails me at the moment. I couldn't do that in my barn but it would be a good way to cool the air without wetting the ground. My helper has added some sand to the ground to help with the muggy conditions from the misters.

Our 4-H leader has her rabbits in between her garage and shed. She added a roof to join them and hung misters from that. It's about 20 ft high and she added fans and it stays nice and cool. Until it gets humid.