RubyRuby
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Hello, I’m unfortunately not able to give my 2 long-haired girls the space they need inside next winter, so am looking at alternatives. Please could I have your honest opinions about whether this is likely to be warm, dry, and bright enough for them? I’m in the UK and would bring them in on the coldest days (probably when freezing outside but would be interested in your thresholds for bringing inside as well).
What I have available to me:
* A barn that is around the size of 5 stables (12ft x 60ft approx) - lots of changes in floor height and a leaky roof, so there’s an area around 12x12ft that is flat and mostly dry. It has windows, but is not very bright inside.
* An eglu go
* a few different sized Ferplast cages
My idea: Fence off a 12x12ft area and put shavings on the ground (extra where the roof might drip). Put the eglu go in there, stuffed with plenty of hay and perhaps covered with a duvet. Use the base of one of the cages upturned as a second hidey place, cover this with straw for insulation. I would be relying on the Guineas to avoid any wet patches after heavy rain but most of the floor space would be dry.
What do you think?
An alternative option is to somehow stack the ferplast cages and make a ramp so that they take up less floor space inside but have multiple floors. I would prefer this as I miss them when they’re outside, but I thought that more floor space in a barn might be better than multiple small floors, even if it’s a bit colder and darker…
What I have available to me:
* A barn that is around the size of 5 stables (12ft x 60ft approx) - lots of changes in floor height and a leaky roof, so there’s an area around 12x12ft that is flat and mostly dry. It has windows, but is not very bright inside.
* An eglu go
* a few different sized Ferplast cages
My idea: Fence off a 12x12ft area and put shavings on the ground (extra where the roof might drip). Put the eglu go in there, stuffed with plenty of hay and perhaps covered with a duvet. Use the base of one of the cages upturned as a second hidey place, cover this with straw for insulation. I would be relying on the Guineas to avoid any wet patches after heavy rain but most of the floor space would be dry.
What do you think?
An alternative option is to somehow stack the ferplast cages and make a ramp so that they take up less floor space inside but have multiple floors. I would prefer this as I miss them when they’re outside, but I thought that more floor space in a barn might be better than multiple small floors, even if it’s a bit colder and darker…