Let it snow!
Heavy snow that destroys
Det regnede og sneede. Det resulterede i en meget tung masse som kaninernes løbegård ikke kunne holde til. To af lægterne, som ellers ikke viste nogle tegn på at være svage, knækkede midt over. Intet støttede det men lægten hang blot i hegnet. Vægten hvilede nu ekstra på de øvrige lægter, der også skulle holde resten af taget. Jeg lukkede begge kaniner ind i den lille bur, der står i midten af løbegården, og så blev sneen fejet ned fra hegnet så lægterne ikke bevarede den store vægt. Kaninerne måtte ikke risikere at få de store sneklumper i hovedet. Jeg lukkede dem så ud igen bagefter, så de igen kunne rende rundt i deres løbegård. De har lidt halvsure, for de brød sig absolut ikke om bare sådan spontant at blive lokket ind i det lille bur. Det var dog kun midlertidigt. Jeg lokkede Molly ind med godbidder men Sandy blev jeg nødt til at løfte stille og roligt inden for og det var hun bestemt ikke tilfreds med.
Senere satte vi nogle midlertidige lægter op som kunne holde og støtte resten af løbegården konstruktion. De blev skruet fast der hvor de to andre var knækket midt over, så skaden kunne minimeres mest muligt.
De knækkede lægter er blot endnu et tegn på at det er godt at vi er i fuld gang med at bygge en ny løbegård (en udvidelse til den gamle) til kaninerne, og så kan vi lukke dem midlertidigt ind i den nye for at kunne renovere den gamle. Derefter vil de kunne læne frit rundt i begge løbegårde, men først skal de begge sikres og renoveres og for den nye løbegårds vedkommende skal den bygges færdig.
English:
It rained and snowed. This resulted in a very heavy mass that the rabbits' run could not hold. Two of the battens, which otherwise showed no signs of being weak, broke in the middle. Nothing supported it but the batten just hung in the fence. The weight now rested extra on the other battens, which also had to hold the rest of the roof. I let both rabbits into the small cage that stands in the middle of the run, and then the snow was swept down from the fence so that the battens did not retain the great weight. The rabbits were not to have snow fallen on them. I then let them out again afterwards so they could run around their run again. They were a little angry, because they absolutely did not care to be lured into the small cage just like that spontaneously. However, it was only temporary. I lured Molly in with treats but I had to lift Sandy gently inside and she was certainly not happy with that.
Later we put up some temporary battens that could hold and support the rest of the running yard construction. They were screwed in place where the other two had broken in the middle, so that the damage could be minimized as much as possible.
The broken slats are just another sign that it is good that we are in the process of building a new run (an extension to the old one) for the rabbits, and then we can temporarily let them into the new one to renovate the old. After that, they will be able to roam freely in both running yards, but first they must both be secured and renovated and, in the case of the new running yard, it must
be completed.
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