Barn Cleaning 2017

Why are these English Angora rabbits in show carriers?

It must be Betty's annual barn cleaning day.



All the barn occupants are taken out their familiar condos and go into their carriers.
On the upper left corner is a evaporative cooler that keeps the air flowing and temperature cool.

Rabbits can create lots of yucky stuff during the year.

The trays are waiting to be washed.

Part of the trays are cleaned and being dried.

Cages are out on the patio flamed by a blow-torch and power-washed.

The shades are also taken down washed and dried under the sun.

More cages being power-washed.

All Betty's cages have solid dividers to prevent the transmission of potential germs from the shows.
The above task of moving the rabbits, flaming and power-washing the cages and the entire barn takes more than two whole days.  Unfortunately the rabbits have to stay in their carriers during the barn-cleaning process.

On the third day, the barn is dried enough to move the cages in and rabbits are gradually being moved back to their familiar condos.

It's so good to see clean barn and clean cages, it's even better to be able to let the rabbits return to their normal lives.

Another view of the cleaned cages.