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Title: welping box ? Post by: Dirtydog on November 16, 2009, 10:59:59 am about to have a litter of jagds and was lookin for some welping box ideas. and any other info on a succesful litter...thnx
Title: Re: welping box ? Post by: craig on November 16, 2009, 02:40:45 pm i have one of the square dog house the top comes off of top kinda looks like an igloo any way i take the top off and put a couple of boards across the door opening and works great. washes out good between litters.
i have also made a wooden box 3' square about, 12" deep. kiddy swimming pool. Title: Re: welping box ? Post by: Purebreedcolt on November 16, 2009, 07:06:50 pm Made this one out of hardboard sitting ontop of a pallet. Made the top piece slideable so you could get inside easy. works pretty good probally a little larger than you would want but anyways here is an idea. It is working great so far the pups are about a week and one day old and no complaints so far. Oh yeah put a piece of fabric over the opening to keep it a little warmer and have a blanket i put over the top at night and they are warm as can be
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/purebreedcolt/Picture076.jpg) (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/purebreedcolt/Picture077.jpg) (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/purebreedcolt/Picture078.jpg) (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/purebreedcolt/Picture075.jpg) Title: Re: welping box ? Post by: southtexasff on November 17, 2009, 04:28:47 am One thing I always put in my brood boxes is a piggyrail. Just a piece of 2X4 on the inside of the box, about 4'' from the bottom. It will help keep the momma from laying ontop of a pup that is against the side. It has saved a few pups that i raised from getting smashed.
Title: Re: welping box ? Post by: sfboarbuster on November 17, 2009, 07:16:51 pm I have always had a 3x4 box with an open top on it, about 2 foot deep. In the cutout for the door I nail 2 1x2 on each side making a slot where you can slide strips of plywood for when the pups start trying to escape. And I have a plastic heating pad that i put inside of it. Also put the piggyrail like southtexasff was talking about.
Title: Re: welping box ? Post by: okhoghuntin on November 17, 2009, 07:28:07 pm we've had 100% success rate by using a little round "kiddie" swimming pool in the garage. We fill it with cedar shavings, which helps keep it clean, and keep a couple of older blankets in there for momma to bunch up for warmth. We've been most successful raising our litters this way---if you don't mind keepin em in the garage for awhile. I love havin them around getting them used to people and my son.
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