We have designed and created our whelping box.
Here is a list of supplies and how we built it.
1. (2) 8ft sheets
of 1/2 inch cdx plywood
2. (2) ft
sheets od white bathroom wall board
3.
( 3) 1 1/2 inch wide 4 ft long piano hinges
4. (1) 1 1/2 inch wide 30 inch long piano hinge
5. (1) cabinet handle
5.
(4) tubes of Liquid nails
6. (2)
snaps
7.(2) hasp
I measured my biggest bitch, hight and length and added 12
inches to both hight and width
to
get my box size.
I contacted several
METAL FABRICATION SHOPS FOR PRICE QUOTES.
I
found a company that could make me a 4ft x 4ft Galvanized pan with NO sharp corners or edges for
a reasonable fee. so I ordered it.
my whelping rails( pig rails) are made out
of 1 1/2 inch sced 40 PVC pipe and connections
for easy sanatising and cleaning
12 tee's
12 caps
4 90degree elbows
and 2 sticks of pipe